The House of Representatives has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) for immediate suspension of the implementation of increase in universities tuition fee. This followed the adoption of a motion by…
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Sokoto govt. settles 3 years scholarship arrears
The Sokoto State Government said it has commenced payment of three years arrears of tuition fee for its students studying at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS). The government had signed a…
Gov Abba Yusuf seeks more TETFund interventions
Abba Yusuf of Kano State has appealed for more Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) intervention projects in the Yusuf Maitama Sule University and the Kano University of Science and Technology in Wudil….
FG mandates students to possess ICT skills before graduation
The Federal Government through Tertiary Education Trust Fund says it is determined to bridge the digital skills gap between industries and schools. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary, TETFund, said the government has drafted…
Dangote offers scholarship to 60 students of host communities
Dangote Granite Mines, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, has awarded scholarships to about 60 students in five host communities. The company disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by…
Missing former ASUU chairman found in Turkey
Dipo Fasina, commonly known as ‘Jingo,’ a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, who was earlier reported missing, has now been found in Turkey. The former ASUU chair was…
Human Development: NOUN, CHRDEI, CHRD graduates 201 students on skills acquisition
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Kaduna witnessed the graduation of 201 students from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Center for Human Resources Development (CHRD) in collaboration with the Center for Human…
UNIJOS Abuja liaison office, guest house re-opens after extensive renovation
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos After undergoing extensive renovation to upgrade its facilities, the University of Jos Abuja Liaison Office and Guest House has been re-opened. The Duplex which consists of several rooms,…
House of Reps to probe TETFUND over N2.3trn education tax fund
The House of Representatives will investigate the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion tertiary education tax by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) from 2011 to 2013. This was passed as a resolution…
Kano govt constitutes 5-man boarding schools re-opening committee
The Kano State Government has constituted a five-member committee to fast track re-opening of boarding schools across the state. This is contained in a statement by Aliyu Yusuf, Director, Public Enlightenment, Kano…
Halt candidates’ manipulation of results – VC urges JAMB
The Vice Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has urged the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to urgently checkmate candidates’ manipulation of results. The vice chancellor, who made the call…
UTME score: My daughter has always come out best in her class, says Mmesoma’s father
Mr Romanus Ejikeme, the father to Mmesoma Ejikeme, has said that his daughter had always come out as overall best student from her nursery school days till date. Ejikeme made the disclosure…
Why corps members are yet to receive June allowance – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has attributed the delay in the payment of the June allowance to corps members to the banks. According to the Corps, all necessary arrangements for the payment…
NUC tells ASUU to stop misleading Nigerians on varsity curriculum
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to stop misleading Nigerians on the new varsity curriculum. The commission in a statement by Deputy Executive Secretary,…
AMG Foundation bags Sa’adatu Rimi University Award
By Hannatu Suleiman Abba Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education has awarded Aminu Magashi Garba Foundation in recognition of its immense support to the university. The Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Yahaya…
91% UTME candidates picked varsities over polys, CoEs – Report
Of the 1,595,773 applicants for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, 1,453,797, representing 91 per cent, are seeking admission into universities. On the other hand, 141,976 candidate, representing only nine per cent…
NUC boss resigns, to resume as BUK lecturer
Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, announced his voluntary resignation. He disclosed this in an interaction with the punch on Monday. Rasheed noted that he would be returning…
JAMB, varsities fix 140 as admissions cut-off score
The minimum cut-off score for admissions in the 2023/2024 academic session has been set at 140, as agreed upon by the vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities. Prof Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the…
Best candidate in 2023 UTME from Anambra– JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that a female candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative mark of 360. The…
NANS protests Obaseki’s 300% fee hike In Edo varsity
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Friday organized a peaceful demonstration, calling for the reversal of over 300% increase in tuition fees at Ambrose Alli University (AAU) in Ekpoma, which is…
NANS President Appoints Imam As Personal Assistant
The President National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS), Comrade Usman Umar Barabu has approved the appointment of immediate past President Of Students Union Government Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Comrade Imam Muhammad Inuwa as…