EDUCATION

Implement 62nd NCE decision on inclusive and equitable quality education-TETfund urges institutions

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

Universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have been urged to implement the decision of the 62nd National Council on Education (NCE) on inclusive and equitable quality education. The executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, made

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Ghanaian delegation in Nigeria to understudy NUC

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

A delegation from the Ghanaian Ministry of Education, led by Professor J. S. Djongmah, in charge of the country’s National Accreditation Board and National Tertiary Education Agency, was in Nigeria to understudy the workings of the National Universities Commission. The delegation, according to the weekly bulletin of the NUC, was received by the executive secretary […]

EDUCATION

WAEC to hold summit on exam malpractices

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it had concluded plans to host international summit on malpractices in the sub-region. The registrar of the council, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, noted that intense competition for access to education leads to widespread cheating […]

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Niger, Benue Reach Semi-Finals In 2017 Cowbellpedia Maths Quiz Show

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The semi-final tickets of the on-going 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, literarily became a rivers confluence as representatives of Niger and Benue States picked two slots last weekend. In the fifth preliminary stage contest, Godwin Terzulum of Government Science and

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Landmark University gets new VC, registrar

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Board of Regents of Landmark University, Omu Aran, has appointed Prof. Adeniyi Olayanju as the substantive vice-chancellor of the institution. He is the third vice-chancellor of the six-year-old tertiary institution, which was established on March 21, 2011. Olayanju’s appointment was contained in a statement released by the institution’s Corporate Affairs Unit and made

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Two students of Obafemi Awolowo University in bloody fight over N3.8m union funds

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union Vice President, Jacob Tosin, popularly called Emerald, and the Director of Socials, Adedayo Afolabi, also known as Lamba, engaged in fisticuff on Tuesday, at an executive meeting that held at the office of the President of the Union, Oyekan Ibukun. Investigation revealed that the fight is connected to the […]