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The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has advocated for more collaborative efforts to end the number of out -of-school children in the country. A statement by the Press Secretary to the Speaker, Jibrin Gwamna, quotes the speaker as describing children as special gift from God , hence the need for parents and the authorities to ensure that the Nigerian ... Read more

Bowen University Post-UTME screening eligibility and registration procedure for the 2020/2021 has been published. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to BOWEN UNIVERSITY degree programmes for the 2020/2021 academic session. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS/ ELIGIBILITY GENERAL 1 UTME (a) All applicants are required to sit for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation ... Read more

The College of Lake County, a two-year public community college in Grayslake, is offering an international student scholarship valued at $10,700 to high achieving students who are willing to pursue a degree program at the Institution. Application Deadline: August 09, 2021 Eligible Countries: International Type: Bachelor’s degree Value of Awards: $10,700 Number of Awards: Not ... Read more

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and Ministry of Finance of allegedly withholding salaries of its members. The allegation was made by the President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi through ASUU Chairman University of Ibadan, Professor Ayo Akinwole. The allegation was contained in the union’s ... Read more

A female National Youth Service Corps Member’s life has reportedly slumped and died in Rivers State. slumps The entire 2019 Batch C, Stream 2, Corp members in Rivers State, have been thrown into deep mourning after one of their own, Atiye Florence Aduke, lost her life on Saturday, May 30th, 2020. According to reports, Miss Aduke slumped and hit her head against a wall in her house on ... Read more

National University Commission, NUC Only 12 Nigerian universities have approval to operate both conventional learning and Open and Distance learning (ODL), the National Universities Commission (NUC) has said. The 12 were given ‘conventional’ licences to operate a dual-mode system — face to face learning in the classroom and also the open distance learning. The NUC also said ... Read more

AS Nigerians await government’s directive on the reopening of schools across the country, parents and teachers and other stakeholders are expressing concerns on how safe it would be to allow academic activities to resume. According to some people who spoke to Vanguard, their main concerns are how to determine when it is safe to resume and how safe will schools be for all. Mrs Ajoke ... Read more

Like a child suffering from dizziness after being flung round and round by a mischievous adult, the world will gradually recover from the unpleasant effects of COVID-19. Only that when the dust finally settles, different facets of life and society may have changed phases and there will be a most urgent need to quickly come to terms with those socio-economic changes and responsively adapt to ... Read more

We are usually overjoyed when we finally gain admission into a higher institution in Nigeria. When I finally gained admission after three years of struggling, I remember how I sat down with my mum calculating the years of my life. I told her I would quickly gain employment in Nigeria after spending four years in university and take good care of her for toiling for my sake. Tall dream! My ... Read more

THE Governing Board of the University of Lagos Women Society School has suspended payment of third term fees by parents. In its place, the board introduced a monthly fee for e-learning. It also initiated a survey to ask parents if they wanted the online classes and comments about it. Contrary to an earlier letter by the school’s head teacher, Mrs. Abimbola Afolabi, the board noted in a ... Read more