Education

The highly anticipated commissioning of the Ofali Agwu Smart School in Amaekpu Ohafia, Ohafia Local Government Area, the first fully digitalised smart school in Abia State, is scheduled for Wednesday, 27th November, 2024. This groundbreaking project, facilitated by Hon. Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Member of the House of Representatives for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, marks a major milestone in the state’s drive towards technology-driven education. The event, open to the public, will be held at Ofali Agwu Secondary School, Amaekpu Ohafia, starting at 1:00 PM. The Special Guest of Honour for the occasion is His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, Governor…

Only 44 out of the 264 Nigerian universities were featured in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The rankings evaluate universities using a variety of indicators, including academic staff, student-to-staff ratio, international students, and gender ratio. These metrics help determine the quality of teaching and the broader impact of these institutions. Among Nigerian universities, Covenant University (CU) secured the top position nationally for the second consecutive year. However, its global standing fell from the 601–800 range in 2023 to the 801–1000 range in 2025. Similarly, the University of Ibadan (UI) dropped from second in Nigeria in 2024…

Times Higher Education, the topmost global university ranking body, assesses institutions by identifying and celebrating universities that excel across multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UNIVERSITY of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has emerged first in universities with the best teaching quality in Africa, based on the teaching quality index from Times Higher Education. Times Higher Education, the topmost global university ranking body, assesses institutions by identifying and celebrating universities that excel across multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The ranking reflects the universities' ability to provide a high-quality educational experience that equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to…

Three candidates scored 367 during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and by that emerged as the highest scorers for the examination. This was revealed at the ongoing 2024 policy meeting by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday in Abuja. They are Olowu Joseph from Ondo State, Alayande David from Oyo State, and Orukpe Joel from Edo State, Punch reported. In 2023, Umeh Nkechinyere emerged as the highest scorer with a 360 aggregate score. JAMB earlier noted that it won’t announce the 2024 highest scorer to avoid a repeat of the “Mmesoma matter. Recall that Ejikeme Mmesoma, a…

THE staff of University of Cross River State, Unicross, on Wednesday trooped out to jubilate the sack of the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Augustine Angba The workers under the auspices of three unions: Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, were jubilant that the Professor Amgba was suspended by the Governing Council of the University. According to Vanguard, the spokesman for the Joint Action Committee, JAC, the umbrella body for the workers in the University, James Igrison said the workers are grateful…

The Borno State Government under Prof Babagana Zulum, pays primary school teachers in the southern part of the state a paltry N7500 and headmasters N10,000 as monthly salary. Southern Borno comprises eight Local Governments Areas which are; Askira-Uba, Biu, Chibok, Damboa, Gwoza, Hawul, Kwaya-Kusar and Shani. Minority ribes, other than Kanuri speaking also live in the south of the state.   Some primary school teachers in Chibok, Askira-Uba, Gwoza and Kwaya-Kusar told SaharaReporters how they were forced to survive on a paltry sum of N7500 to N15000 as monthly pay cheque.   "I'm earning N10,000 as a headmaster of over…