The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have taken a bold step by directing their members to embark on a seven-day warning strike starting from today, Monday, March 18, 2024. The decision […]
Education
The much-anticipated Nigerian Students Loan Scheme, scheduled to be launched by the Federal Government, has been postponed indefinitely, as confirmed by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, in an interview with Arise News on Tuesday. Originally set to kick off on Thursday, the loan scheme […]
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasized the transition from certificates to skill acquisition worldwide. He advised the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the administrator of the student loan initiative programme under the current administration, to broaden its scope to accommodate Nigerians […]
To bolster Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives, Nigeria announced its plans to host a workshop during the 17th Edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV). The Federal Government (FG) aims to enhance the effective design and implementation of DPI, calling upon interested researchers to […]
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) recently recognized outstanding Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices (IPTTO) in Nigeria with awards, aiming to propel the country’s economic advancement. Mrs. Idoreyin Imiyoho, the acting Director General of NOTAP, emphasized that the establishment of IPTTOs across Nigerian knowledge institutions resulted […]
At the heart of breaking stereotypes and challenging the notion that age is a limiting factor, Mr. Sobowale Babatunde has emerged triumphant as the top graduate of the 2021/2022 academic session at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos. At 61 years old, Mr. Sobowale defies expectations […]
Nigerians continue to showcase their intelligence on the global stage, making significant strides across diverse academic fields. A recent standout example is Abdulrasaq Olatunde Ogunyale, affectionately known as Tunde Ogunyale, who achieved an outstanding accomplishment during the graduation ceremonies at the University of Queensland. Situated in Australia and consistently ranked […]
In celebration of academic achievement and determination, the CMS Girls’ Old Students Association Class of ’85 recently organized a Scholarship and Awards Ceremony at the school premises in Akoka. The event brought together the school’s principal, vice principal, staff members, parents of awardees, distinguished guests, members of the Class of […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE has presented laptops to top ten learners of the cohort 2 NITDA-COURSERA Training Programme who were the first to successfully complete their professional certification. The DG made the presentation during the November edition of the NITDA-COURSERA […]
In a devastating incident that occurred on Wednesday, two final year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo state, lost their lives in a fatal accident in Osun state. The accident took place at the Ojutu area of Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state, […]