UI, UNILAG, UNN lead the list of top ten universities in Nigeria

The latest ranking of Nigerian universities by Webometrics pitched the University of Ibadan, UI; University of Lagos, UNILAG; and University of Nigeria, UNN, as the best three universities in Nigeria. Webometrics is the largest academic ranking of higher education institutions that offers an independent, objective, free, open scientific exercise for providing reliable, multidimensional, updated and useful information about the performance of universities from all over the world The biannual ranking is based on web content...

NECO asks indebted states to pay over N3 billion owed council

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has lamented that states are   indebted to the council for Senior Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE) to the sum of  N3 billion at the end of 2022, and has asked the affected states to pay up the debt to enhance effective operations. Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, Registrar of the Council disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Jos on Friday  shortly after carrying out inspection of the ongoing NECO examination...

Price of Star, Life, other products by Nigerian Breweries to skyrocket

Starting from August 10, 2023, there will be an upswing in the price of some Nigerian Breweries’, NB, products. NB announced the upward price review of its products via a memo to customers by the company’s sales director, Ayo Lawal on Tuesday, August 1. Lawal explained that the review has become necessary because of “continued rising input cost and the need to mitigate the impact.” The NB is the producer of major alcoholic products like...

More Than 1.6 million children Are Out Of School In North East-UNICEF

The Chief of Field Office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Maiduguri Phuong Nguyen has raised the alarm that no fewer than 1.6 million children are out of school in the North East. Nguyen, who disclosed a Seminar Foundation Literacy and Numeracy in North-East held in Maiduguri on Wednesday, explained that UNICEF remains committed to accelerating education delivery in Nigeria. “At least 1.6 million children are out of school in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States. Of...

Nigerian poet, journalist, Nathaniel selected for prestigious Iowa writing Program

Nigerian poet, journalist, and spoken word artist,  Soonest Nathaniel has been selected to participate in the esteemed International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, United States. According to a report, Nathaniel is joining an exclusive group of authors that include several winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including Turkey’s Orhan Pamuk and China’s Mo Yan. These acclaimed authors started their journey towards global recognition at the IWP. Nathaniel, known for...

Foundation in Anambra plans to offer international scholarship to underprivileged student

The Chairman of Acobarry Foundation, Hon. Onyedika Chukwuma, has concluded plans to offer an international scholarship worth about N20 million to an underprivileged student of Ndiakwu Otolo, in Nnewi, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State, to proceed for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. In a letter addressed to the leadership of Ndiakwu community in May this year, signed by Mr. Onyedika Chukwuma the Chairman of Acobarry Foundation, he informed the community of his intentions...

Three Principals Suspended, Six Teachers Queried In Kano

The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa has announced the immediate suspension of three principals of public secondary schools for negligence of duty. The affected principals are G.G.S.S. Dawanau, G.G.S.S. Kwa, and G.A.S.S. Dawanau all in the state’s Dawakin Tofa local government area. The Commissioner announced the government decision shortly after visiting the schools between 9 am and 10 am on Friday, and the affected principals were not at their duty posts. The...

UNILAG increases school fees to over N100,000 due to ‘prevailing economic realities’

New and returning students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, will be paying over N100,000 as school fees effective the first semester of the 2023/24 session, The West African Pilot News has learned. The increment in fees was proposed on Thursday at a meeting between the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, and the representatives of the non-teaching unions of the institution comprising of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, National Association...

Soludo’s scholarship to Nkechinyere Umeh restricted to state-owned university

Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh with options restricted to state owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. Miss Nkechinyere Umeh from Anambra State is the highest 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), scorer with a cumulative mark of 360,after the Mmesoma Ejikeme forged result. Soludo in a statement issued by his chief Press secretary Mr. Christian Aburime said the governor has congratulated her for doing the state proud...

NECO releases common entrance results, 76 students get highest score of 203

The National Examinations Council has released the results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations, NCEE, with 76 students scoring 203. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, received the results from the Registrar of the NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, and gave a breakdown of the scores in Abuja on Wednesday. Adejo said a total of 69,829 students sat for the examination out of the 72,865 students that registered, adding that...

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