Chidimma UCHEGBU The leadership of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has commended President Bola Tinubu for suspending the policy requiring tertiary institutions in the country to remit 40 percent of the internally generated revenue to the federation account. The Union, which had said the policy was retrogressive,…
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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Federal Government says the full deployment of blackboard digital learning platforms in Nigerian tertiary institutions would go a long way to fast-track the educational development of the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known on Thursday while receiving in his office a delegation of…
Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu As a student at Lagos Business School (LBS), prior to its transformation into Pan African University later renamed Pan Atlantic University, I encountered a great Nigerian, a role model, and a teacher who once served Nigeria as its High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. One thing about him…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), Professor Sola Akinrinade, has lamented the decline in the quality of entrants into the Nigerian University System, and says urgent intervention is needed to stem this worrying tide. Prof. Akinrinade made this statement on Tuesday at a policy review…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has said that the order of the federal government directing Colleges of Education to remit 40 percent of their internally generated revenue (IGR) to the federal purse was retrogressive and destructive. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr.…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that it has concluded plans to migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from written test to Computer Based Examination (CBE). This, WAEC said in a statement by its Acting Head of Public Affairs,…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities was a welcome development. It said the probe will show that the examination body has been forthright. Recall that the Senate had on Wednesday agreed to…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for the establishment of eight Science and Technology education programmes at Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi state. The new undergraduate education programmes are Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Geography, Library and Information Science, and…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed its readiness to partner with Rural Electricification Agency (REA) to ensure uninterrupted power supply in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to his…
Chidimma UCHEGBU As part of efforts to internationalise Nigerian institutions, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has said it is improving facilities in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education to attract international faculties and students. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, who disclosed this while receiving a team of…