Francophone Countries Benefit From Fake Certificates Awarded To Nigerians – Ex-NUC Secretary Claims
A former Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf, has accused Francophone West African countries of benefitting from issuing dubious degrees to Nigerians. ALSO READ: FG Extends 2024 Hajj Registration Till Jan. 31 Ramon-Yusuf, was reacting to the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo by the […]
JAMB Set Date For 2024 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the dates for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). ALSO READ: CBN Issues Fresh Directive To Banks, Nigerians On Naira Notes JAMB in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said the main UTME will be held from April 19 to 29, 2024. […]
Lecturers Shortage Hits Varsities, ASUU Blames Japa
Universities in Nigeria are battling a severe shortage of staff as thousands of lecturers leave the tertiary institutions to seek greener pastures in foreign lands amid the high number of retirements at the varsities. ALSO READ: Curfew Partially Lifted In Sierra Leone After Coup Attempt The Academic Staff Union of Universities branches in separate interviews […]
WAEC To Conduct Computer-Based WASSCE For Private Candidates, Registration Commences December
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, on Monday, said it would conduct computer-based WASSCE for Private candidates. ALSO READ: INEC Fixes Nov 18 For Fresh Elections In 59 Polling Units WAEC, in a statement issued by the Public Affairs Department and signed by Moyosola F. Adesina, the Ag. Head Public Affairs WAEC, Yaba, Lagos, also […]
Governor Uba Sani: Responsiveness, The Need To Do More
As citizens it is our civic responsibility to demand from and hold public officials accountable. In equal measure, we are expected to commend and encourage them when they are responsive and take responsibility. This is because democracy is not about ‘them versus us,’ it is about collective consensus and action towards social justice and inclusive […]
Gov Uba Sani Moves To Restore Power Supply To Kaduna Versity, Kasu
Kaduna state governor, Sen. Uba Sani has directed the immediate payment of all out standing debts accrued from 2022 to the Kaduna electric company to enable the restoration of power supply to the Kafachan and Kaduna campuses of the Kaduna state University. ALSO READ: KASU STUDENTS EMBARKS ON PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION The governor made the move […]
NECO Indicts 93 Schools For Cheating
The National Examinations Council, on Tuesday, released the results of the 2023 Internal Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination with a record of 61.60 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics. ALSO READ: KADSPAC commemorates international day of the girl child. However, the examination council disclosed that 93 schools were […]
UNILAG Students Stage Fresh protest over tuition hike
Students of the University of Lagos under the aegis of a group tagged Students Solidarity Group Against Students Hike in collaboration with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) hit the streets on Tuesday morning to protest the increment in tuition fees by the management of the institution. ALSO READ: Nigeria, 23 other countries qualify […]
NBTE Launches One-Year Online Programmes That Converts HND To BSc
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled online programmes for Higher National Diploma (HND) holders to acquire Bachelor’s Degree certificates within one year. ALSO READ: let The Fruits Breathe – DG NAFDAC The “online Top-Up” programmes, according to NBTE, is with foreign accredited universities. The Board’s Head of Media, Fatima Abubakar, said attempts in […]
GROUPS REVIEW 2023 BUDGET TRACKING TOOLS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MECHANISMS IN KADUNA.
Accountability Mechanisms working around Health and Education in Kaduna state met to review tracking tools for adoption by Education, Health and Local Government Mechanisms for tracking the 2023 budget. The Mechanisms represented at the review session at Hotel 17 in Kaduna were KADBEAM, KADMAM and KADLGAM. The objective of the session include reflection session with […]