Education
Don advocates literacy policy for Nigeriaes
A lecturer with Veritas University, Abuja, Prof Gabriel Egbe, has advocated the development of a national policy on literacy to provide minimum benchmark of literacy skills and competencies for Nigerians from primary school to university.
Egbe, who stated this in Abuja while delivering his inau [...]
Don advocates literacy policy for Nigeriaes
A lecturer with Veritas University, Abuja, Prof Gabriel Egbe, has advocated the development of a national policy on literacy to provide minimum benchmark of literacy skills and competencies for Nigerians from primary school to university.
Egbe, who stated this in Abuja while delivering his inau [...]
CPAN slams JAMB over 2019 UTME failures
Owners of Computer- Based Test, CBT, Centres across the country have decried the biometric and browser failures that marred the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
The Computer-Based Test Centres Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, CPAN, revealed last Thursday that JAM [...]
NUC approves PhD programmes for Veritas University
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted approval to Veritas University, Abuja to commence PhD programmes in Political Science and Economics.
Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Hyancinth Ichoku, who disclosed this in Abuja at a press briefing to mark the univer [...]
FG to crack down on substandard schools
The federal government has said it will partner with states and local governments to crack down on mushroom secondary schools and their owners.
Minster of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who stated this recently in Abuja, hinted that the closure of such schools is imminent in th [...]
Reps urge UniMaid to shelve fee hike
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday joined the Senate in asking the management of the University of Maiduguri, UniMaid, to stay action on the increment of its fees.
The legislators, in a motion under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, urged the university authorities to suspe [...]
UniAbuja shuts down illegal pre-degree programme
Authorities of the University of Abuja, UniAbuja, have shut down an illegal pre-degree programme in the campus and vowed to hand over operators of the illicit programme to anti-graft agencies.
The fake programme, which was purportedly run by a consultant and some staff accomplices under a fake [...]
TRCN explains support for teachers reality TV show
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has said its support for a recently-concluded teachers reality TV show was part of efforts to ensure that teachers are highly recognised in the country.
Speaking at an event to honour participants of the show, the Registrar of Teachers Registr [...]
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