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Within this framework, Master scholarships aim to strengthen the research capacity of our partners in the Global South and to increase the number of students contributing to research questions relevant for TRAJECTS as well as their individual interests and future careers. Similarly, PhD scholarships aim to strengthen the research capacity of our partners in the Global South, and generate ... Read more

Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to revamp the educational system in the country. Ngige said this during the reconvened meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASSU) and the federal government on Thursday in Abuja. He assured the ... Read more

By Udo WisdomUniversity of Ibadan through the chairman of the governing council and pro-chancellor Dr. John Odigie-Oyegun on Thursday, October 14, announced the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the university. This is coming after a long battle for the position, which was contested by 16 applicants. Emerging as the man for the job is Prof Kayode Adebowale. Here are ten (10) facts you ... Read more

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY HE caused uproar eight years ago as a 13-year- old boy who hid in the tyre compartment of a Lagos bound airplane from Benin City, Edo state and he was not discovered until the plane landed in Lagos.Now 21 years old, Daniel Ricky Oikhena said he was motivated by adventure and his desire to lift his family ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called on the Federal and some state governments to pay outstanding arrears of the minimum wage to its members as contained in the Memorandum of Action (MoA). The union also frowned at the delays in the release of the approved N15 billion Revitalisation Fund, non-payment of salaries to its members in some state-owned institutions, ... Read more

The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has elected Prof. Adenike Boyo as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Boyo succeeds the former DVC (Administration), Prof. Oyedamola Oke, whose tenure ended on Oct. 4, after serving for two consecutive terms of four years. Mr. Ademola ... Read more

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened the portal for both UTME and Direct Entry candidates to access and print their admission letters online. If you are a new user, you must create a profile using the Sign Up (New User) Page. see: How to Create JAMB Profile How to Print Your JAMB Admission Letter Online SERVICE FEE - One Thousand Naira Only (N1,000) NOTE: Before ... Read more

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has disclosed that only 0.06 per cent representing about 803 of the more than 1.3 million candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scored 300 and above. A total of 1,338,687 candidates registered for the 2021 UTME, which ... Read more

Parents of the students abducted by bandits from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State have threatened to burn down the school if nothing is done to rescue their wards. A statement issued by the state government revealed that the bandits, on Monday, shot sporadically as they advanced to the school’s hostels and abducted an ... Read more

Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Five outgone National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) corps members who completed their service year yesterday in Ondo State are to repeat the mandatory service for allegedly absconding from their posts during the service year. Also, nine of the corp members will have their service year extended for alleged misconduct during their service year. The State NYSC ... Read more