By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Ede Descendants’ Union (EDU) has extended its heartfelt congratulations to one of its distinguished sons, Dr. Abudu Oladipupo, on his emergence as the Dean of the School of Information and Communication Science, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun state In Statement jointly signed the group’s President,Professor Ademola Olaitan, National Secretary, Dr. Nureni Lawal…
The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the 2025 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, with a total of 818,492 candidates scoring five credits and above in Mathematics and English Language representing 60.26 percent. Releasing the results at a press conference, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi said a total of 1,367,310…
The National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, has vowed to sustain its crackdown on mushroom institutions parading as polytechnics. This comes as the board announced a landmark collaboration with MOC-LLC, a United States-based research and training body, to introduce Applied Interdisciplinary Engineering and Technology Research into Nigerian polytechnics. This, it said, would bring fresh initiatives…
The Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has banned all social activities on the campus that will go beyond 6 pm. The directive is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr Inya Egwu. The directive said this became necessary due to the unfortunate incident that happened…
As Public and Private Schools in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital prepared for 2025/2026 first term academic session resumption, parents and book sellers, have lamented the rising cost of educational materials and school fees. Pensioners FM correspondents who carried out various interviews at some bookshops and stalls in Bere, Dugbe, Ogunpa markets in Ibadan, the…
As the new school year begins across Nigeria for the 2025/2026 academic session, many parents are struggling with the overwhelming demands. The reopening season has brought fresh waves of anxiety and frustration for many parents and guardians across the country. The reality of rising tuition fees, costly textbooks, uniforms, and other essentials that must be…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries. The development was formally communicated in a letter addressed to the institution’s Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olubunmi Shittu. The letter, jointly signed by the branch Chairman, Dr O. A. Fagbuagun, and the Financial Secretary, Mr…
The Chairman, Special Committee on Examination Infractions, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Dr Jake Epelle. The Special Committee on Examination Infractions set up by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has uncovered more than 6,000 cases of technology-enabled malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This was disclosed in a report by the committee’s…
Some teachers and parents have criticised the Federal Government over the sudden introduction of the new national curriculum, saying they were not consulted in the process and warning that schools are ill-prepared for immediate implementation. Child Protection and Education Advocate, Mr Taiwo Akinlami, described the process as exclusionary, saying stakeholders such as private school associations,…
The Management of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced date for commencement of registration for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II. The statement was shared on the social media handle of the NYSC on Thursday. NYSC announced that 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II registration will commence on Monday 8th September, 2025. The post, however, didn’t…