Education
Sheikh Zakzaky receives honorary doctorate from University of Tehran
The University of Tehran on Saturday bestowed an honorary doctorate upon Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, a prominent Shia Muslim cleric from...
NUC disowns NBTE’s top-up degree, insists HND not equal to university degree
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has disowned the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) top-up programme claiming to bridge the...
Namadi tasks new Jigawa teachers
The newly recruited 1,000 graduate teachers under the J-Teach programme in Jigawa State have been told to work hard as...
Niger COE upgraded to University of Education
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded the Niger State College of Education (COE) to the Niger State University of...
Pakistan shuts 56,000 schools over eye infection
Tens of thousands of schools in Pakistan’s most populous province were closed on Thursday after a viral eye infection affected...
WAEC to introduce CBT for WASSCE — Official
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of...
Bugaje to FG: Scrap HND programmes now
Prof. Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has urged the Federal Government to scrap the...
Nigeria requires 900,000 classes for out-of-school children – UBEC
Nigeria needs additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms to absorb the growing number of out-of-school children. The Executive Secretary, Universal...
UniAbuja, Ambrose Alli, Modibbo Adama lose engineering accreditation— COREN
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has listed the University of Abuja, Modibbo Adama University in...
FG to increase education budget to 25%- Minister
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to improve budgetary allocation for...