An All Progressives Grand Alliance stalwart, Dr Chinedu Ekwalo, has called for scraping of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, saying it was more of money-making than placement of students.
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The Kaduna state Government said it would continue to feed pupils in primary four to six when school resumes in September 2018.
Ekiti State Government on Saturday announced extension of the current long term holidays for students in public and private primary and secondary schools.
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union Polytechnics says the governing council of Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki in Oyo State lacks the power to suspend activities of the union in the institution.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Friday called on state governments to make regular payment of staff development funds to polytechnics.
The governing council of Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, located in Saki area of Oyo State, on Thursday in Ibadan called on academic staff of the institution to resume work immediately or lose their jobs.
University of Ilorin says over 64 per cent of the candidates, who sat for its post Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination make the cut-off point and are eligible for admission.
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said that the 2019 general elections would not affect the board’s 2019/2020 examination.
The Federal Government National Home Grown School Feeding Programme has trained 2, 746 food vendors in Nasarawa state to enhance the implementation of the initiative, an official has said.
The senate of the Lagos State University on Monday re-elected the institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Olumuyiwa Noah, following the expiration of his tenure on August 24.
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, has approved the appointments of Chairmen and members of the governing councils of the four state-owned tertiary institutions.
The ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Jamilu Shehu, who made the call on Friday at a news conference in Katsina, said the call became imperative because condition was affecting academic activities.
Dr Adaugo Onyedinma, a consultant paediatrician, has advised parents to always enroll their babies in school after they have attained at least two years of age.
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Lagos and Ibadan Zones on Friday protested the alleged continuous neglect of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho.
The Chief Executive, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Oscar Onyema, on Friday unveiled a foundation aimed at tackling the gap in the nation’ s educational system.
The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board has spent eight billion naira on various projects in primary and secondary schools in the state.
The Chairman of State Universal Education Board in Jigawa, Alhaji Salisu Zakar, said on Wednesday that the state government would employ 1,736 teachers, to address the shortage of teachers in its primary and junior secondary schools in the state.
The National Youth Service Corps in Gombe State, has posted 70 per cent of the 2018 batch ‘B’ corps members to the education sector to complement the state government’s effort in providing quality education.
The Lagos Prisons Command says education behind bars is getting more interesting with two of its inmates already pursuing their PhDs at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison.
The Kwara Government says it has released the sum of N125 million as June 2018 subvention to all the state-owned tertiary institutions.