A Deputy Registrar with Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Dr Solomon Oluwashola Afolabi suddenly died on Tuesday while participating in an aptitude test to select a new Registrar for the university. Afolabi was writing the test along with other two qualified candidates for the vacant position when he made a
The Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has shortlisted 72 students of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology over poor academic performance, an official has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision is contained in a statement signed by the Head of
Yobe Government says all boarding schools shutdown on Nov. 23, for security reasons, will be reopened on Jan. 5, 2026. Associate Prof. Abba Idris, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education disclosed this after a security stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University College of Medicine on Tuesday inducted 80 graduates into the medical profession. Prof. Lawrence Ikeako, Dean, College of Medicine presented the successful new medical doctors to the Medical and Dental Council Association of Nigeria (MDCAN). Ikeako said that the graduands had obtained all the trainings
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N116 billion to cover institutional fees and upkeep allowances for students across the country. The Managing Director of the Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Sawyerr described this move as
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the surest way to secure Nigeria’s future is through meaningful investment in education. Prof. Adeola Egbedokun, Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Akure Zone, stated this while briefing newsmen at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) ASUU Secretariat, on Thursday in Ile-Ife. Egbedokun expressed concern
Edo Government has announced plans to recruit an additional 3,000 teachers to strengthen teaching capacity and improve learning outcomes across public schools in the state. Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo said this when the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), led by its State Chairman, Comrade Bernard Ajobiewe,
The Federal Government has said Mathematics is a compulsory subject for all students sitting for O-Level examinations. This was contained in a statement issued by Boriowo Folashade, spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, on Sunday. Recall that on Tuesday, Boriowo had announced that senior secondary school students in the
The National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has opposed moves by the Federal Government to make Mathematics non-compulsory for arts students seeking admission into tertiary institutions. Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, Chairman Board of Trustees of NAPTAN, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday described the