The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Friday honoured President Goodluck Jonathan as the Grand Commander of Nigerian Students, GCNS. The students’ association conferred the title on President Jonathan during a courtesy visit to the presidential villa, Abuja. At the event, Yinka Gbadebo, NANS President presented the plaque of honour to the president after…
FG introduces e-curriculum for schools
The Federal Government has introduced e-curriculum for senior secondary school education as part of efforts to reform and strengthen the quality of education in the country. While briefing newsmen at a news conference ahead of the formal launching of the e-teaching and learning platform on Tuesday, Professor Godswill Obioma, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian…
Covenant University: 82 Students Bag 1st Class Degree
No fewer than 82 students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, on June 27, graduated withfirst class degrees at the institution’s2013/2014 convocation tagged, “The Release of Eagles 2014.” At the convocation, 1,429 students made up of1,334 undergraduates and 95 postgraduate students received various degrees. Alma Oputa, a -20-year old lady, emerged the best graduating…
UniAbuja Shut Indefinitely
The Governing Council of the University Of Abuja has shutdown the institution indefinitely following students protest over the ongoing indefinite strike embarked upon by members of the academic staff union of the school. A statement announcing the shutdown of the school was signed by Mohammed Modibo, the Universitys registrar. The statement added that James Adelabu,…
Nigeria Needs God-fearing leaders – FUNAAB VC
Activities marking the 21st and 22nd convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Ogun State, has commenced. Slated to hold from June 15 to June 21, 2014, activities for the convocation ceremonies commenced on June 15, with a Jumat service as well as an interdenominational church service. At the Jumat service held…
Government Reduces LASU Fees
The Lagos State government has reduced the school fees of students of the Lagos State University, LASU. The state government reduced the fees by percentages ranging from 34 percent to 60 percent across the different faculties and courses in the school. The decision to reduce the school fees was contained in a communiqué issued after…
UNILAG, LASU Students On Rampage over fee hike
Students of the University of Lagos are currently staging a protest at the entrance of the school campus in Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. According to reports, the students are protesting the school authority’s demand that some students pay N20,000 for late editing or registration forms. The students first converged at the University’s Senate Building…
FG to Boost Housing Sector
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance has announced plans by the Federal government of Nigeria to boost the housing sector of the country. She said this while delivering a paper at the 12th convocation ceremony of the Babcock University, Ogun State on Sunday. Delivering the paper titled, “Beyond the Degrees,” the Minister said in order…
FUTA DON Wins World Bank N10M Research Grant
Ayoola Olalusi, a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Engineering in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, SEET,Federal University of Technology, FUTA, Akure, Ondo State, has won a World Bank Research Grant Scheme to the tune of N10.2M. Olalusi’s proposal titled, “Development and Evaluation of a floating fish feed extruder,” which won the grant…
HND-Degree Dichotomy: Federal Government Inaugurates Committee For Abolition
In a bid to completely meet up with the key demands of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, the Federal Government has inaugurated a committee to bridge the dichotomy between holders of the Higher National Diploma, HND and First degree. Nyesom Wike, the supervising minister of education, inaugurated the committee on behalf of President…
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