By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State government has announced that it is set to recruit 7,000 teachers into public primary schools. This announcement was made by the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, during a press briefing in Ibadan on Friday. The state government also said One hundred…
By Yetunde Oke Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT Oyo State wing, Alhaji Oladimeji Raji has called on communities where public schools are located to join forces with government in tackling vandalism of school infrastructures. Alhaji Raji made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM Current Affairs programme, ‘The Searchlight.” His call followed disbursement of…
The acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Chris Maiyaki, says the Federal Government is working to reconstitute the governing councils of universities. According to him, all has been put in place by the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, to work on the list. Maiyaki spoke at a media parley with education reporters…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Government has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of 2024 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), across the State. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu made this known while monitoring candidates writing English Language subjects in the ongoing examination. The Commissioner who was represented by…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released an additional 531 results of the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations taking the total number of results released to 1,842,897. This information is contained in a statement by the Public Communication Advisor of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, today in Abuja. Benjamin said the Board had…
By Adebayo Yusuf Two Public Affairs Analysts have attributed academic failure in recent times to negligence of regulatory bodies in the education sector. The analysts, Mr Ademola Bello and Mr Kayode Adejumo-Bello made this known while reacting to the 77 percent failure of students in this year’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB examination on…
The Nigerian Senate has made it clear that the statements regarding the potential increase of the age limit to 18 years were individual viewpoints. The Senate stressed that any adjustments to the age limit would require proper legislative procedures, whether they involve lowering or raising the limit. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora has appointed Mr. Modupe Ogundapo as substantive Bursar. This was according to a letter signed by the Governing Council Chairman of the Institution, Prof. Lateef Sanni. “I am pleased to inform you that the Honourable Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Prof Salihu…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB’s Registrar Ishaq Oloyede announced the release of the UTME results in a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Bwari on the outskirts of Abuja. According to Oloyede, over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat for…
The National Examinations Council has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (Internal) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This follows the successful accreditation of the Nigeria International School, Jeddah, by a NECO delegation led by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, and the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi….