A 19-year-old student, Miss Ifeoluwa Adeyemi, has shared how staying focused and avoiding distractions helped her emerge as the best graduate in the 2023/2024 academic session at Wesley University, Ondo State. Adeyemi, who graduated with a degree in microbiology, achieved a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.97. Speaking to newsmen after the university’s 13th convocation ceremony on Saturday, Adeyemi …

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim will speak on ‘mega projects’ at the University of Oxford, England, on 7 December. The senator representing Ondo South District will pair with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gilland at the 2024 Oxford Major Programme Management Conference, where he is expected to speak from experience as a scholar, businessman, politician and statesman. According to the invitation letter by …

The National Examination Council has announced that it has accredited more foreign schools in a bid to expand its global presence. According to a statement released by NECO’s acting Director of Public Relations, Azeez Sanni, on Saturday, the accredited schools are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea. The examination body, last year accredited some centres in Niger Republic to enable …

Worried by the high rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria, the Federal Government has revoked all previous directives regarding posting restrictions in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). A memo dated 18 November 2024, from the Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, to the NYSC Director General, stated that this lifting of restrictions will take effect from the start …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has officially commenced the accreditation of centres for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, saying the process is a critical first step in preparation for the annual examination. A statement signed by the Board’s Director of Communications, Dr Fabian Benjamin, noted that all new Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres, interested in participating in …

At the 13th convocation of Veritas University, Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo highlighted the institution’s journey as a shining example of vision and dedication in Catholic higher education. The governor, who previously led a discussion on the university’s financial sustainability under the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria’s finance committee in 2014, admired the university’s growth over the past …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the use of accumulated unspent funds earmarked for tertiary education, warning that leaving these resources stagnant could hinder the growth and development of Nigeria’s universities. This demand was raised during a one-day strategic engagement organized by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja, bringing together leaders of beneficiary institutions …

Examiners engaged by the National Examinations Council (NECO) to mark the 2024 students’ examination papers have threatened to embark on nationwide protest over the non-payment of their allowances after completing the assignment. It was learnt that the examiners have started mobilising their colleagues across the states for the planned protest. A letter written to the NECO Chief Registrar in Minna …

The first lady, Remi Tinubu, has launched the distribution of U-Lesson educational tablets to primary and secondary schools across the nine states of the Niger Delta. The initiative, organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), aims to equip students with digital tools to support quality education and help Nigeria meet the …

The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country. He also hinted at the possibility of reviewing the nation’s education policy. However, the minister stated that there would be no reversal of the Federal Government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians from some “fake” universities …