The stage is now set for the Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA 2020), the 26th edition of the Inter-university sports competitions, which will be hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) next year. The competition was declared open by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare during the Lighting of […]
Universities to take lead in research, innovation for national growth WORKSHOP Given the low ranking of Nigerian universities globally, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), for two days, assembled university eggheads to address the challenges and chart a way forward. KAYODE OLANREWAJU reports Varsities to ensure lecturers acquire PhD – Bogoro Workshop […]
Babatope Okeowo AKURE “Like I said earlier, we did not plan to study Building Technology. But all my efforts to change the course failed. We came across some students, who were able to change their courses, but my twin sister (Kehinde) and I couldn’t change ours. Initially, I applied for Civil Engineering while my […]
The Acting Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of McPherson University, Prof. James Nda Jacob, has called on the government to see private universities as partners and should assist in ensuring a conducive environment to achieve their goals. This was as he said that the government could do by including private institutions as beneficiaries […]
The 1981 Set of the old students of Ladigbolu Grammar School in Oyo, Oyo State last week returned to their alma mater, 40 years after their graduation, to relive old memories of their school days and to advance the developmental strides of the school. It was time for the old students from all walks of […]
…as 2,000 Nigerians jostle for Commonwealth scholarship As 2,000 persons struggle to get nominated for this year’s Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP), the Federal Government has said there is a need to improve the quality of education attained in the country, in order to meet national goals and global competitiveness. Minister of Education, […]
Disturbed by the dearth of funding affecting the growth and development of libraries in the country, the newly appointed National Librarian, Prof. Chinwe Anunobi, has spoken about ongoing plans to solicit fund support from corporate organisations. She disclosed this during her administration’s inaugural press briefing in Abuja, where she said that strategic engagements were […]
The management of Pan- Atlantic University (PAU), Lagos, has taken delivery of an ultra-modern School of Science and Technology complex, named after the former Elder Felix Ohiwerei, former Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Breweries Plc. The building complex, furnished with the state-of-the-art science and technological equipment and facilities, was constructed and donated […]
Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, has won the 2021 edition of Eloquence Cup competition, organised yearly by the School of Eloquence for senior secondary school students in Lagos. According to the organisers, break due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic last year, the competition which is usually between two schools, was held among 10 schools […]
No going back if govt fails, says ASUU President SSANU: Sharing formula provocative, divisive Stakeholders: There’s need to break strike jinx in varsity system STRIKE Stakeholders have condemned impending strikes in the nation’s university system, calling on the Federal Government to implement all agreements reached with ASUU and other unions in order to […]