There are strong indications that the nation’s university system may be crippled at any moment as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Other Associated Institutions (NASU) have threatened to resume their suspended strike over four withheld salaries by the Federal Government. The General Secretary of NASU, Prince Peters Adeyemi, gave this hint on the sidelines of the …

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the new curriculum for basic education will commence across schools in Jan. 2025. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, at a stakeholders meeting on the implementation of the new curriculum. Mamman said the new curriculum for senior secondary education would also commence by Sept. 2025. …

A parent, Onyebuchi Obioha, has petitioned the Senate over the non-release of his daughter Chizitere Obioha’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. He alleged that the development was caused by the misconduct of a Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) supervisor. In a petition submitted through a senator, Neda Imasuen, Obioha accused a JAMB supervisor of giving his 16-year-old daughter his phone …

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Bishop David Oyedepo has said that he has not earned any wage from the Covenant University since its inception in 2001, adding that the testimonies and transformation of the students have been his earnings. Oyedepo said this at the 19th Convocation of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. Out of the 1607 that graduated 339 …

The top finalists have emerged for the 2024 Maltina Teacher of the Year competition, organised by the Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund. The final 11  candidates  emerged out of 136 teachers who made it to the second phase of grading by the panel of judges following the first grading of 1,300 teachers who were successful out of the 1,477 …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) and the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), has initiated plans to improve public knowledge of natural gas by developing a new curriculum to be taught in monotechnics and the College of Education. It also inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Wednesday to achieve this plan. The …

Covenant University (CU) has once again secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based institution ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, reaffirming its position as a leader in higher education. The rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, assessed the institutions based …

The grand celebration by Abadina College Old Students’ Association (ACOSA) is set to hold on 11 October at the prestigious Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, commencing at 2:30 pm. The event, which will mark the 47th anniversary of Abadina College, University of Ibadan, will feature ACOSA’s eighth annual lecture and awards Ceremony. This year’s celebration will ccentre round the theme, …

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said that focusing on early child education is a potent means to shape the life of the child and ensure a formidable future not only for the individual but the nation as a whole. She pointed out that these are the formative years that shape outcomes of life. At a high-level …

Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, who represents Kaduna Central district in the 10th National Assembly, has laid foundation for the construction of 101 blocks of smart classrooms across in his constituency. At the foundation laying at various schools in his senatorial district, Usman said: “These are modern classrooms that teachers can teach them from Abuja, while the pupils are sitting in …