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President Bola Tinubu has signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environment and Technology (FUET) in Ogoni, Rivers State, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to environmental justice, education, and sustainable development. The signing ceremony, held at the State House in Abuja on Monday, was attended by key government…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended admissions into the Law Faculty of Fountain University, Osogbo, for the 2025/2026 academic session. This decision follows an additional directive from the Council of Legal Education (CLE), bringing the total number of affected universities to nine. Previously, JAMB had announced that…
Governor Dauda Lawal Inaugurates Governing Councils for Zamfara Tertiary Institutions Gusau, Zamfara State – In a major step toward revitalizing the education sector, Governor Dauda Lawal has inaugurated the governing councils and boards for six Zamfara state-owned tertiary institutions. The inauguration ceremony, held at the Government House in Gusau, marks…
Twenty-seven Nigerian youths have been selected to undergo specialized training in electrical engineering in Poland and Germany under the Nigerian Youth Skills Empowerment (NYSE II) programme. The initiative, a collaboration between the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and ERYK Group, a Polish technical service provider, aims to equip National…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigerian Education Data Initiative (NEDI) implementation committee to establish a centralized databank aimed at transforming the country’s education sector into a global model of excellence. At the launch in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, highlighted the absence of a unified data…
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has granted automatic employment to 16 nursing graduates evacuated from Sudan International University in 2023 due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The move highlights the governor’s commitment to prioritizing education and empowering young professionals in the state. According to a statement by the…
Northwest Nigeria is grappling with an alarming education crisis, as UNICEF reports that Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states account for 16% of the nation’s 10.2 million out-of-school children at the primary level. This troubling statistic was revealed by Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano,…
In a bid to provide capacity building and linkages that set to put the confluence town of Nigeria, Lokoja on the global education ranking amongst its peers, Comrade Yusuf Albdulazeez has been appointed as the Centre Manager for the newly established Environmental Resource Information Centre of the School of Environmental…
The Association Of Nigeria Youths under the eagies of Unemployed Youths Association Of Nigeria, UYAN has felicitated with their Benefactor and mentor, Sir Engr Dr (Okenze) Nnamdi Uzochukwu Oparaji for obtaining PhD qualification from the University of Enugu State university of science and technology(ESUT) in the field of engineering management.…
The African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU), Abuja, in collaboration with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has holds a three-day international conference focused on advancing science, artificial intelligence, and climate change solutions in Africa. The event, themed “Open Science, Open Knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, and Climate Change in Africa” took place…
