Category: Education

About 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the Federal and State Governments in the last three years, a move described by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) as an attempt to ‘kill’ technical education in the country. This came as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) warned […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar appeared not to be satisfied with the management of the American University of Nigeria, which he founded 19 years ago, regretting that the institution had yet to be on its feet as it ought. Atiku, in a paper delivered at the AUN as part of activities marking this year’s celebration […]

Says teachers decline in basic education by 29% The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has raised the alarm over the shortage of teachers in public schools in Nigeria, lamenting that the COVID-19 pandemic reduced teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools by 29 percent. Executive Secretary, UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi stated this yesterday in […]

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the National Education Repository and Databank (NERD) system. This was disclosed by the minister of education, Prof Tahir Mamman, at the stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programme for the project on Tuesday at the Conference Hall, Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters, Abuja. The minister said apart from the […]

About 270 new private varsities lament poor funding. . With new requests, total varsities to hit 528, private-owned 418 • Only 30% of student population have access to lecture theatres, laboratories, libraries – NUC • Varsities not meeting mandate, experts say Despite public concerns over proliferation of mushroom universities and inadequate budgetary allocations to the […]

The European Union on Tuesday, said it is extending its Erasmus plus postgraduate scholarships to academic and non-academic staff of Nigerian higher institutions. This, the EU, said will promote knowledge sharing and professional growth. This was disclosed in a statement made available in Abuja by the European Union Delegation to Nigeria. Quoted in the statement, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration would take all necessary actions to ensure Nigeria universities do not embark on strike actions again. He said the federal Government is willing to establish synergy with all the academic unions within universities in the country as well as exhaust all avenues for dialogue before any […]

President Bola Tinubu has announced the immediate cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40% from the internally generated revenues (IGR) of federal universities, citing the ill-timed nature of the policy. The president’s announcement was conveyed by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, during his speech at the ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University […]