By Yetunde Oke Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Ibadan, Professor Sherifat Aboaba, says entrepreneurship and innovations are catalysts for wealth creation which must be harnessed at a young age. Professor Aboaba made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM. According to Professor Aboaba, children must be introduced to entrepreneurship and innovation…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has warned Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country, declaring that any satellite campus established without prior approval through their respective regulatory agencies, the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Colleges of Education will face strict sanctions. This directive…
The Nigerian Government has been urged to bring music education back to schools to encourage the discovery of young and raw talents. The call was made by the Director of music, Nigerian Air Force, Wing Commander Ayodeji Ayanbode, during the just concluded Abuja National Music Competition. Ayanbode, who was part of the panel of judges…
The University of Lagos has debunked online reports about the delay of NELFund loans reimbursement to students of the university who paid their obligatory fees prior to the university’s receipt of the loan. The institution’s Head of Communication Unit, Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, debunked the report in a statement on Thursday. Alaga-Ibraheem said, “Refunds are typically…
A US federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education, marking the first time a judge declared the administration’s extensive changes to the department unlawful. Judge Myong Joun from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, who former President Joe Biden appointed, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin The Blue House, named after Gbadamosi family, has emerged as the overall winner of the 34th Inter-House Sports Competition of Anwar-ul-Islam Grammar School, Eleyele, Ibadan. The competition, which featured four houses, saw Blue House garnering 329 points to claim the top spot, Yellow House, representing Dada family, came second with 270 points,…
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has dismissed speculations that the technical glitch recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, was part of a conspiracy against some parts of the country. Recall that the technical glitch affected the five states of the South-East zone and Lagos,…
A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has called for the cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, citing what he described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Igariwey, who leads the South-East Caucus in the House, made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Wednesday. Newsmen reports that the resit was conducted between Friday and Monday after widespread complaints of technical and human errors during the initial UTME, which significantly impacted candidates’…
Personal Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Special Duties, Kamorudeen Yusuf, has pledged to sponsor the university education of Miss Adetutu Osoba, who scored 309 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Osoba, who will turn 17 in two months, had sat for the UTME in 2024, scoring 265, but failed to secure admission into…