EDUCATION

Breaking: Federal Government Colleges to reopen Oct. 12

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2020

Federal Government Colleges have been given the nod to reopen. This followed the further easing of the lockdown imposed on the country following the spread of the Coronavirus Disease to the country. Schools were ordered shut by the Federal Government in March in the bid to curtail the spread of

EDUCATION

Over unionisation killing Nigerian varsities – VC, Federal University, Oye

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2020

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti(FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Soremekun, has said the Nigerian university system has been over unionized with the activities of the academic and non-academic bodies causing persistent confrontations between management and workers. Soremekun said these conflicts of interests are having adverse effects on the operations of the

EDUCATION

SUBEB, OOUTH Board Appointed By Ogun Governor

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA Prince Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State has appointed chairman and members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor also named chairman and members of the board of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu. The statement […]

EDUCATION

TETFund inaugurates standing committee for research and development

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2020

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Thursday inaugurated its Standing Committee on Research and Development at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The event was chaired by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba. The committee members – drawn from a pool […]

EDUCATION

NOUN shut students out of exams at Abuja Study Centre

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2020

Confusion rented the air Wednesday morning at the Wuse 2 centre of the National Open University (NOUN), when students were denied the opportunity of sitting for the examinations as scheduled. Witnesses stated that officials of the university at the centre shut students out of the exam halls due to unknown reasons, despite their fufilment of […]

EDUCATION

Resumption of tertiary institutions: NUC to visit universities

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2020

National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered schools to conclude arrangements for reopening. This followed federal government’s approval for resumption. NUC directed Vice Chancellors to ensure that resumption plans are in sync with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines. The memo was signed by Chris Maiyaki, a Director in NUC Executive Secretary’s