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Byline: Joseph Erunke, Abuja The federal government has approved N30 billion for the nation's 30 universities of agriculture to immediately commence mechanized farming. The announcement came with a directive for [...]

Byline: Abdulqudus Ogundapo The NUC official said the country has 275 public and private universities while only 500,000 or 700,000 out of two million admission seekers are offered admission yearly. [...]

Byline: Abiodun Egbetokun and Adedayo Olofinyehun Youth unemployment has been a problem in Nigeria (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-international-and-comparative-social-policy/article/challenge-of-youth-unemployment-in-nigeria/B0CB3AE1BA1D53EF08A59B4D820EAFDD) for decades. This is why policymakers are increasingly turning to entrepreneurship education as a solution. [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman The JAC of both unions said the strike action begins on Monday 28 October and continues indefinitely. The non-academic staff unions of Nigerian universities have declared an [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman The number of Nigerian universities in the top spot has decreased for the third consecutive year. For the second consecutive year, Covenant University, a private institution in [...]

Byline: Idowu Isamotu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that most Nigerian universities are on the verge of shutting down over 'unbearable cost of electricity', saying the [...]

In one of its usual ways of giving Nigerians the impression that the government was busy working for them or doing something for their collective interest, the federal government recently [...]

Pro-chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Professor Ayodeji Omole, has said Nigerian universities are already working in the shadows of death, narrating [...]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the governing councils for federal colleges of education in Kebbi, Ebonyi, Benue, Bauchi, Sokoto and Edo states. According to a statement by [...]

The president expects that the new members of the governing boards of these institutions will perform their functions effectively. PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS GOVERNING COUNCILS OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS President [...]

Byline: Mohammed Dahiru Aminu Modernising the curriculum is not just about keeping up with global trends but also about addressing the unique challenges faced by Nigeria and the broader African [...]

Byline: Zainab Adewale The JAMB chief disclosed that the Nigerian government had already granted waivers to about one million candidates allegedly illegally admitted by these institutions. The (https://www.jamb.gov.ng/) Joint Admissions [...]

Byline: Chidimma C. Okeke The federal government has denied reports that it is selling off public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, said there has [...]

Byline: Leadership News, Abdullahi Olesin, Anayo Onukwugha, Nnamdi Mbawike, Kamal Ibrahim, Longtong Yakubu, Samuel Abulude and Olamide Ojuokaiye Nigeria's universities are facing a major challenge in the form of high [...]

Byline: Steve Oko Says it's only in Nigeria professor earns N500,000, lawmaker N29 million The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of deliberately under-funding public [...]

Mr Maiyaki urged ASUU to trust the ability of the federal government and the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, to deliver on reconstituting governing councils. The National Universities Commission (NUC) [...]

Byline: Chinagorom Ugwu The vice-chancellor argued that university staff were being paid salaries not commensurate with the volume of their work in the institution. The Vice-Chancellor of the (https://www.unn.edu.ng/) University [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman and Zainab Adewale The situation almost degenerated into an open conflict at the University of Jos, where the Vice-Chancellor, Tanko Ishaya, a Professor, was spotted in a [...]

Byline: Chidimma C. Okeke The federal government has approved the establishment of two more private universities in Nigeria, bringing the total number to 149. With the approval, Nigeria now has [...]

Byline: Chidimma C. Okeke The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said due to the huge gap in demand and supply of university education in Nigeria, the Commission will continue to [...]

PULLMAN, Wash. -- The following information was released by Washington State University: By RJ Wolcott Vice President of International Programs Asif Chaudhry speaks during a visit to Nigeria in November [...]

Byline: Zakariyya Adaramola The federal lawmakers have increased the budget of the National Assembly budget from N197.93billion proposed for them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to N344.48bn. The approved budget [...]

Byline: Agency Report The Vice-Chancellors noted that there were still gaps in the cost-sharing ratio between the government and the individual student. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/635538-sexual-harassment-victims-in-nigerian-universities-are-being-blamed-cyberspace-study.html) Nigerian Universities [...]

