The management of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State has denied allegations of covering up some students caught absconding from school to lodge female classmates in a hotel for sex romps. The Principal, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo said on Wednesday that the students, numbering six, were picked up from the hotel by the school, adding that the incident happened once. …

The Students Loan Bill recently passed by the National Assembly recommended two years imprisonment or N500,000 or both for students who default in repayment or anyone found aiding defaulters. As part of efforts geared towards addressing funding challenges in the country’s tertiary institutions of learning, the National Assembly recently passed the Student Loan Bill, which has faced much criticism, into …

Staff, students, alumni, and parents of Lagos City College (now known as Lagos City Senior College) were in joyful mood as their school clocked 70 years on Tuesday. In their grand outfits, they arrived at the school grounds in Sabo, Yaba for the epoch moment. The Lagos City College Old Students Association (LACCOSA) collaborated with the school and the Parents-Teachers …

The management of the Grace College of Education, Osogbo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA), Akungba Akoko, Ondo State for the commencement of degree programmes in some education-related courses. According to a statement by the Proprietor of the College, Amos Adetunji, the MoU empowered the institution to run degree programmes in education-based courses in …

No fewer than 48 bills were introduced for the establishment of new universities across the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, according to an examination of the Senate and House of Representatives 2022 legislative proposals. Some of the bills were proposed at the height of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which lasted …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday accused the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osedeke of misleading the public on the intervention of Speaker, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila in the union’s faceoff with the Federal Government. It said that Osedeke’s approach to negotiations and his penchant for political brinkmanship were the main reasons ASUU’s strike lingered for …

Lagos State Government is unlocking the pulse of education by enforcing that children of school age are kept in the classrooms. At the Stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children survey held at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, on Monday, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube said that the survey is to drastically reduce the worrisome rate of children who …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 29th April 2023 for the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). It will end on Monday, 12th May 2023. At the end of its management meeting on Tuesday, JAMB rolled out other major dates for its activities in 2023. The Board approved the commencement of registration for …

Renewing its commitment to ensure that education is accessible to every child irrespective of socio-economic status or environment, the Lagos State government will on Tuesday commence a survey programme, targeted at out-of-school children. The goal is to upscale efforts in bringing the sustained obligation into action, and guarantee a better and secured future for the children. During a One-Day Training …

Eligible teachers in Nigeria can now apply to work in schools in The United Kingdom has opened opportunities for teachers in Nigeria to work its territory made up of four countries — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Application for the programme (available here) starts from 1st February 2023 and is open to teachers in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Hong …