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The Delta State High Court in Warri on Friday granted an interim injunction as well as restrained the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, from taking further action on and/or giving effect to the directives contained in its circular of October 16, 2024, titled “Admission of Candidates With Minimum Admissible Age of 16 Years,” pending the...

Owners of private schools in Enugu State have accused the government of placing a heavy taxation burden on them.They alleged that the government was shutting down schools that cannot afford the high taxes which range between N450,000 to N2.2 million depending on the size of the school.Addressing a press conference at the weekend, the pioneer chairman...

The Executives and Congress of the Federal University of Education, COEASU FUE, Kano, have registered complaints against a splinter group from among members who created a parallel Academic Staff Union without recourse to the transition period the Institution is going through.The Chairman of the Federal University of Education Union, Kano, Dr Ado...

The Governing Council of Abia State University, Uturu, has directed the management, parents and guardians of students of the school to ensure their children and wards are registered for the ongoing Federal Government NELFUND loan scheme.The governing council gave the directive during its 156 regular meeting, saying that the loan scheme would benefit...

Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of both primary and secondary schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session.The Director, Public Enlightenment in the State Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru made this known in a statement on Saturday in Kano.According to him, the Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa,...

The Commissioner for Tertiary Education in Ebonyi State, Prof. Amari Omaka, has announced that the two newly established universities in the state are expected to commence academic activities early next year.Omaka spoke with newsmen shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the acting vice chancellors of the University of Information Communication...

The Federal Government has vowed to crack down on substandard school building construction across the country, urging stakeholders including the State Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs, to ensure quality in the delivery of school building projects.The threat was issued by the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, during the training...