Call For Applications: Federal government Announces Scholarship Awards For Nigerians
The Federal Ministry Of Education Informs Nigerians to participate in 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship Awards. The announcement was made by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday night, April 2, 2024, in a statement signed by Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary. Tagged, “2023/2024 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD)”, […]
Osun State Govt To Enforces New Retirement age for Teachers
• Insists TRCN Certificates must accompany interested members application On Tuesday, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, approved the immediate enforcement and implementation of a new retirement age and length of service for the teaching profession, with the compulsion that interested officer applications must be accompanied by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria’s (TRCN) Certificate […]
Out-of-school-children: Prosecuting Errant Parents
On Wednesday last week, the Senate advocated for the prosecution of parents who fail to send their children to school in line with the Universal Basic Education Act. They called for the establishment of mobile courts to try such parents and guardians. This is to reduce the 20 million load of Out-of-School-Children, OSC, which Nigeria […]
WAEC Blacklists Schools Over Exam Malpractice
WAEC Blacklists Schools Over Exam Malpractice Some secondary schools in Abia state have been delisted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). WAEC also barred the schools from participating in the regional body’s exams for involving in examination malpractice. Commissioner for Education, Professor Uche Eme Uche, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Umuahia, […]
Students Loan: Six Key Points To know About New Bill
The National Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. This comes after separate considerations by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. DAILY POST recalls that less than one year after President Bola […]
SSANU, NASU Begins Nationwide Strike Over Witheld Salaries
SSANU, NASU Begins Nationwide Strike Over Witheld Salaries The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members nationwide to embark on a seven-day strike, starting from Monday, 18 March. According to a memo released on Friday, the strike is in fulfilment […]
New Date For Student Loans Scheme Announcement Imminent — Presidency
New Date For Student Loans Scheme Announcement Imminent — Presidency The presidency has reaffirmed its dedication to the implementation of the student loan scheme, indicating that a new commencement date will be determined shortly. This reassurance comes in response to recent statements by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, […]
2023 UTME: Court Jailed AAUA Undergraduate For Malpractice, impersonation
2023 UTME: Court Jailed AAUA Undergraduate For Malpractice, impersonation The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has convicted an undergraduate of Adekunle Ajasin University, for impersonation and examination malpractice during the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Presiding Judge, Justice T Adegoke in a Judgement delivered on 5th March […]
Nigeria: SSANU, NASU Issue Fresh Strike Threat, Give Government 7-Days Ultimatum
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a one-week ultimatum for the federal government to pay the unions’ members’ withheld salaries or risk an industrial action. This is as the Congress of University Academics […]
JUST: NECO Releases 2023 SSCE External Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. The examination body also said that it blacklisted two supervisors in Oyo and Lagos states and one examination centre in Borno state for being involved in examination malpractices in the 2023 SSCE external. NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor […]