ShareJune 2, 2024 Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has approved a 50 per cent reduction of the registration fees of all the students studying in Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna. This largesse was part of his efforts to ease the burden on parents following the removal of fuel subsidy. The Pro-Continue Reading
ShareMay 31, 2024 The Niger Government has slashed the tuition fees of its university of education (Abdulkadir Kure University) by 50 per cent, toward reducing the burden of fuel subsidy removal on the students and their parents. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof Muhammed Yahaya-Kuta, Pro-chancellor ofContinue Reading
ShareMay 30, 2024 The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it plans to start entertaining loan application from students attending state-owned tertiary institutions on June 25. The Managing Director, NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr said this at a news conference on the Post-Application Launch in Abuja on Thursday. Sawyerr also saidContinue Reading
ShareMay 20, 2024 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to look into the yearnings of the union to reposition the nation’s tertiary institutions. The union decried the neglects of its demands by the past administrations, saying the lingering crises that led to seriesContinue Reading
ShareMay 17, 2024 Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved recruitment of 7000 teachers into public primary schools in the state. The government also approved recruitment of 100 caregivers in special schools across the state. Dr Nureni Adeniran, Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), who disclosed this inContinue Reading
ShareMay 9, 2024 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on negotiating the salary of its members with the Tinubu-led administration, thereby, rejecting the N35,000 wage award. ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday at the inauguration of the secretariat of the UniversityContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News May 4, 2024 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 groupContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News April 21, 2024 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for demanding that a hijab-wearing candidate at Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination must remove her headgear. The officials, at one of the examination centres in Lagos, had insisted that removalContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News April 20, 2024 President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday at the combined 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st convocation ceremony of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, emphasised the collective responsibility of citizens to improve Nigeria’s educational sector. Represented by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, Tinubu underscored education as theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News April 18, 2024 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. This is contained in Abuja on Thursday by the Board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin.Continue Reading
