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OAU ‘sex-for-marks’ lecturer, Akindele sentenced to two years in prison

A former lecturer in the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele, who was dragged to court for demanding sex to pass one of his students, Monica Osagie, on Monday, was sentenced to two years in prison. Justice Maureen Onyetenu, who had to stand down the case two times,...... more

Presidency endorses 65-year retirement age for teachers

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday said the Muhammadu Buhari administration was in support of jacking up the retirement age for teachers from 60 to 65 years. The minister made this known at a public hearing on the need to insulate teachers from the retirement age for public...... more

ASUU strike: FG orders VCs to enforce no work, no pay rule

The Federal Government has directed Vice Chancellors of the striking public universities and inter-varsity centres in Nigeria to enforce the no-work-no-pay rule on striking lecturers. This directive is coming barely two weeks when the nation’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo publicly declared at the Founder’s Day of the University of Ibadan,...... more

FG slashes JAMB, NECO exams fees

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced drastic reduction in the cost of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Examination Council (NECO) registration and examination fees. Applicants under the new arrangement will pay N3,500 as JAMB examination fees against the previous fees N5,000 and N9,850 for Senior Secondary Certificate...... more

Dec. 2019 deadline to weed out unqualified teachers stands –Adamu

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, on Monday ruled out the possibility of extending the December 31, 2019, deadline for disengaging all unqualified teachers from the nation’s education system. Adamu, who spoke at the 2018 Alaghodaro summit to mark the second year of the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration in Benin,...... more

FG planning to introduce N350,000 tuition in varsities –ASUU

The Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr Ade Adejumo, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government was making attempt to make students of federal universities pay a minimum of N350,000 for tuition fee. Adejumo said this while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel, Ibadan. He...... more

Stakeholders endorse Bill on Fed Poly, Mpu, Enugu

Stakeholders in the nation’s education sector have unanimously endorsed the establishment of a federal polytechnic in Mpu, Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State. The endorsement came at the public hearing on “The Federal Polytechnic Mpu (Establishment) Bill 2018” organised by the Senate in Abuja. In his presentation, Member representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River...... more

UTME: Only 25% scored above 200, says Oloyede

THe Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has said that 414,696 candidates, out of the 1,603,181 who sat for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, scored above 200. The figure, according to him, translates to 25. 09 per cent. This is against the 465,025 (27.00 per...... more

OAU sacks professor over sex-for-mark scandal

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has dismissed Prof. Richard Akindele who was allegedly involved in a sex-for-marks scandal. The Vice Chancellor of OAU, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, announced Akindele’s dismissal in a statement on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. Ogunbodede had, on April 19, confirmed Akindele’s suspension pending the findings of the...... more

FG orders federal varsities to stop charging tuition fees

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday said it was illegal for federal universities to charge tuition fees, adding that the FEC has directed the Ministry of Education to ascertain if the allegations were true and put a stop to it. Briefing journalists after the meeting which was presided over by the Vice...... more

US Universityy appoints Ekweremadu Full Professor

The Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America, USA, has appointed the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a Full Visiting Professor and Senior Mentoring Scholar of E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies. Ekweremadu, according to the appointment letter dated February 2018, is expected to mentor doctoral students,...... more

Gov. Ugwuanyi appoints Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo as chairman of IMT Governing Council

Following the recent appointment of the former Chairman, Governing Council of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, Rt. Hon. Festus Uzor as Chief of Staff to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, the governor has inaugurated the former Chief of Staff to the immediate past governor of the state,...... more

Stay away from crime, ex-President Jonathan counsels students

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has counseled Nigerian students to stay away from kidnapping, robbery and other social vices that portray the academic community in bad light. The former president gave the advice while presenting his remarks as the Special Guest of Honour at the 4th convocation of Baze University in Abuja....... more

Kogi bans activities of trade unions in state tertiary institutions

Few months after it proscribed the activities of the Academic Staff Union of universities(ASUU) at the state University, Anyigba, Kogi State Government has banned the existence of Joint Action Committee (JAC),in all state owned tertiary institutions. Governor Yahaya Bello who made the pronouncement Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital, said the...... more

Buhari signs petroleum varsity bill into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the bill establishing the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State. Performing the ceremony on Tuesday at the presidential villa, Abuja, the president pledged continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region. “This administration is fully committed to supporting the Niger...... more

Ekweremadu’s Foundation doles out N38.5 million in Scholarship

The Ikeoha Foundation a non-governmental and non-profit organisation established by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has doled out the sum of N38.5 million in scholarships and bursary awards to undergraduates of Enugu State. The Foundation also graduated 197 adult leaners under the Ikeoha Foundation Adult Education Programme....... more

Ikeoha Foundation Scholarship Awards hold today at Udi

The annual Ikeoha Foundation Adult Literacy Day and 2016/2017 Scholarship and Bursary Award Ceremony kicks off this morning at 10 O’clock. The Foundation which operates 36 Literacy Centres in Enugu West Senatorial Zone has provided basic education to over 12,000 Adult learners and funded the university education of over 2872 students...... more

Compulsory one year internship programme for fresh graduate teachers underway --TRCN

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) is considering the introduction of one year compulsory Internship Programme Scheme for fresh education graduates to enable them to improve critical skills required in discharging their professional responsibilities. The Registrar of the council, Professor Josiah Ajiboye, who dropped the hint in Enugu during the...... more

Ugwuanyi commends FG’s siting of ICT University in Enugu

…as state government approves land for expansionGovernor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended the federal government for the decision to site one of the six campuses of the proposed ICT University in Enugu.Gov. Ugwuanyi spoke when the Honourable Minister of Communication, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu paid a courtesy visit to...... more

Kogi governor bans ASUU

Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has announced the proscription of the Kogi State Chapter of the Academic staff union of Universities (ASUU) with immediate effect. The governor announced the proscription on Wednesday after an emergency state Executive committee meeting. Alhaji Yahaya Bello said the decision became necessary as all efforts to make...... more