From Our Correspondent in Ilorin The management of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin says it is exploring alternative sources of power to reduce the rising cost of energy bills. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Noah Yusuf, announced this at a press briefing, on Thursday, in Ilorin. Yusuf held the press briefing to mark his third anniversary in office as […]
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has appealed to Federal Government to consider the plight of the poor and rescind the decision to hike university school fees. The association made the appeal after its 52nd National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Wudil, Kano state. The NewsZenith reports that NAAT held the meeting at […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Akure The library of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has begun pilot test run of software, TouchNut, developed by a student for access control. This is after the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Adenike Oladiji, granted approval for the use of the software called TouchNut. Mr Adegbenro Adebanjo, the spokesman of the institution […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has stressed the need to build bridges across African nations to change the narrative of higher education through a bottom-up approach. Oloyede gave the advice in a presentation at the ongoing 22nd Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja Associate Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, USA, Aisha Gombe says she is proudly a product of Nigerian education system and ready to give back to her home country. Gombe made the pledge when she visited Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, on Wednesday, […]
The Association of African Universities (AAU) has just honoured Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola of Nigeria as a Goodwill Ambassador of Higher Education in Africa. Okebukola received the award during the opening of the 22nd Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP). The NewsZenith reports that the five-day biennial conference is an […]
The management of Innoson Automobile Motors, says the N3 million scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme will stand if found to be innocent of UTME result manipulation. Mr Cornel Osigwe, Head of Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, announced the company’s stand on Monday in Onitsha. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had accused Ejikeme […]
The Anambra Government has set up a panel of inquiry into the controversy trailing the highest scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the Commissioner for Education, announced the setting up of the panel in a statement in Awka on Monday. Chuma-Udeh stated that the government has set up a […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Abubakar (APC-Kano), has donated laptop and desktop computers and other educational materials to 4,274 secondary school students in his constituency. The NewsZenith reports that Abubakar, representing Bichi Federal Constituency of Kano State, presented the items to the beneficiaries on Wednesday in Bichi. He said that the gesture […]
The Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has established 147 basic and post-basic schools in 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Chairperson, Education Committee of FOMWAN, Dr Lateefa Durosinmi announced this at the inauguration of its 2023 Annual Education Summit on Thursday in Bauchi. The NewsZenith reports that the theme of […]