Politics & Policy
Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, a federal lawmaker, has emphasised the importance of passing the pending bill regarding the validity of the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has proposed
Education in Nigeria suffers from some known perennial issues. Successive governments have attempted to deal with some of them with various ranges of success
On Monday, the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, issued a statement announcing the dissolution of the governing boards of all federal universities, polytechnics, and
Seven days ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) bill offering students who are struggling financially
Nigeria has taken a bold step in education reform with President Tinubu’s signature on the student loan bill. President Bola Tinubu has signed the
It was in the year 1993 that Nigeria would have a taste of a general election that is unique in many ways. One, for
Today is Nigeria’s Democracy Day – 30 years after the annulment of Nigeria’s presidential election with the largest voters turnout of 14 million. It
Nigeria’s over 200 million strong population comprises about 43 per cent of children between 0-14 years, 19 per cent between 15-24 years and about
On May 29, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office following his emergence as winner of the February 25 presidential election. In his
The Nigeria Labour Congess (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike which will begin next Wednesday,June 7,2023. This comes amid fuel shortages across the country
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) leaves Aso Rock, the presidential villa today and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, becomes the next tenant from May 29, 2023,
In what looks like a shocking revelation,the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, said he knew nothing about the education sector when
One of the qualities of great leaders, particularly elected ones, is the ability to spot and pick the right talent to help them fulfill
Last Monday, the Federal Executive Council approved the establishment of 36 private universities bringing the number of private universities to 147. One of them
Close to five million Nigerians have participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. As of 2019, about 4.70 million Nigerians had already
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Last week, social media sites were awash with commentaries regarding the registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye’s claims
In Nigeria, a master’s degree after your bachelor’s degree is required to be admitted into a doctor of philosophy (PhD) programme. In fact, a
Founded 75 years ago as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London, the University of Ibadan is Nigeria’s first
