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Stop opening new varsities, Iwuanyanwu advises FG
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Calabar, has advised the Federal Government to stop establishing more…
FEC okays establishment of 6 new Universities
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday in Abuja, Nigeria approved the establishment of six new private Universities in the…
Buhari tells varsities to justify governments’ investment
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged universities in the country to justify Federal Government’s investment in them by striving to raise…
Minister challenges agric varsities to produce practical farmers
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Audu Ogbeh has challenged the three Universities of Agriculture and other specialised…
Universities tasked on alternative energy to solve power problem
An energy expert, Mr Teslim Balogun has charged the Federal Government and universities to channel more energy on alternative solar…
VC. urged to complete TETFund projects at stipulated time
Vice-Chancellor, Gombe State Univeristy, has called on all heads of public tertiary institutions to ensure completion of all Tertiary Education…
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FG approves 8 new universities
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the establishment of eight new private universities for the country. The decision was…
Era of wasteful spending is over, Buhari tells universities
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday reiterated that the era of wasteful spending was over and advised Nigerian universities to plough…
Admission: JAMB urges universities to comply with criteria set by FEC
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged Federal Government-owned universities to comply with the criteria stipulated by the…
Spend your resources wisely, Buhari tells universities
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged university administrators to ensure prudent management of scarce resource at their disposal. The president made…
ASUU decries FG’s paltry allocation to universities in 2016 budget
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday picked holes in allocation to tertiary institutions in the…
Buhari concerned about low ranking of Nigeria universities
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over low ranking of the country’s universities. The president expressed the concern on Saturday…
ASUU tells FG: Exempt universities from TSA
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday urged the Federal Government to exempt the nation’s universities from the…
Boosting Nigerian higher education via ICT
Chijioke Okoronkwo The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) recently organised a stakeholders’ conference in…
Australian varsities admit 1,300 Nigerians
The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonathan Richardson, on Tuesday disclosed that about 1,300 Nigerian students have been admitted…