EDUCATION

Schools remain close in Southern Kaduna until security improves- Govt

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The Kaduna State government has disclosed that the closure of some schools in southern Kaduna will continue until the security situation improves. The Commissioner for Education and Technology, Prof. Andrew Nok, his counterpart in the Health Ministry, Dr. Paul Manyan Dogo and the governor’s

EDUCATION

NANS rejects fee increase by universities

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2017

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will resist plans by some tertiary institutions to increase tuition fees, its President, Mr Chinonso Obasi has said. Obasi, in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja, said that NANS had received the report that no fewer than 38 tertiary institutions had concluded plans to jack up […]

EDUCATION

38 Nigerian Universities increase tuition fees – ASUU

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

No fewer than 38 universities across the country have increased their tuition fees as a result of poor funding by the Federal and State governments. The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan Chapter, Dr Deji Omole, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on […]

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Usman Danfodio University dismisses lecturer for altering results

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, said it had dismissed a lecturer (names withheld), for altering students’ results. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Saturday, but declined to mention the affected lecturer’s full details. Zuru said “that management of the university took that drastic action to […]

EDUCATION

TETFund awards N720m contract to renovate Jos varsity burnt library

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund has awarded a contract of N720 million to renovate the burnt library complex of University of Jos. Prof. Sebastian Maimako, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, disclosed this on Friday while briefing newsmen on his achievements and challenges after one year in office. The News Agency of […]

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JAMB trails cyber cafe operators, others over fraud

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is on the trail of cyber cafe operators and others who are bent on compromising the integrity of its examination. “We will not stop war against these fraudsters until we achieve victory. We will stop at nothing to ensure this ugly trend is arrested,” the board’s spokesman, Dr. Fabian […]