Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the upgrade and recognition of Niger State College of Education, Minna, to a University of Education. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this known during a visit of Niger State governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, to the headquarters of the…
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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated an ad hoc committee on the establishment of central multipurpose laboratories in select universities in the country. Inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, said the move was part of efforts to provide…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said that parents would no longer be allowed to choose courses for their children living with disabilities, seeking admissions into tertiary institutions. Oloyede was reacting to the comment by the National President of the…
Chidimma UCHEGBU Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has sought the support of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to strengthen the infrastructural development of tertiary institutions in the state. Adeleke was speaking during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono in Abuja on Friday. The…
The Nigerian Senate under the leadership of His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio is stable and harmonious and cannot be distracted by the innuendo of the merchants of political tar brush by what appears to be a syndicated media attack from outside the precincts of the National Assembly Hon Eseme Eyiboh,…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Dr. Ike Neliaku on his election as the new President of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). In a congratulatory letter issued to the new NIPR president, Senator Akpabio said the election of Dr. Neliaku by his colleagues reflected their…
Chidimma UCHEGBU Nigerian teachers have been urged to engage in lifelong learning to remain relevant to learners’ aspirations in a fast-changing global environment. This was contained in the recommendations arising from the 2023 Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Online Annual Conference of Registered Teachers. The recommendations, made available to…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), has lauded the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, for suspending everything bout Nigeria Air and the clandestine concession of airports by the failed Muhammadu Buhari regime. Speaking in statement signed by its spokesman, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, made available to journalists…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The move by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to attract major international research grants to Nigerian scholars has received a massive boost as the European Union has committed to provide 440,000 euro to support shortlisted research teams in the country under the Horizon Europe Project. Tope Toogun,…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Gambian Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the acting Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, on Monday in Abuja. Gomez, who commended Nigerian for laying the foundation of university education in…