NANS to FG -‘Polytechnics and COE Deserve Equal Attention’:The National Association of Nigerians Students has asked the Federal Government to resolve all lingering issues with the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union.Addressing journalists in Abuja, the NANS President, Yinka Gbadebo, said the union …
Nigerian Naval Engineering College Graduates 95 Ratings:The Nigerian Naval Engineering College Ogorode, Delta State, has graduated 95 ratings, in its 2013 academic session.The seven departments of the school which graduated the ratings include: Artificer Course A24B and A26A, which graduated 31 ratings; Automobile Mechanical Course, which graduated 15 ratings and …
Oshiomhole Explains Why Nigeria Education would Never Meet World Standards:Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at weekend said until leadership in Nigeria changes from the arrogance of power, perpetual infighting, accommodating corruption and impunity and finding excuses for failure to meet popular expectations, most educational institutions, private and public, would …
Private Varsities Games Begins:The Nigeria Private University Games Association (NPUGA) started the fifth edition of the games yesterday, 14th December at the Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji Arakeji, in Osun State. The games is expected to end on December 22, 2013.Universities numbering over 20 from all parts of the country …
Nigeria-Russia Education Agreement to Be Reviewed: Nigerian Scholars in Russia Might End up With Unrecognised Certificates :Nigeria-Russia Education Agreement to be reviewed The Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) on Wednesday said the Nigeria-Russia Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) would soon be reviewed.This is disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the …
Ooni Advised Parents to Opt for Private Varsities for their Children’s Education:As the nation awaits an end to the five- month-old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade, has advised parents to opt for private universities for their children’s education.The monarch gave …
Alhaji Abdulkadir Jelani, the Chairman, Sokoto State Scholarship Board, said, the Sokoto State Government plans to sponsor another 260 indigenes of the state for various studies abroad in 2014. Jelani made the disclosure on Friday in Sokoto when the chairman and officials of the board appeared before the state’s House …
Students Arrested for Alleged Impersonation at Ogun State School of Nursing:The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Olaokun Soyinma, has said two applicants into the Ogun State School of Nursing, Ilaro have been nabbed for impersonation and handed over to the police for prosecution.The commissioner who stated this in …
Inability to Read and Write is Majorly Caused by Poor Primary Education:Provost, College of Education, Akamkpa, in Cross River State, Prof Owan Enoh says nothing is wrong with about 89 per cent of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members not being able to read or write or communicate effectively …
Senator Gave Out 1,000 JAMB Forms to Candidates:A Senator, Suleiman Adokwe (PDP – Nasarawa South), said he has purchased 1,000 JAMB (tertiary matriculation examinations) forms for distribution free to indigent candidates in the state.The lawmaker told the News Agency Nigeria on Tuesday in Lafia that the forms would be given to 1,000 less privileged students …