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TETfund: UNILORIN VC Appeals to FG to Allow Easier Access

University of Ilorin, UNILORIN Vice-Chancellor appeals to the Federal Government to make the process of accessing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) grants easier.The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, has appealed to the Federal Government to relax the procedure for accessing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund …


Stakeholders Proffer Way-Out to Limited Admission Spaces

Stakeholders proffer way-out to limited admission spacesIn the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, (UTME) brochure, candidates seeking admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions are listed under the following categories: University, Polytechnic/Monotechnic, College of Education (CoE) and Innovation Enterprise Institutions (IEIs). Innovation Enterprise Institutions are institutions approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria …

Ebola: FG Suspends Pry, Secondary Schools Resumption Date

Federal Government suspends both private and public primary and secondary schools resumption date to 13th October, 2014.Update: Primary, Secondary Schools to Reopen September 22The Federal Government has directed all primary and secondary schools, both public and private  to remain closed until Monday, 13th October, 2014, which is the new school …

Primary, Secondary Schools to Reopen September 22

Federal Government orders both private and public primary and secondary schools to resume on September 22, 2014.The Federal Government has directed all primary and secondary schools, both public and private  to reopen on Monday, September 22, 2014.The Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, on Friday at the end of an …

Lamido Names Obasanjo Jigawa Varsity Pioneer Chancellor

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed as the pioneer  chancellor of Jigawa State University.Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has approved the appointment of former president Olusegun Obasanjo  as the pioneer  chancellor  of the newly established  Jigawa State University, Kafin Hausa.The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Haruna …

Kogi Delists 499 Private Schools Operating Illegally

Kogi State Government delisted 449 private schools operating illegally without government approval in the state.This disclosure was made by the commissioner of education, Dr (Mrs) Agnes Okhai while submitting the report of their findings to the governor, Idris Wada, described the operation of illegal educational institution in the state as …

Ogun Schools Resumption Date Postponed over Ebola

The resumption date for the commencement of the 2014/2015 academic session of primary and secondary schools in Osun State has been postponed to September 15, 2014.Osun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Segun Odubela, announced the decision in statement on Thursday.Odubela said the change followed the Federal Ministry …

Ogun Reduces School Fees of OOU, TASUED, MAPOLY, Others

The Ogun State Government reduced the schools fees of all tertiary institutions in the state.The schools that enjoyed the new school fees regime are Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa and other three Institutes of Technology owned by …

102-yr-old Monarch Gets Varsity Scholarship

102 years old monarch gets a limitless scholarship to study to any level of his choice at the National Open University of Nigerian (NOUN). The Odion has to start burning his candle now to earn a degree free of charge.Recently as rural Emevor rolled out its drums to celebrate the …