The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the partnership with the British Council aimed at enhancing the curriculum and pedagogical approaches in Nigerian universities. This collaboration was made known on Monday by the Acting Executive Secretary, NUC, Chris Maiyaki, during his keynote address at a two-day Workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian…
The 287 abducted students of LEA Primary School Kuriga and their secondary school counterparts are still in captivity 15 days after the bandits’ invasion. Over 300 students of the school were abducted on March 7, 2024, the victims, including boys, girls and the principal of the junior secondary school, Abubakar Isah, were taken away from…
The ongoing warning strike embarked on by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) may have taken its first casualties as students of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), were prevented from writing their exams because the school main gate was shut down. The student and other staff from…
The Senate has passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The passage followed the consideration of a report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), presented by the Chairman representing Katsina South, Sen. Mohammed Muntari. This is as the bill, last week,…
In a bid to address the accommodation challenges faced by students in Nigerian tertiary institutions, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced plans to construct hostels in 36 universities across the country. This initiative aims to provide suitable living conditions for students and create a conducive environment for their academic pursuits. Arch. Sonny Echono,…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has advised the Federal University of Lokoja to synergise with the National Universities Commission (NUC) for its plan to establish a Marine Engineering Department. Oyetola said this when the institution’s Management Team, led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja…
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has called on the Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) to prioritize the implementation of Effective School Programmes (ESP) in a bid to enhance the quality of basic education across the country. Speaking at the UVEB-SUBEBs meeting in Abuja, on…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike today (Monday) over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The…
