Education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed 15th January to 26th February, 2024, for the sale of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application document. The Board also fixed 7th March, 2024, for the…

Across all tertiary institutions in the country, the Federal Government has approved the payment of a newly approved percentage increment in salaries for academics and non-academics. The percentage increment for junior staff of tertiary…

There seems to be progress in ending the face-off between the management and students of the University of Lagos over the hike in their school and hostel fees. The university management, on Friday, shifted ground and agreed to a downward…

A late Friday statement from the institution hinged the move on what it described as the “prevailing economic realities”. “After careful deliberations with its stakeholders (students, parents/guardians, staff unions, alumni among…

The Federal Government has increased school fees for Federal Government Colleges (FGCs), otherwise known as Federal Unity Colleges, from ₦45,000 to ₦100,000. This was contained in a directive from the Office of the Director of the Senior…

The Federal and State Governments in the country have been put on notice to either stop the increase in tuition fees in all tertiary institutions across the country. Otherwise, they will face the hardest-ever student uprising. The…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike, The union has not yet made an official announcement. However, we learned that the decision was reached at the end of a meeting of the National Executive…

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria has dropped from an estimated 13 million to 6.9 million. Adamu disclosed this on Thursday, while featuring in the State House Ministerial…

Private schools in Rwanda are on the verge of closing down due to low patronage. According to report says desperate proprietors who face closure of their institutions are now asking the government to sponsor students in private schools at…

The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the State beginning from Monday, November 2, 2020. Those in boarding schools are to resume on Sunday, November 1.…