EDUCATION

The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Ibrahim Garab, appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition hearing investigating the certificate scandal involving Kogi State senator, Dino Melaye. He confirmed that Dino Melaye graduated from the school. ...

It was so disheartened when the news of a boy tagged a “witch” broke out in the eastern part of Nigeria; he was starving and riddled with worms after being dumped out by his family for eight months. Everyone across ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan zone, on Monday called on the National Assembly to intervene in the education sector crisis to prevent another strike. Dr Ade Adejumo, the ASUU Chairman in the zone, made the call in ...

The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) will begin the sale of the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME forms on March 20. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Public Relations, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has assured intending candidates that its 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), will be hitch-free. Speaking on behalf of the Exam Body, its Coordinator in Lagos State, Sunday Aladegbaye, said that there will ...

Labour unions at the Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo, on Monday announced the suspension of their indefinite strike embarked upon since Feb. 6. The unions — the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it had concluded all restructuring, transformation, reforms and other preparation for the 2017 UTME and is now set to commence the sale of its application document in March, 2017. Fabian Benjamin, Head ...

The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained the reason it restricted candidates from choosing two public universities during the 2017 online registration. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media and Information, said candidates can choose as many colleges of education ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says every Nigerian, 18 years or older, is entitled to $4,000 per quarter of $16,000 per year for personal travel allowance (PTA) under the guidelines for the adjusted foreign exchange policy. On Monday, CBN ...

The federal government has approved the Tertiary Trust Fund (TETFund) 2016 intervention budget of N213.4billion, the highest ever  to be distributed to tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Dr Abdullahi Baffa disclosed this at a news briefing in Abuja on ...