The minister of education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i has expressed the preparedness of the federal government to partner with states as well as provide the necessary framework towards the improvement of the education sector. She stated these d...
The national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie, has said that the possibility of future strikes cannot be ruled out as it is important that the signed agreement reached by ASUU and the federal governmen...
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology has expelled five hundred and forty-four Students for allegedly securing admission into the university illegally. But some of the affected students who spoke to our correspondent on conditions of ano...
In its mission to rebuild the education sector and provide quality services, the Ogun State government yesterday announced the scrapping of the Tai Solarin University of Education(TASUED) established by ex-Governor Gbenga Daniel and made it...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from February 2 to March 4, 2012. The Public Relations Officer of JAMB, Mr. Timothy Adedeji, told LEADERSHIP on phone...
After the meeting between Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government yesterday there are indications that the strike action embarked by ASUU for almost two months might not be coming to an end as anticipated by Nigeria...
The minister of education has made it clear that teaching and vocational training will be paramount in this year’s budget and this is because it has been observed that the profession has suffered immensely compared to others in the country. In th...
As part of modalities to checkmate the spate of examination failure, especially in NECO, WAEC and JAMB, forced career choices made by parents on their children have been identified as a major root cause. This was disclosed by the chief executive secret...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has dissociated itself from an unauthorized text message which had been in circulation and is aimed at misleading and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. The registrar and chief executive o...
Students and non students all over the country have continued to react to the broadcast and published statements of the national president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Dauda Mohammed, and have referred to his u-turn o...
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Lagos State Polytechnic Chapter (LASPO), Mr. Arowolo Olatunji has said that the on-going strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and removal of fuel subsidy by President Goodluck Jonat...
The authorities of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State, has dismissed four students for gross misconduct, the university Registrar, Malam Sama’la Muhammad has announced. The university’s newsletter, ``IBBUL ...
The Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger State, has expelled 11 and rusticated 373 students for various examination malpractices during its 2010/2011 academic session. Rector of the polytechnic, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, said in an interview, yesterday, in ...
It was again a black Christmas in Madalla, Suleja local government area of Niger State as early morning bomb blasts killed twelve persons, including three policemen on the spot and left many injured. The blast tore through St Theresa's Churc...
A total of 39,066 candidates, representing 9.65 per cent of students who sat for November/December 2011 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) had their result withheld by the examination body for their alleged involvement...