The Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunmodede, has urged the Federal Government to include the private universities as beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund particularly for training, library development and attendance of conferences and workshops. Ogunmodede stated that the intervention highly beneficial to the Nigerians students. The don stated...
The immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, has said that free university education is not sustainable as the introduction of tuition fees in federal universities would go a long way in resolving diverse problems. Daramola, who identified poor funding as a major challenge facing the Nigerian university system...
The Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) has disclosed plans to train thousands of librarians on effective electronic resource sharing and networking in libraries. The Registrar, Professor Michael Afolabi said electronic resource sharing involved a mutual agreement between libraries to exchange resources with each library giving its own materials to other participating libraries and also...
Nigerian Doctor based in the United States of America, Dr Chibawanye Ene has won the 2019 Ronald L. Bittner Award on Brain Tumor Research. A statement from the Clinical Department, Applied Radiation Oncology U.S., said Ene received the award at the 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting held from April 13...
The Minister for Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has lauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for ensuring optimum service delivery in its operations. The minister said this on Saturday while unveiling the remodeled JAMB Headquarters Complex in Bwari Abuja. Adamu, represented by Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, National University Commission (NUC) said that the...
Students of Federal University of Technology (FUTA) have distinguished themselves as the institution emerged best in the second edition of National Statistics Competition held in Kwali, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The competition, organised by Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA) had 42 final year students from 21 tertiary institutions in attendance. The competition, which started on May...
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has emphasized the need for the Federal Government to deliberately create policies that will change the orientation of students towards technology driven courses. Dr Musiliu Agoro, NSE Chairman in Lagos State, stated this at a practical robotics training for secondary school students on Sunday in Lagos. According to Agoro,...
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Former Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Olufemi Bamiro has emphasized the need for quality interaction between Nigerian Universities and the private sector
Teenage pregnancy is one of the major impediments to the educational success of girls in sub-Saharan Africa because in many cases the birth of a baby marks the end of schooling for the teen mother.