Federal Government releases N1.64 billion to support “Safe School” initiative, Says Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.The Federal Government on Thursday said it has released $10m about N1.64bn to support the “Safe School” initiative of the Nigerian business community.The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, made this known when she received a German …
Ogun Students Protest Fees Hike, Storm Amosun’s Office:Students in Ogun State higher institutions under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter have called for reduction in their school fees. The students in their hundreds stormed the Oke Mosan office of Senator Ibikunle Amosun yesterday to …
No one can change University of Lagos’s name, says GowonA former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has assured members of the University of Lagos community that the name of the institution remains sacrosanct.According to Gowon, nobody can change the name of the university.He spoke on Tuesday in Lagos during …
Ogun State government spends N160 billion on education in 3 yearsThe Ogun State government has committed over N160 billion to education in the last three years. This disclosure was made yesterday by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun at his Oke – Mosan office in Abeokuta while hosting members of …
Ondo disburses N396 Million bursary, scholarship to indigenous students of the stateThe Ondo State Government says it is disbursing N396 million to 32,784 indigenous students of the state in the country’s tertiary institutions as bursaries and scholarships for the 2013 scheme.The Chairman, Ondo State Scholarship Board, Mr Dayo Awude, made …
Government must fund tertiary education in the country to boost the rank of Nigerian universities.Stakeholders are worried about the poor ranking of Nigerian universities, as no Nigerian university was named among the top schools in 2013 based on global standards.They say that for Nigerian universities to be rated high, tertiary …
75,000 Nigerian Students Study in Ghana — Study:The recent deaths of some Nigerian students in Ghana shattered the ‘Eldorado’ perceptions of Nigerian parents towards Ghanaian tertiary institutions. Subsequent critical assessment of Ghana’s institutions has highlighted their good, bad and the ugly sides – along with the extraordinary news that there …
Educationist Calls for Collaboration Between Schools & Business Community :The Chairman of the Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja, Babatunde Odufuwa, has called for a closer relationship between tertiary institutions and managers of the nation’s economy.The collaboration, Odufuwa said, was necessary in order to bridge the gap between products of the tertiary …
Amosun disclosed at a stakeholders’ forum in Abeokuta that his administration has spent N21.6 billion on tertiary institutions in 3 years.The Ogun government said on Saturday that it had committed N21.6 billion to subvention to its tertiary institutions in the last three years.“We have given due attention to tertiary education. …
Local hunters has been deployed to Chibok town ahead the students who resume today to write 2nd and 3rd term examinations.Local hunters under the aegis of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria have been deployed to Chibok town to provide security for junior secondary school (JSS) students, who are resuming to …