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See complete rankings: Ghana ranks last while Asia tops biggest global school rankings

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Thursday, May 14th, 2015

The biggest ever global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom. Singapore heads the table, followed by Hong Kong, with Ghana at the bottom. The UK is in 20th place, among higher achieving European countries, with the US in 28th. The OECD economic […]

Don’t seek admission in Houdegbe University, Cotonou, NUC warns students

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday cautioned Nigerian students against seeking admission in Houdegbe North American University, Cotonou, Benin Republic (HNAUB). The NUC Deputy Director of Press, Malam Ibrahim Yakassai, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, the commission has a lot of […]

Re-engineetring Nigeria’s Education Sector -(I) – By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Education, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists Monday, May 11th, 2015

By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | May 11, 2015 – Public response to and interest in my recent article titled “On President Buhari and Corruption in Nigeria’s Education Sector,” (and other similar titles) compelled me to engage in this essay on the education sector in Nigeria, which I have decided to […]

20 ways candidates cheat during exams

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Sunday, May 10th, 2015

A candidate’s thighs with inscriptions As senior secondary school pupils take their final examinations, TOBI AWORINDE writes about some of the ways candidates cheat during examinations On January 4, 2014, 15 persons returned certificates issued to them by the West African Examination Council. During their individual exams, which spanned from 1983 to 2010, the 15 […]

FG approves two new universities

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Saturday, April 4th, 2015

By Dele Sobowale THE Vice-Chancellor, Samuel Adegboyega University, Edo State, Professor Benard Aigbokhan, has said the university is not listed for de-accreditation by the National Universities Commission.” PUNCH, March 7, 2015, p 9. “CAVEAT EMPTOR” (BUYER BEWARE). First of all, a correction is necessary. Samuel Adegboyega University was last week listed among universities in Ogun […]

Education Sector in 2014: Dons score govt below average

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Friday, January 9th, 2015

Like any other year, the year 2014 would have started on a promising note for the education sector but for the almost half the year ASUU strike in 2013 occasioned by the Federal Government’s insensitivity to the sector at tertiary level. This, set the tone for the sector in 2014. Former Executive Secretary, National Universities […]

Shocker: Nigerian University where students defecate in the open

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Saturday, December 27th, 2014

Dr Ugoji Ebujo Widespread anomie prevalent in Nigeria, occasioned by a virtual dilapidation of the societal ethical and moral framework, has literally squelched any social appetite for comparative sociological analysis of any segment of the Nigerian society and a corresponding segment of any foreign country even if that country is Somalia . Any such study […]

Use available funds more effectively, Jonathan tells universities

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Sunday, December 14th, 2014

FROM CLEMENT ADEYI, OSOGBO President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerian university authorities to collaborate with the government in the efforts to proffer lasting solutions to the poor funding of the education sector, particularly the tertiary institutions. The president stated this at the weekend in an address during the 40th convocation of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, […]

Ebola scare: Sept 22 resumption date not in children’s interest — Parents, teachers

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Thursday, September 11th, 2014

BY AMAKA ABAYOMI, LAJU ARENYEKA, TARE YOUDEOWEI & PAUL IKUFORIJI Since the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, came into Nigeria, it has had an adverse effect on every sector in the nation. This is not just a health issue; its effects on business, transportation, religion and even education are unfathomable. Ebola’s fingerprints, especially on education, can […]

EBOLA: FG to review resumption date for pry/sec schools

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Monday, September 8th, 2014

Ben Agande, Abuja.The Federal government has decided that the earlier extension of resumption date for primary and secondary schools to the 13th October be reviewed to the middle of September.Addressing state House correspondents after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said the decision to review the extension of resumption […]