Education

Abass Olajire, a professor of industrial and environmental chemistry at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo state, is dead. He is said to have collapsed on Friday, while observing Juma’at prayer at the Ansarul Deen mosque in Ogbomoso. Lekan Fadeyi, LAUTECH spokesman, told TheCable on telephone that Olajire was confirmed dead at the university’s teaching hospital in Ogbomoso, adding that his death came as a shock to the university community. “The university management is devastated at the sudden death of professor Olajire. Acting vice-chancellor, professor Mojeed Liasu, who became perplexed at the receipt of the sad news,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions. It has, therefore, given the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission. Nine things you need to Know About e-Naira Police rescue 8 people kidnapped in Zamfara The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy meeting on Tuesday which was held virtually and chaired by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, while disclosing the decision of the stakeholders, said the University of Maiduguri proposed 150, Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto proposed…

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to make a key announcement on the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme on Tuesday. The programme aims to place 20,000 skilled young Nigerian graduates (under the age of 30) into jobs in private and public sector organizations around the country. The jobs will last for 12 months, will be fully-paid, and will seek to help prepare qualifying recent graduates for their future careers and work environments. This is according to presidential spokesperson, Tolu Ogunlesi. According to Mr Ogunlesi, the goals of the program include “improving employability, building useful career and leadership skills in young graduates, and…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for the second term of five years. The President also approved the reappointment of Prof Abubakar Rasheed as Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, for another five years and Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, for a second term of four years. Director, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, in a statement on Friday, said the appointments were based on the recommendation of Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.…

"Lecturers are giving students scripts to write exams at homes, hotels and relaxation places" - UNICAL The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has stated that some lecturers have resorted to giving students scripts to write exams at homes, hotels and relaxation places. In a memorandum dated Tuesday, August 10, 2021 and signed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Professor Michael Peter Okom, the managament lamented over what it described as “obnoxious and abhorrable” acts of sorting, extortions and sexual harassments going on in the institution. "It has come to the knowledge of Management that some teaching staff have revived the…

Social crusader and President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has condemned the brutalization of a student of Edo college by some senior students of the elite Edo College, Benin City. Eholor who is popularly known as Ultimate Equals told THE WHISPERER on Monday, that the NGO would do a massive campaign across the 36 states of the federation and other African countries to curb the menace of cultism, examination malpractice and other social vices among secondary school students. He said the NGO was ready to help government at all levels to promote morality and sanity to public…

Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation  Announces  Scholarship for 50 Students to Study Medicine in Venezuela Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation in Collaboration with Venezuelan Embassy in Abuja is pleased to announce the 2021 Schoolarship program for undergraduates who have passion and ability to study medicine and surgery. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION: The Foundation has strictly chosen the top ranking  and prestigious university in Venezuela called Latinoamerican Medicine School - Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina ( ELAM) for the selected students . The length of study is six years FUNDING INFORMATION : The Foundation will provide full financial support which includes  tuition,  accommodation , feeding and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military, police and intelligence agencies to ensure the safe and early release of all kidnapped victims. President Buhari, in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, expressed concern over attacks on Kaduna and Niger States, largely targeted at students. The President, who noted the ongoing deployment of additional security personnel to all troubled areas, urged security outfits to “act swiftly” to rescue all school boys and girls in the affected states and ensure safe return. President Buhari said the disturbing incidents of kidnapping students, mostly in Northern states, was already threatening to…