The Senate has shelved a bill seeking to relocate the Federal Polytechnic in Nasarawa State to Nasarawa Eggon after Senate President Godswill Akpabio advised its sponsor to seek the establishment of a new institution instead. The bill, sponsored by Senator Envulu-Anza Danladi, who represents Nasarawa No...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has raised concerns over rising manpower requests by federal universities, warning that recruitment decisions are placing additional financial burdens on the Federal Government’s personnel budget. This is just as the Ministry of Education, in a statement by it...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof Nana Amfo, has urged universities to rethink their assessment methods as artificial intelligence makes it increasingly easy for students to generate essays and answers without necessarily demonstrating genuine understanding. Amfo said universities nee...
No fewer than 83 students of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, will graduate with first-class honours among the 1,043 students expected to receive degrees at the institution’s convocation on Friday. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Olasebikan Fakolujo, disclosed this...
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has recalled sharing a bunk bed with Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, during their boarding school days 49 years ago. Otedola disclosed this in a post on his X account on Monday, following a dinner he hosted in honour of Hamzat, the All Progressives Congr...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned universities and other tertiary institutions against issuing admission letters to candidates, stressing that the responsibility lies solely with the Board. JAMB Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, gave the warning when he received a delegation...