Byline: Mojeed Alabi The minister spoke in Lagos on Thursday at the ministerial session of the 67th National Council on Education. Nigeria's Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has announced that [...]

Byline: Fidelis David in Akure Barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu cancelled the controversial deduction of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs) from federal universities across the [...]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and SLB, a global technology company, on Tuesday, in Lagos, unveiled the first three products of their joint program, the NCDMB-SLB Technology [...]

Byline: Joseph Erunke ...Says compliance to govt's order 'll cause increment, mass students' withdrawal Lecturers of the nation's colleges of education have asked the federal government to exclude the colleges [...]

Byline: Mojeed Alabi ASUU president, who described the new policy as the government's attempt to 'strangle the poor,' said there is no revenue generated by any university. Apart from the [...]

The President Tinubu-led government says the suspension of the kick-off of the operations of the new universities approved in the twilight of then President Buhari administration is due to funding [...]

Byline: Zainab Adewale The President also condemned the politics of having individuals indigenous to the communities where the universities are sited insisting on holding principal offices. President Bola Tinubu has [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman The number of Nigerian universities in the top 1500 also dropped from nine last year to seven this year. Only two Nigerian universities made the top 1,000 [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman The intervention of the NANS President, Mr Barambu, who met with the university leadership on Thursday has, however, led to a reduction in the fees for UNILAG [...]

2024 JAN 24 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Letter -- A new study on learning and teaching is now available. According to news reporting originating [...]

2023 NOV 8 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Letter -- Current study results on education have been published. According to news reporting originating from Ambrose [...]

Byline: Bakare Majeed The lawmakers say the increase in fees could cause disruptions for students who cannot afford them and that while many may be forced to defer their studies, [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman All academic institutions and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education are affected by the president's sweeping order. A Monday pronouncement by the (https://twitter.com/officialABAT) Nigerian President, Bola [...]

Byline: Bakare Majeed Rep says Nigerian universities must give the returnees the opportunity to continue their education in Nigeria Nigerian tertiary institutions have been urged to absorb students who returned [...]

Byline: Mojeed Alabi This is as JAMB has once again remitted the sum of N2 billion into the coffers of the Nigerian government, saying it is the interim surplus for [...]

Byline: Mariam Ileyemi Mr Osinbajo urged the universities to 'embark on aggressive marketing to meet their needs rather than blaming the government for all their inadequacies.' Nigeria's Vice President, (https://www.yemiosinbajo.ng/) [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman Monday's approval has put the number of private universities in Nigeria to 148. Suggested Pictures: NUC The Nigerian government has approved the establishment of 37 new private [...]

Byline: Kuni Tyessi Abuja -- The federal government has approved the 2023 disbursement guidelines in the total sum of N320,345,040,835 as intervention to public tertiary institutions across the the country. [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman Nigerian tertiary institutions had earlier been directed by the Federal Ministry of Education to suspend academic activities until 14th March. Following the extension by one week the [...]

Byline: Bakare Majeed Mr Tinubu said young people are angry because of the lack of jobs, poor development, and frequent shutdown of tertiary institutions in the country. The presidential candidate [...]

ABUJA, February 9, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Nigerian authorities on Thursday ordered the closure of all universities by Feb. 22 ahead of the country's forthcoming general elections starting Feb. [...]

The authorities should impose minimum standards For a nation of more than 200 million people, 111 private universities cannot be considered too many, especially given that there are only 105 [...]

Byline: Femi Bolaji, Jalingo Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has vowed to end incessant strikes in Universities if given the chance to rule the country come [...]

Byline: Miftaudeen Raji Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to address the impediments of funding of the Nigerian universities if elected president in 2023. [...]

Byline: Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo Umuahia -- Renowned banker and economist Mr Alex Otti has decried the standard of academic content and training students are exposed to in the Nigerian university system, [...]

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