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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved the establishment of a federal polytechnic in Plateau state. The Director of Press and Public Affairs, Government House, Jos, Makut Macham, disclosed this in a statement in Jos on Monday. According to him, the Federal Government also approved the sum of N2bn to be released ... Read more

The management of the University of Abuja on Monday appealed to its students not to disrupt the 2019/2020 academic calendar. A statement issued by the Spokesperson of UNIABUJA, Dr Habib Yakoob, said management was putting all necessary measures in place to address issues raised by its students regarding their academic programmes. The ... Read more

The has announced a resumption of academic activities on February 1. This was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the university, Yahya Mohammed, on Monday. He said the resumption process has been spaced out over a period of one week from February 1 and 8. Mr Mohammed said the final year and first-year students of all ... Read more

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, yesterday disclosed that private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have started accessing the N7.5 billion National Research Fund (NRF). The agency said the funds will bolster the conduct of cutting-edge researches in tertiary institutions. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman ... Read more

The US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has announced that the services of Yoruba and Hausa teachers are needed in the United States. According to the Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria which made the announcement on its , applications from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to ... Read more

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said it won’t hesitate to shut down schools in the country should there be a spike in COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, stated this in a video posted on Twitter by the PTF on Monday. Muhammed said, “The issue of school reopening is ... Read more

The Leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching staff unions of universities says it will go ahead with its nationwide strike on Feb. 5, to compel the Federal Government to address their demands, a statement from the unions has said. The JAC non-teaching ... Read more

University of Ibadan (UI) authorities have debunked a report trending on social media platforms claiming that the university has allocated students to halls of residence and therefore expected students to make payment, saying the information is a falsehood. The university refuted the report on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen ... Read more

From lawsuits in San Francisco to threats of a remote learning “lockout” in Chicago, US officials are ramping up the pressure on teachers and their unions to reopen schools that have been closed for almost a year due to Covid. Education professionals are fighting back, ... Read more

About six public tertiary institutions in Lagos state have benefited from a free wifi being facilitated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila as part of his efforts at improving the standard of education in the state. 10 public secondary schools across Suru Lere 1 Federal constituency of Lagos state are ... Read more