Education

UNIABUJA Council Promotes 154 Staff Members, 33 To Professorial Rank   By Shalom Oludele The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), chaired by Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Kaita (Rtd), has approved the promotion of 154 members of staff to various ranks. The acting director, Information and University Relations, UniAbuja, Dr. Habib Yakoob, made the disclosure in a statement …

Guidelines For 2025 JAMB  Registration -Dates and subject combinations   By Shalom Oludele   For those who are proposing to participate in the 2025 Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, find below useful information that will help you. Registration for the 2025 JAMB examinations is expected to commence on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, while  deadline Fri registration is Wednesday, February …

AFSS, Honours Mrs Sulaimon Esther Olushola,Others For Meritorious Service. After years of meritorious service at Apostolic Faith Secondary School, AFSS, Akure, the pioneer school councilor Mrs. Sulaimon Esther Olushola, bows out of service . Mrs. Sulaimon who was known for her impactfulnes  to students affairs, was specially celebrated alongside the pioneer school principal, Mrs. Ilemobola Asogbon and the former Vice …

FG committed to full take-off of Nigeria Maritime University—Pro-Chancellor The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta, Mr Abdullahi Bardi, has restated the Federal Government commitment in the full take-off of the institution. In order to give the nation’s youths proper trainings in maritime sector to harness the inherent potentials in the …

UniAbuja Council Chair assures CONUA of collaboration By Saheed Badmus   Chairman, Governing Council, University of Abuja, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (rtd), has assured the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), UniAbuja Chapter, of the council’s collaboration in moving the Institution forward. Kaita gave the assurance when a delegation of the union, led by Professor Issa Abdulraheem, paid him …

Raising champions: How Mrs Bola Olusa’s commitment to excellence transformed JSS Dutse Alhaji 2 Mrs Bola Olusa, a Deputy Director with the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), FCT, and the Principal of Junior Secondary School, Dutse Alhaji 2, is a mother of three and married to Dr Olusa Olusegun. She trained as an agriculturist and teacher. Mrs Olusa’s teaching career …

Strike: FCT Minister To Divert Councils’ 10% IGR For Teachers’ Salary The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Thursday threatened to divert the 10 percent Internally Generated Revenue accrued to the FCT area councils to pay the striking primary school teachers in the territory. Wike, who was responding to questions from journalists on the ongoing strike by the teachers, described the industrial …

LET US UNITE AND RECLAIM THE BROKEN LEG   Nigeria stands at a precipice in its educational journey, and the urgency of the situation demands not just awareness but decisive action. The state of our educational system, marred by crumbling infrastructure, outdated curricula, and inadequate funding, paints a dire picture. This crisis is compounded by a troubling trend: the lack …

Your Security, Welfare remain top priority – DG NYSC tell Corps Members The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen YD Ahmed, has assured that security and welfare of corps members remain top priority of the President Ahmed Tinubu Administration. Brig. Gen YD Ahmed, made government’s position known during a familiarization visit on Thursday to the NYSC Permanent …

Osun tops other states in education loan fund uptake Osun State has been ranked as the first state in Nigeria with the highest number of students who have applied for the Education Loan Fund initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Sanya Akintunde, revealed this while being hosted by Osun …