Category: Education
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FUNAAB Ranks 2nd Best University in Nigeria, 26th in Africa
By Miracle Ogunde The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has secured second position among Nigeria’s 258 universities and ranked 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa. This was disclosed in the 2023 inaugural Times Higher Education’s (THE) Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings. The rankings assess the top universities in Sub-Saharan Africa based on various performance indicators using five…
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NUC approves Nursing, Geology programmes for OAUSTECH
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved BSc Nursing Science and BSc Applied Geology programmes for Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State with effect from 2023/2024 academic session. The NUC approval to commence the programmes is contained in a letter addressed to the OAUSTECH’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa dated…
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Protest: OAUSTECH Staff Disengagement not Political, says Management
The management of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State has declared that the sacking of some staff of the university did not have any political or religious undertone. No fewer than 35 members of the staff of the university were reportedly sacked by the governing council of the institution leading…
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FG announces date for disbursement of student loan
The Federal Government says it is working out modalities to begin the disbursement of student loans in September. David Adejo, permanent secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education, disclosed this while answering questions from journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday. The PUNCH had reported that President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed the bill to give students…
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WAEC arrests 20 exam officials for malpractice
No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. The Head, National Office of the council, Mr…
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UK bars Nigerian students, others from bringing family as dependents
The United Kingdom has put in place a law that will see Nigerian students, and others studying in the UK from bringing family as dependents except under specific circumstances. This is as the UK government aims to bring immigration into the country which stands at about 1 million down. Under the new rule, the UK…
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128,770 Nigerian students move to UK in seven years
In search of better education and quality of life, a total of 128,770 Nigerian students enrolled in universities in the United Kingdom between 2015 to the end of 2022, analysis of the data obtained from the Higher Education Statistics Agency of the UK has revealed. The number of Nigerian students has continued to grow over…
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JAMB To Release 2023 UTME Results Tomorrow, Reschedules Outstanding Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says results for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, also said all candidates, who could not sit the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, would be…
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Group unveils $10,000 grant for teachers
The Muhammad Sanusi II Sustainable Development Goals Initiative has announced a $10,000 grant for teachers across sub-Saharan Africa. This was as it called on teachers across sub-Saharan Africa with innovative educational projects to apply for the 2023 MSII SDG Challenge. The challenge is open to practising teachers based anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa for exclusive access…
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BREAKING: JAMB commences UTME for 1.6 million 2023 candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has commenced the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination nationwide, The PUNCH reports. Data obtained from the examination body revealed that close to 1.6 million candidates across over 700 centres are expected to take the examination which will come to an end on May 12,2023 so as to give room…