The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance has met stakeholders from both public and private educational sectors to harmonize the Academic Calendar for the year 2024/2025 starting from September this year. The meeting held at the Education Resource Centre in Ojodu, was chaired by the Director of Quality Assurance Department of the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Hameedat …

A former Senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, along with his former classmates reunited at their alma mater, reliving old memories and recapturing the spirit of their school days 40 years after graduating from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. This was made known in a post on his Facebook account on Saturday. The …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared that it would embark on strike in the next two weeks if agreements with the Federal Government are not met. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Calabar Zone, Comrade Happiness Uduk, said this while addressing a press conference and protest organized by Calabar Zone of ASUU, at Abia state University, Uturu Main …

The National Director, Education Dialogue and Value System Initiatives, Dr Kehinde Babarinde has commended the efforts of Lagos State Studies Association (LSA) for identifying the scholarship and activism of Prof Okome who stands tall in her field. He celebrates Professor Okome for making Nigeria proud through her work and for her work as Adjunct Lecturer at Nigeria Institute of Policy …

The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi who is a Professor of International Law, is the university’s current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics. Her appointment was announced following her nomination at the valedictory Senate meeting held on Wednesday, according to a statement by the …

The Kano State government, on Wednesday, confirmed investing N3 billion to enhance classroom infrastructure development across the 44 local government areas of the state. Governor Abba Yusuf, who stated this on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House, Kano, said the project was to create a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning for citizens. Yusuf said …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to fulfil its promise to remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The Chairman of the ASUU, Federal University Lokoja (FUL) chapter, Dr. Joshua Silas, made the call on Tuesday during a protest by members of the union at the FUL campus in …

The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loans for state institutions due to low data submissions. In statement on Tuesday, NELFUND’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Nasir Ayitogo said the decision was necessitated by the failure of several state-owned institutions, to upload the required student data …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), alongside vice-chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics, and provosts of Colleges of Education, among other stakeholders in the education sector, will meet on July 18, 2024, to decide the cut-off or minimum benchmarks for admission. This year’s meeting will be chaired by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, according to a notice …

Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, has announced that its graduates will now receive three certificates upon completion of their studies. This initiative, described as “unprecedented in the history of tertiary education in Nigeria” by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Timothy Adebayo, includes the standard degree certificate, a Mind Education certificate, and an Entrepreneurship Training certificate. A statement on Monday made available to  newsmen …