AAUA VC addresses abduction of 200 Chibok Schoolgirls, HND, First Degree dichotomy and sundry issues in education sector. Read interview below.Professor Femi Mimiko is the Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, and a delegate to the ongoing National Conference. He speaks with CLEMENT IDOKO on the abduction …
Nasarawa Approves N280m Bursary For Students – The Nasarawa state governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has approved the sum of N280, 197, 800. 00 for disbursment as bursary to students of Nasarawa state origin studying in various higher institutions of learning across the country.The executive secretary of the state scholarship board, …
#BringBackOurExams Protest: UNIABUJA Shut Down IndefinitelyThe Governing Council of the University of Abuja has ordered the shutdown of the school indefinitely.It was reported that as the “BringBackOurExams” protest was heating up, some students that were still within the school mini campus were chased out and the school put under lock …
Explore A/Level Exam for Admission into Universities, Don tells Students:Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, Secretary, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, has advised students to explore Advanced Level GCE as option to JAMB examinations for admission into universities.She gave this advice at the 2014 valedictory service of the outgoing students of “JSAY …
Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) donates computers worth N40 Million to schools.To facilitate the education of students in Ukwani Local Government Area, the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, last week, donated an Information Communication Technology, ICT, Centre worth N40 million to the Obiaruku Grammar …
At the Ghana International Education Fair held in Lagos, Alhaji Abdulahi Abukari, the Consul-General of Ghana High Commission, assures Nigerians, interested in studying in Ghana, of stable academic calendar and facilitiesAlhaji Abdulahi Abukari, the Consul-General of Ghana High Commission, on Friday advised Nigerians to take advantage of educational opportunities in his …
History, a Forgotten Subject: In 1955 when the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations first began, 90 percent of Nigerian students studied and wrote History as a subject. In 1960, the figure reduced to 81 percent, dropping consistently to 21.5 percent in 1975, and rising to 42.7 percent in 1980.A …
Kaduna State House of Assembly approves N2.07 billion for state-owned university.The Kaduna State House of Assembly, yesterday, approved additional N2.07 billion funding for the state-owned university.The state government has spent N465.4 million on the rehabilitation of 79 roads across the 23 local government areas of the state, Mr Ishaya Yem, …
LAST month, students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, protested hike in fees. Last week, Lagos State University, LASU, students started picketing the Governor’s Office and disrupting traffic in parts of Lagos. University of Port Harcourt students, this week, protested hike in fees. There are other muted cases.Tuition fees in Ile-Ife …
Why Nigerian Graduates Find it Difficult to be Self-Reliant after Graduation? Experts sought to find out where Nigeria got it wrong, whether the problem is with the curriculum or its implementation.WHAT you hear, you forget; what you see, you remember; what you do, you understand. This saying holds true anytime, anywhere. …