The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) alongside the Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on its members nationwide to embark on a warning strike as from Monday, March 18, 2024. This is according to a circular issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has solicited for improved funding of tertiary institutions in his state, especially the new Kogi State University, Kabba. Ododo made the call on Thursday, March 14, 2024, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Architect Sonny Echono...
Executive Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approached the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to support his quest to upgrade three Colleges of Education in the state to universities of Education. AbdulRazaq disclosed this on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, during a visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, in...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has clarified that the Student Loan program was being expanded to cover non-formal schools, hence the delay in its take-off. Echono disclosed this on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, while fielding questions from journalists at TETFund Headquarters in Abuja. TheFact...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned parents against enrolling minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. TheFact Daily recalls that one Mrs. Ifeanyi Eke had filed an N100 million...
In line with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund's (TETFund) commitment to deepen its content-based interventions and facilitate the institutionalisation of Research and Development in the country, it has inaugurated three ad-hoc committees to achieve its aim. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday, March 11, 2024, at TETFund Headquarters, Abuja. The...
...Calls On Authorities To Secure Schools Across Nigeria The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed displeasure over the abduction of school children from Kuriga community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate in a statement issued on Thursday, March 7, 2024, said the...
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has reaffirmed the importance of research and education in driving sustainable development and highlighted the need for African nations to address challenges in their educational systems. Mamman disclosed this on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, while speaking at this year's 2024 West and Central African...
Over 260,000 candidates have sat for this year's Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across 793 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in the country. Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Thursday, March 7, 2023, after monitoring the mock exam in some of the centres in Abuja. Oloyede, who...
Tertiary Institution admission seekers across the country are sitting for the 2024 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) today March 7, 2024. Spokesperson of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr. Fabian Benjamin had earlier announced it in a statement on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Benjamin informed that all candidates...