Students drawn from various faculties of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, on Thursday, stormed the National Assembly, demanding that the federal government should takeover the funding and administration of the institution. The students also decried the
EDUCATION
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has provided a list of all illegal universities operating in Nigeria. NUC warned parents, guardians and students to be aware of the universities it listed who are awarding illegal degrees to unsuspecting students. NUC warned that the universities were not approved and their certificates are as a result declared fake. […]
A Careers Consultant on Skills Development Sam Abayomi Soyombo has recommended way forward for Nigeria to revamp it’s educational system. The Scotland based Nigerian said for Nigeria to improve the obvious index of multiple deprivation in our education system was to adapt our tiered education system to cater for range of learning abilities. Soyombo in […]
The University of Ilorin had the highest number of admission applications for any university in Nigeria between 2012 and 2016, admission statistics from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board show. The figures obtained by PREMIUM TIMES reveal the 10 most sought-after universities in Nigeria in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. It contains no details for […]
The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested four suspects for operating illegal `rogue websites` to defraud unsuspecting West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, candidates across the country. The suspects are: Chijioke Modestus; Samuel Onwurah, 20; Patrick Nwodo, 30; and Okon Joseph. The Nigeria police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, told journalists in
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, in his office in Abuja. The visit was his determined effort of enhancing the capacity of the Nigerian Army and as a follow up to the recommendations of […]









