The Ogun State House of Assembly, last Thursday, finally waded into the face-off between students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) and the state government over the latter’s decision to scrap the University. The state government had announced its decision to convert the university to an institute of education to be merged with Olabisi [...]
The Kwara State Government is to subsidise the running cost of its university by N150 million, according to the Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Mohammed Raji. He told newsmen on Sunday in Ilorin that the gesture was as a result of government’s recent decision to bring some relief to the students by reducing their tuition fees [...]
The Director of Studies of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Mr. Dele Soyemi, has cautioned students of the tertiary institution against indecent dressings and other vices, which may tarnish the image of the institution. Soyemi who spoke during the matriculation of 3,500 new students of the school lamented that the school had suffered [...]
The Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has called on the Federal Science and Technical Colleges in the country to create a culture of skill training that would empower young people for the job market. He said technical and vocational education remains a priority in the four- year strategic plan for the development [...]
Kano State government has distributed 40 double cabin pick-up vans for the state Ministry of Education and its agencies including the state Universal Basic Education Board, Kano Educational Resource Department and Senior Secondary Schools Management Board. Similarly, five BMW power bikes were also donated to the state Police Command by the government. Speaking during the [...]
Barely few weeks after the release of the regional ranking of African universities that rated Nigerian universities poor, President Goodluck Jonathan has promised measures that would re-position these institutions among the best in the world. Latest results of the last ranking had placed the University of Benin as the best university in the country, but [...]
The authorities of the University of Maiduguri have announced the resumption of lectures and all academic activities from Monday, next week. A statement signed by the Registrar of the institution, Alhaji Babagana Aji and made available to Daily Sun, said the institution’s timetables had been reviewed to squeeze lectures between eight in the morning and [...]
Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Prof. Kolawole Jaiyeoba, has debunked claims that the university was negligent in the incident that led to the death of a student, Elvis Paul Abu. Briefing journalists on Wednesday at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, Ikeja, Lagos, Jaiyeoba noted that the students were law-abiding and that it was [...]
LAGOS— Registrar, West African Examination Council, WAEC, has been summoned by the National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Lagos, to appear before it on February 21, 2012, to give evidence over an alleged duplicate copy of WAEC result by Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, House of Representatives candidate, Mr. Aliu Kazeem. Kazeem, who was chairman [...]
MONDAY February 13, leaders and governors of states in the South-West geo-political zone comprising Lagos, Ogun Oyo, Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states gathered in the zone’s capital, Ibadan, to strategise for a roadmap into the future. The roadmap is expected to emanate from a blueprint for economic integration meant to restore the lost glory of [...]
HEAD of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, has assured that the Federal Government would continue to support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme with the provision of adequate manpower so that it could effectively fulfill its mandate. During a visit in Abuja by the NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia, [...]
AUTHORITIES of the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU),Ile-Ife, has approved February 26, 2012 for the re-opening of the institution for the commencement of the 2011/2012 academic session. A statement issued and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, said the on-line registration for harmmattan semester courses begins February 6, while clearance [...]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Governor of Imo State Owelle Rochas Okorocha for deciding to offer free education to every indigene of the state. A press statement signed by the National President of the association, Com. Dauda Mohammed, said the step taken by Okorocha will go a long way in [...]
Imo state Governor, Rochas Owelle Okorocha has announced free tertiary education for Imo state indigenes Announcing this, Governor Rochas said the students will be entitled to a scholarship worth N100,000 every year, of which 70,000 will be the bursary for the school fee and 30,000 as loan/grant from the state saying that no collateral would [...]
Following the death of Elvis Paul Abu, a student of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State on February 5, the authorities of the institution has set up an investigative panel to look into the issue while the school has debunked the report that the deceased died as a result of laxity on the part of the [...]
The Minister of Education, Professor Ruquayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i has commended the Katsina State Government for placing education first on its development agenda as demonstrated in the allocation of 23 per cent of the state budget to the sector. Professor Rufa’i said this in Abuja, during a courtesy visit by a delegation led by the Katsina [...]
One of the three students of the scrapped Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, on danger list after 18 of them were involved in a fatal auto crash on Monday, Olatunji Fashina, is dead. This came as the State House of Assembly queried executive arm of government over the controversial conversion of some of the [...]
Nigeria’s popular actor, Funsho Adeolu, has advocated the establishment of counseling department for all schools. Making the call recently in a chat with Daily Sun, the Ondo State University-trained Guidance and Career Counselor-turned-actor noted that there is no better way to impact knowledge and affect other peoples’ lives than pointing out to them the part [...]
Crescent University, Abeokuta, has matriculated 242 students of College of Information and Communication Technology (CICOT), College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS), College of Environmental Sciences (COES) and College of Social and Management Sciences (COSMAS) for the 2011/2012 academic session. In his address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Hassan Okeleye, congratulated the students on their admission [...]
Nigeria belongs to a group of nine developing countries with higher population of illiterate citizens in the world. This is apparently because, as at the last count, about 40 million of her citizens are illiterate. Other members of the group, otherwise known as the E9 countries, comprises Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico and [...]
The Niger Delta Amnesty Programme last weekend feted 109 youths, who would be traveling to the UK and Cyprus this week to commence university courses in several institutions. The programme is one of the many ways the office under the presidency is helping to empower Niger Delta youths and ensure security in the region. At [...]
The Institute of Management Technology, Enugu IMTE has finally released the results of her 2011/2012 post UMTE examination. Candidates who applied for the school are now able to check their results online as the school has made a portal for checking. To check your result, you will require your previous Pin code. To check the [...]
This is to inform students of AAUA that the resumption date of aaua has now been changed from 19th of March to 27 of February. Also the pre-degree date which was postponed indefinitely has now been fixed from 23th to 24th of February. Students are advised to take note of the above stated dates.
STUDENTS of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) may soon smile if the House of Assembly realises its dream to have their fees cut by 60 per cent. The House, which has already made provision in the 2012 budget to cover the expected slash in the fees, said the rate currently charged [...]
ENUGU – AUTHORITIES of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, have expelled 544 students who allegedly secured administration into the institution illegally. The university announced the expulsion of the affected students in a statement by its Director, Public Relations, Mr. Ossy Ugwuoti yesterday. He said the Senate of the university at its 232nd [...]