Category: Eduction

  • Kwara pupils win presidential debate for third time

    Kwara pupils win presidential debate for third time

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has the celebrated the four public school pupils who won the President’s School Debate Championship on Thursday in Abuja, the capital city. The State was represented at the debate by 10-year-old Ajibulu Esther of Tanke LGEA School B. Ilorin South LGA; 12-year-old Akanbi Al-Amin of St.…

  • Odoh Responds to Removal as UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor

    Odoh Responds to Removal as UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor

    Professor Bernard Odoh, recently removed as Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has contested the legality of the decision, asserting that he cannot be dismissed via a press release. In an interview on AriseTV, Odoh stated that President Bola Tinubu was misinformed about the situation. He argued that his appointment followed due process and…

  • KWASU’s Osi, Ilesha campuses to begin academic sessions

    KWASU’s Osi, Ilesha campuses to begin academic sessions

    ▪︎ Osi begins six academic programmes in Jan 2025 Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Academic sessions are to begin at the Osi and Ilesha Baruba Campuses of the Kwara State University as the State Government ramps up massive infrastructural development on the campuses, officials said at the weekend. The completion of the two campuses is another…

  • UNILORIN VC lauds Nigerian Tribune on national development

    UNILORIN VC lauds Nigerian Tribune on national development

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin As the Nigerian Tribune newspaper marked the 75th anniversary of its establishment, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole (SAN), has lauded the glowing contributions of the frontline newspaper to national and human development. In a statement issued by the University Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr.…

  • Otti Defends Relocation of Abia State University Campus, Explains Challenges and Solutions

    Otti Defends Relocation of Abia State University Campus, Explains Challenges and Solutions

    Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has justified the decision to relocate the Umuahia campus of Abia State University to its main campus in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area. Speaking during his media chat titled “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians”, he emphasized that the move aims to foster greater academic unity and research opportunities…

  • CNG: Banks urged to assist Nigerians on conversion

    CNG: Banks urged to assist Nigerians on conversion

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Professor Shaykh Luqman Jimoh,has called on financial institutions and banks in the country to institute special funding to assist Nigerians in making conversion of their vehicles to either Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or electric easier and affordable. The Vice Chancellor made the…

  • Federal Government Schedules Talks with SSANU and NASU Amid Ongoing Strike

    Federal Government Schedules Talks with SSANU and NASU Amid Ongoing Strike

    The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (SSANU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (NASU) is set to meet with the Federal Government today (Thursday) at 11 a.m. to address the ongoing strike. SSANU Vice-President Abdussobur Salaam confirmed to PUNCH Online that the union received…

  • COREN Approves Reintroduction Of Post-Graduation IT In Varsities Ahead Of 32nd Assembly

    COREN Approves Reintroduction Of Post-Graduation IT In Varsities Ahead Of 32nd Assembly

    From Lateef Taiwo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering, COREN, in Nigeria has approved the resuscitation of the mandatory Supervised Industrial Training Scheme in Engineering, SITSIE, under a new name of Engineering Residency Programme, EREP, which engineering students must undergo for one year at the end of their programme. COREN President Prof. Sadiq Abubakar…

  • Kwara to hold 2024 common entrance exam Saturday

    Kwara to hold 2024 common entrance exam Saturday

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has fixed Saturday, 10th August, for the 2024 Common Entrance Examination into Junior Secondary Schools across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State. Accreditation, according to a statement by the Press Secretary,Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye, would commence by 8:00 am prompt in…

  • Nigeria’s Spending on Foreign Education Drops by 83% in Early 2024

    Nigeria’s Spending on Foreign Education Drops by 83% in Early 2024

    Nigerians allocated $38.17 million to foreign education expenses between January and March 2024, a significant drop from the $218.87 million spent in the same period last year, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletin. Despite this year-on-year decline, there was a 54% increase from the $24.82 million spent in Q4 2023. The…