Educational

  No fewer than 90 students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, have been penalized for examination misconduct. While 30 of the students were summarily expelled, 60 others were suspended by the management. The Acting Rector of ...

  The Plateau Government on Thursday revoked the licenses of all nursery, primary, and secondary schools in the state. Commissioner of Education, Elizabeth Wampum, disclosed this at a press conference. Wampum said the decision was taken after it was discovered ...

  The Ministry of Education in Rwanda has clarified the just-announced review in teachers’ salaries and the implication of the rise in the remuneration of teachers in primary and secondary schools. The salary increase was announced by Prime Minister Edouard ...

The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has resumed the second semester of the 2020/2021 academic session for its undergraduate and post-graduate students, more than five months after the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The ...

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is worried about the ongoing ASUU strike, promising Nigerian youths students’ loans if elected president in 2023. He also called for increased collaboration between ...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, ASUU President, Professor ...

Comedian AY Makun’s Wife, Mabel Makun and singer Oritsefemi’s wife, Nabilla have received honorary doctorate degrees from Commonwealth University. They shared the good news on their respective Instagram pages. Nabila wrote; ”Don’t stop working hard cos no one is clapping, ...

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities. A statement made available to reporters in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read, “Following extensive ...

  Veteran actress, Sola Sobowale, has stated that the persistent strike in Nigerian universities is the reason her children schooled abroad. In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, published on Sunday, a teary Sobowale revealed the sacrifices she had ...

  The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has lambasted the Federal Government over sponsoring the training of public office holders while Nigerian varsity students are out of school due to prolonged strikes. Recall that photos of the Speaker ...

  A 23-year-old graduate of Business Administration from York University in Canada, Chinonso Anene, has allegedly committed suicide in Lagos. It was gathered that Chinonso Anene reportedly locked himself inside his apartment last Wednesday at House 9, Emmanuel Court, Olusegun ...

A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Usman Naabba, on Thursday, sentenced the proprietor of Noble kids College, Abdulmalik Muhammmad Tanko, 38, alongside two others, Hashimu Isyaku, 38 and to death by hanging for, kidnapping, and killing five ...

The Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of both public and private schools, as a proactive step to safeguard the lives of students from across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. This is coming following reports ...

I’m Not The One To Pay You, But Will Assist You With N450m As Salary Support – Ikpeazu Tells Abia Varsity Workers Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has approved the release of N450 million as salary support to the State ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has threatened to sack all the Kaduna State University (KASU) lecturers if they continue to observe the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Speaking on a radio programme in Kaduna on Wednesday, El-Rufai ...

The Federal Capital Territory has directed the closure of all private schools in Abuja. The directive comes amidst threats of attacks in the capital city. The decision was taken after a reported terrorist attack on the neighbouring Sheda community in ...

The Federal Ministry of Education, for fear of impending bandits and terrorists’ attacks, has directed the immediate closure of all Federal Government Colleges domiciled in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, while ordering immediate evacuation of students. PUNCH Metro gathered that ...

  The organized labour is determined to force the Federal Government to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The body embarked on an industrial action on February 14, leaving more than 80 public tertiary institutions ...

Billionaire Jimoh Ibrahim has bagged a Doctor of Business Degree (PhD) from the prestigious University of Cambridge. The Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, was also present to felicitate him on the feat. More photos….   

The Lagos Ministry of Education has released the approved harmonised school calendar for the year 2022/2023 academic year. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, the director-general of the Office of Education Quality Assurance said in a statement on Thursday urged public and private schools ...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and tertiary education stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for 2022 admission into the nation’s universities. The cut-off mark for polytechnics and colleges of education was ...

Photos: Ex-Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Attends Son;S Graduation As He Bags First Class From Uk University See more photos below…    

Comedian Seyi Law’s wife, Ebere has graduated from a UK university and the comedian is so excited about such a beautiful record. The comedian disclosed his wife lost a pregnancy in between, defiled for a year, weathered other storms too ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions and report back to him in two weeks time. President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday ...

  Hopes of undergraduates returning to the classroom anytime soon have again been dashed as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ruled out any possibility of suspending its six months old strike. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, ...