The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has approved N130,000,000 as a zonal intervention fund for each polytechnic in its 2023 intervention line, geared towards reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. This was disclosed by the Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, Malam Buhari Mika’Ilu at the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop on the 2023 Zonal […]
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Exams can be daunting . The pressure to perform well and succeed can take a toll on even the most organised and disciplined individuals. However, with the right tools and mindset, you can navigate the examination period with ease. In this essay, we have compiled five essential tips that every college student needs to have
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disbursement of N320.35 billion as intervention funds for Nigeria public tertiary institutions for the 2023 intervention cycle. Out of the total sum, each public university will receive N1.15billion. Sonny Echono, executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), disclosed the approval during a workshop with leaders of beneficiary
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics( (ASUP) has warned state governments owing lecturers several months of salaries to pay up immediately or face industrial action. The President of the union, Anderson Ezeibe, at the 106th meeting of the National Executive Council held in Abuja on Wednesday, vowed to ensure that all members owed by the
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has kicked against the conversion of over twenty polytechnics and colleges of education to universities. According to a report, no fewer than 20 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities primarily by state governors, the Senate and the Federal Government. While reacting, education activists tagged the
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The Federal Government has directed polytechnics, monotechnics and other allied institutions to stop awarding degrees. The National Board for Technical Education conveyed the government’s decision to heads of the affected institutions in a circular marked TEB/PRO/E/12/Vol.11/132 dated December 1, 2022. Ngbede, in the circular, expressed the Federal Ministry of Education’s dismay at the increasing number
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Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) will soon be employed as assistant lecturers in polytechnics and monotechnics. The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) Executive Secretary, Idris Bugaje, disclosed this on Monday November 28, 2022. According to Bugaje, only degree holders are currently employed in polytechnics as assistant lecturers. Mr Bugaje lamented that HND holders
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Governor Samuel Ortom has endorsed the conversion of two colleges in the state to polytechnics. The governor, who signed the bills for the conversion, said on Wednesday June 17, 2020, that it was part of his commitment to reposition education in the state. Alfred Akawe Torkula College of Advanced and Professional Studies was converted to
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Many candidates registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, were shocked when they were given the choice to pick only one university of their choice, contrary to the traditional first and second choice options of universities and/or polytechnics. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, responsible for the UTME, in a new policy
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