Education

The Federal Government has constituted the governing councils of 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country. This list of the constituted governing councils was released on Saturday by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who released the statement containing the list, stated that inauguration and retreat … [Read more…]

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has digitalized the recruitment process for Examination Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal and External. Acting Director Information and Digital Communication of NECO,  Azeez Sani in  statement noted that the digitalization is to check sharp practices in … [Read more…]

The school fees of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki have been slashed by 10 per cent, while the salaries of Academic Staff and Non Academic Staff were increased to 20 per cent and 10 percent respectively Also, all indigens with first-class honours will be employed in the state varsity as Graduate Assistant Lecturers. Governor Francis Nwifuru … [Read more…]

The Anambra State Government has adopted the United Nations (UN) recommendation for schools to end daily academic activities by 2.30 p.m. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, a professor, announced this in a statement on Monday in Awka, the state capital. Ms Chuma-Udeh said the adoption would enable schoolchildren to have adequate rest and … [Read more…]

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions, and the National Association of Academic Technologists of the University will end the ongoing seven-day and three-day warning strike by midnight, Sunday, respectively. JAC of SSANU and NASU had for about a month called the attention … [Read more…]

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union have declared a 7-day warning strike – beginning March 18, 2024 –  to demand the payment of four months of their members’ withheld salaries after the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. This year’s intervention witnessed a boost as compared to last year where over N320 billion was disbursed. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny … [Read more…]

The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, has disclosed that the education policy of the present administration is geared towards contributing to the bio-digital-technology that would drive the fourth industrial revolution across the globe through the introduction of innovative technologies in education, particularly in the state’s basic education system. The SSG, … [Read more…]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an adjustment in the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for the year 2024. According to an official statement by JAMB, the revised registration fees for UTME are now N7,700, inclusive of a mock examination, and N6,200 for UTME registration without the mock … [Read more…]

The National Examination Council has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results. In a press briefing in Minnaon Tuesday, NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said the result summary shows that 61.6 percent scored five credits, including English and Mathematics. The number of candidates who registered for the exam was 1,205,888, and the … [Read more…]

The Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said his administration would earmark high allocation to the education sector in the state even as he assured support for the Nigerian Law School in the areas of new infrastructure and rehabilitation of the existing dilapidated structures in the school. Governor Mbah gave the assurances, Monday, when … [Read more…]