Towards improving critical infrastructure and addressing the facility deficit at the nation’s premier university, the University of Ibadan (UI) the Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, has donated N1 billion to the institution. The money was donated by Alhaji Rabiu during a visit to the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. […]
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello has appealed to stakeholders to support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in order to actualise its mandate. This is as he stated that the NYSC scheme has been playing a pivotal role in uniting the people of the country as well as uplifting […]
Unions reject action, vow to make state, varsity ungovernable Govt, unions collaborate to destroy our future – students DISQUIET There is palpable disquiet at the Ekiti State University (EKSU). The university authorities and the various staff unions are at loggerheads, resulting in the closure of the institution, suspension of academic activities and proscription of […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the take-off of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) programmes for the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). The approval of the programmes, which will take off with effect from the 2020/2021 academic session, according to the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Adamu Rasheed, followed the recommendation of […]
The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu has warned criminals and kidnappers to steer clear of schools in the state, as the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun will not condone any act of criminality. Arigbabu gave the warning during a stakeholders’ meeting on school security, which took place at the […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said candidates unable to generate their profile code due to poor network or delayed response from telecommunication service providers would get a refund of all service charge deductions. There had been outcry from parents of applicants for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over the N50 […]
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has rescheduled the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to hold on Thursday, May 30th. JAMB’s Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Benjamin Fabian in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the examination was rescheduled due to some adjustments in the Board’s operational processes. He said: “The […]
…seeks minister’s intervention in Colleges of Education Act review The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has urged the newly constituted Governing Councils of Colleges of Education, to stick to their roles and avoid undue interference with colleges’ managements. Excited about the Councils and appointments of Provosts and visitation panels to the new Federal […]
…to double approvals for research grants in 2021 The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has revealed it provided between N250 to N300 million for the establishment of at least quarter of the molecular labs established in the country, under the instruction of President Muhammadu Buhari. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro who made this known on […]
Prof. Tolulope Akinbogun is a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). In this interview, he speaks with BABATOPE OKEOWO about funding of university education, why private investors should take over the sub-sector, as well as the huge resources invested yearly on importation of ceramics, among other critical issues As a former […]