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The Presidential Visitation Panel sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday said the falling standard of education in the country was responsible for the noticeable failures in the country’s polytechnics. The Chairman of the 7-man Panel tagged: “Making the System Work”, Chief John Ochoga, spoke during an interaction with newsmen ... Read more

The House of Representatives has urged the management of the University of Lagos to fix some of the lapses in its E-learning system. Akin Alabi (APC, Oyo) moved the motion on Wednesday. In his motion, the lawmaker said the e-learning management system of the university has been characterised by complaints and challenges as the school moves ... Read more

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to establish the University of Agriculture, Langtang, Plateau State. The bill was passed on Wednesday by the House, after a clause by clause consideration of the report on the bill. Aminu Suleiman (APC, Kano), the chairman of the Committee on Tertiary Education, presented the report and it ... Read more

The National Youth Service Corps has said it would explore the prospects of increasing the camps capacity without losing sight of the need to adhere strictly to COVID — 19 safety protocols. It also said only security agencies would determine for it flashpoints that would not put corps members in danger as bandits, kidnappers and ... Read more

Provost, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, (AOCOED), Lagos State, Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye has emphasised the need for proper investment in teacher-education as part of the new normal following disruptions caused by COVID-19. “The pandemic has pushed the world into the deepest global recession in living memory ... Read more

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently launched a collaboration between the Lagos State University (LASU) and an American based University, Cornell University, New York for 16 professional certificate programmes to be jointly run by the two institutions. Speaking during the virtual launch ceremony, the governor stated that the ... Read more

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of 39,503 candidates that wrote the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination,SSCE, for External Candidates in the nation. It also stated that four supervisors have been blacklisted and would no longer participate in the conduct of NECO examinations for abetting ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says criminal elements are claiming to be recruiting invigilators on behalf of the Board for the 2021 UTME/DE. Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs, said the scammers are requesting the payment of N5,000 acceptance fee payable to the syndicate. The spokesman noted that the term ... Read more

Sheikh Ahmad GumiRenowned Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has expressed optimism that the remaining students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna will soon regain their freedom from their captors. Gumi said negotiation was ongoing for the release of the students of the privately-owned university abducted by bandits on April 20, ... Read more

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated the maiden edition of the Director-General’s Community Development Service (CDS) award. The Director-General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, at the inauguration of the CDS activities for 2021, said that ... Read more