•Front gate of Dowen College and the late Sylvester Oromoni The father of the late student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni jnr. has again alleged a cover up in the coroner’s findings regarding the cause of his son’s death. In a five-page statement personally signed by him and made available to our correspondent, Sylvester […]...
•Prof Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua Nigerian female scholar, Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has become the first black woman to earn a doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Cybernetics in the world. Cybernetics is the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and pieces of electronic equipment in comparison with how information is c...
•Senate The Senate has assured Nigerians that the 16-year age requirement for applicants seeking admissions to tertiary institutions in the country has not been changed. The Red Chamber said that the comments about increasing the age limit to 18 years were personal opinions, reports The Nation. The upper chamber clarified that any downward or ...
•Education Minister Tahir Mamman The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has said the Tertiary Education Trust Fund will defund any non-performing Centre of Excellence it established eight years ago. Mamman said the government will not continue to reward indolence by giving free money to institutions that are not doing what they are...
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA), University of Abuja Chapter, has dissociated itself from the ongoing strike by the university branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Chairman, CONUA, University of Abuja Chapter, Prof. Abdul Buba, said this when the group paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of the U...
•A mining site Mining communities in Nigeria have continued to experience a rise in out-of-school children due to their pursuit of quick cash through mineral exploration and other activities in the value chain. N&G Consulting Firm Ltd, a specialist consultancy offering organisational development, leading change, organisational culture and ...
The Modibbo Adama University (MAU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected advertisements for candidates to fill the position of vice-chancellor of the university. The position will soon be vacant as the current VC, Professor Abdullahi Tukur, is in the last few days of his five-year tenure, reports The Nation. T...
The visitation panel to the Taraba State University, yesterday, said it uncovered financial infractions to the tune of N3.5bn in the university. The chairman of the panel, Prof. Josiah Sabo-Kente, who addressed journalists in Jalingo yesterday, the university operated a poor accounting system since its inception in 2008. He added that the univ...
A student at Veritas University, Abuja, Joshua Daniel, has died on the campus while exercising at the school’s gym. This is as the management of the university pledged to cooperate with relevant authorities on investigations into the student’s death, reports Daily Trust. The Head, Corporate Affairs of the institution, Ben Agande, in a statemen...
•JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged Nigerians to be wary of any candidate parading printed result slips as, currently, the results are not in any paper format. The body also said that, unlike last year, the results cannot be found on the Board’s website at the moment, reports […]...

