Despite approval of new incentives to improve the conditions of service for teachers in the country, the choice of education-related courses in tertiary institutions is still abysmally low. Data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation...
New York City has announced its decision to include Diwali, the festival of lights, as an official public school holiday. The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams made this announcement on Tuesday. Adams noted that the decision was a significant step in response to the city’s recognition of the expanding South...
Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi, has said that she would not comment on the controversy trailing her viral video that has kept tongues wagging on social media platforms. In the viral video, the singer was heard singing in the Yoruba language. The award-winning singer was singing using the wor...
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello yesterday received a letter from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the establishment of a new university at Kabba. The governor received the provisional licence from Prof. Abubakar Rasheed who announced his resignation as the NUC Executive Secretary. The new...
Eighty-four of 481 beneficiaries of Senator Albert Bassey Scholarship Scheme have got N3.1 million for their second-semester tuition fees and stipend for 2021/2022 academic session. Head of the scholarship team, Dr Unyime Okon, said 70 per cent of the students are from Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy, an...
Covenant University has floored the University of Ibadan (UI), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and others as the best university in Nigeria. This is as it emerged as the 7th best university in Africa in Times Higher Education’s (THE) inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings for 2023. According to...
