•Kukah and Tinubu The federal government has explained how it successfully convinced Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, to take on the role of Pro-Chancellor/Chairman, Governing Council at the newly established Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, Kaduna State. According to Education Minister Dr. Tunji Al...
•Betta Edu The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has conferred an honorary doctorate on Dr Betta Edu, former Minister and National Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during its 37th Convocation and 50th Anniversary Lecture held at the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) yesterday. Speaking after the ceremony, Dr Edu e...
•Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa The federal government has announced that all full-time Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates will now be mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa stated this after a meeting with the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, report...
•Youth Corps members The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has assured corps members that the new monthly allowance of N77,000 will be implemented starting this month, March 2025. The DG gave the assurance during an interactive session with corps members at the Wuse and Garki NYSC Zonal Off...
•Sokoto State governor, Ahmad Aliyu The Sokoto State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor. A.L. Ala, made an unannounced early morning visit to schools in Wurno Zone on Monday at 7:45 am, only to find them completely empty—neither principals nor teachers were present. Accompanied by the State APC Chairman, Hon. Isa Sadiq A...
•Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa The federal government has directed all Nigerian universities to implement Anthology Blackboard, a hybrid learning technology, by the end of 2025. Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, who was angry with the slow pace of digital transition by Nigerian universities, gave the directive during a mee...
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a security guard, Ebube Igboke, allegedly beaten to death by his colleagues at the Permanent Site of Ebonyi State University. Igboke, a native of Ezzama in Ezza South Local Government Area, was a member of a security outfit contracted by the university for security services, [&hellip...
•Kukah and Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and S...
•Senator Osita Ngwu The Minority Whip of the Senate, Senator Osita Ngwu yesterday lamented that the number of graduates produced each year by various universities exceeds the jobs created annually, resulting in a significant mismatch between the supply of graduates and the demand for labour. Senator Ngwu also raised the alarm on the rising rat...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State Secondary School principals and teachers in Anambra State have been authorised to confiscate mobile phones brought to school by students. This is to curb distractions and enhance academic performance, reports NAN. Prof. Nkechi Ikediugwu, Chairman, Post Primary Schools Service Commission, Anambra State...

