JAMB Raises The 16 Year Old Minimum Entry Age To 2025
JAMB said on Thursday that universities and other higher learning institutions nationwide can now enroll students who will be 16 by August 31, 2025. The board announced that the impacted candidates will be accepted for the 2024/2025 academic year, provided they match the institution’s requirements. The Daily Sun recalls that the minimum age for admission in tertiary institutions was earlier this...
ASUP Mobilises Lecturers As Strike Ultimatum Expires
The 15-day ultimatum issued by the ASUP to the Federal Government to meet its demands is set to expire on October 23. The group had threatened to embark on a strike should the government fail to address the contentious new scheme of service for polytechnic lecturers across the country. As the deadline approaches, more lecturers have endorsed the ASUP National Executive...
NINLAN Bill Not Containing Tinubu’s Name, Only Seeking Upgrade Of Institute To University Of Nigerian Languages — Benjamin Kalu
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has clarified that the University of Nigerian Languages, Aba (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2024, is only seeking to upgrade the existing National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State, to a University of Nigerian Languages. Speaking when the members of the Governing Board of NINLAN led by their chairman, Professor Victor Ukaogo,...
Bayelsa Schools Shut Down For Disobeying Order To Proceed On Break Over Flood
The Bayelsa State Government has shut down two private schools indefinitely for disregarding the government directive for all schools in the state to proceed on break until the the flood water recedes. The state Ministry of Education includes in a flood break in the school calendar between September and October to prevent pupils and students from being drowned in the...
Pay Outstanding Debt’s, SSANU, NASU Urges Wale Edun
The Minister of Finance, Wale, has been urged by the SSANU and NASU of Educational Institutions to release their four months withheld salaries. This call follows President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the payment. The unions firmly dismissed any prospect of further meetings or negotiations with the Federal Government, emphasizing that the Ministry of Finance should “do the needful” by disbursing the...
Western Iyamu hails Appointment of Edoba Omorogie as UNIBEN new VC
The Western Iyamu Global Foundation, has congratulated Prof. Edoba Bright Omoregie, SAN, on his “well-deserved appointment” as the 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). In a statement on Tuesday, the group eulogized Omoregie’s “exceptional academic distinction, outstanding leadership qualities and remarkable achievements, making him an exemplary figure in the academic community.” The statement reads in part, “His appointment...
Foundation Donates Over N2.5m For WAEC Registration Of 63 Students In Ohafia (Photos)
An education-based non-governmental organisation, Children’s Trust Foundation has donated the sum of N2,520,000 to Ohafia Model High School, Ebem-Ohafia in Abia State for the WAEC Examination registration of 63 SS3 students of the school. This advances the foundation's mission of providing support to students and families with minimal access to quality education. The fund was presented by the founder of the...
FG Reverses Policy On 18-Year Admission Benchmark
The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. However, the minister said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians in some...
Tinubu Authorizes Construction Of Ondo Teaching Hospital
A teaching hospital in Akure, Ondo, has been authorized by the FG to aid in the education of medical students at the Federal University of Technology Akure. President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammad Pate, to initiate the necessary arrangements for the establishment of the teaching hospital. Prof. Pate has since dispatched a...
Abia Polytechnic Renamed After Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu
Governor Alex Otti has indeed renamed Abia State Polytechnic in Aba after Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the first executive governor of Abia state, ABN TV reports. This gesture honors Dr. Onu's legacy and contributions to the state, particularly his role in establishing the polytechnic in 1992. Dr. Onu was a highly respected statesman who laid a strong foundation for good governance and...
