Education

Police arrest over 30 ‘kidnappers, armed robbers and gun manufacturers’ [Photos]

The police have announced the arrest of the kidnappers of Mahmoud Abubakar, chairman of…

43% of 1.5m basic education teachers are unqualified – UBEC Boss

The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has revealed…

Senate okays bill seeking to upgrade Yabatech to varsity status

The Senate, on Thursday, passed the City University of Technology (Est, etc) Yaba Bill,…

American pupil gathering school supplies to donate to Nigerian children

A pupil at Fayetteville city, North Carolina in the United States is planning to…

Favoritism in admission, manipulation of young girls prevalent in West Africa – ECOWAS

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Education, Science and Culture, Prof. Leopoldo Amado, has said favoritism…

Education ministry gives 20 private polytechnics, 36 others operating licences

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has given 56 newly approved private institutions…

80-year-old woman enrols in primary one, says she hopes to become a teacher

An 80-year-old woman enrolled in Primary One at a Nursery and Primary School in…

Twitter users relish secondary school memories with motivational speaker, Dr Ken Katas

Nigerians on social media have taken to Twitter to relish their secondary school memories…

STANDARD OF EDUCATION NOT FALLING! It is the quality of attaining the standard that is falling, says Prof Okebukola

Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof Peter Okebukola, has said…

EVERY CHILD COUNTS! FG launches new education policy

'Every Child Counts’ is the name of the new Federal Government’s education policy, Vice…

LABOUR CRISIS LOOMS! As FG plans to hike tuition fees in federal universities to N350,000

The Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr Ade…

WHY NUC DISACCREDITED FIVE OF OUR COURSES! OAU releases statement

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University has painstakingly explained why the National Universities…

NO OPTION OF FINE! Man employs his daughter, lands in jail

A Delta State High Court sitting in Ozoro has sentenced a former Education Secretary…

‘The gods are not to blame’ goes on stage in Abuja

A stage play on Ola Rotimi’s classic novel “The gods are not to blame”…

Fayose celebrates Ekiti students’ 2017 NECO result

Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that Ekiti emerged the best-performing state in the recently…