The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, for introducing the Tertiary Education Research and Application Systems, TERAS, in higher institutions across the country, saying the initiative is a significant step towards revitalizing and transforming Nigeria’s tertiary education system. According to the NANS National President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe,…
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Thursday a new curriculum would be introduced for secondary schools nationwide by September, 2024. Tahir made this known at the ongoing 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board policy meeting in Abuja. “We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum is introduced for secondary schools…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday evening at the Government House held a closed-door meeting with student leaders from across the unions with a joint resolution to jointly work for good governance for all Osun residents. At the meeting coordinated by Governor’s aide on students matters, Oladejo Bashiru Aderoju, and attended by the…
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Tuesday said the Federal Government has no plans to sell universities to private investors. Mamman made the clarification at the Second Quarterly Engagement of the ministry with heads of units and chief executive officers of parastatals and agencies under the ministry. The Academic Staff Union of Universities…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent, if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU said this in an interview with newsmen on Monday. It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened to embark on strike over…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between June 21 and 22, 2024. This board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. According to JAMB, 28,835 applicants who were not able to provide biometric…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has approved the disbursement of student loan to successful applicants. NELFUND held its inaugural board meeting on Wednesday, marking a milestone in its mission to support students with financial aid. Under the leadership of its Chairman, Mr Jim Ovia, the board approved the immediate disbursement of student loans to successful…
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loans for state institutions. According to a statement by the agency in Abuja, the development was due to “low data submissions.” NELFUND said the decision was necessitated by the failure of several state-owned institutions to upload…
The Oyo State government has opened a portal for the recruitment of 7,000 teachers for the state’s public primary schools. The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, told newsmen that the job portal was scheduled to come alive at 6 pm on Tuesday. Adeniran said the recruitment was part…
Nigerian university professors are the lowest paid in the world, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has lamented. El-Maude Gambo Jibreel, the branch leader, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Yola on Thursday. He lamented, “Our members have been on the same salary for over 15…