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The Abia Government has warned principals and head teachers of public schools secretly collecting unauthorised school fees and levies to desist from such practices or risk sanctions. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, said this, while briefing newsmen at the

Elder statesman and legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has issued a strong warning to the Federal Government of Nigeria over the continued approval of licenses for new universities without proper oversight. Babalola, who is also the founder of Afe Babalola

For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of

Professor Siyan-Oyeweso A Professor of History at the Osun State University, Prof. Siyan Oyeweso, says the study and preservation of history is very important because it gives every man his own identity. Oyeweso said this in a lecture at a two-day

Since the commercialization of education in Nigeria through private ownership, the country has unarguably joined the league of outstanding countries where the search for quality education has often led to the enrollment of children and wards in multi-million naira/dollar fee paying schools,

Chairman, Committee of Vice Chancellors of Private Universities in Nigeria, Prof. Kabiru Adeyemo, who is the Vice Chancellor of Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan,has urged the federal government to create a more conducive environment for private universities to thrive in Nigeria.

Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has urged principals to develop strategies for improving students performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Commissioner, Mr Tolani Alli-Balogun, who made the call in a statement on Sunday

Commends Governor Peter Mbah for his ‘transformative leadership and support to the university to become centre of excellence in medical and applied science education Prof. James Ogbonna, the Vice Chancellor (VC), State University Medical and Applied Science (SUMAS) Igbo-Eno, Enugu State,

Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives has disclosed that universities in the country must go beyond theory, insisting that education will not be complete if the town does not feel the impact of the gown

Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmas Maduka, has urged graduating students of Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, to translate acquired knowledge into productivity. Maduka gave the advice on Wednesday – yesterday, March 19 – while delivering the institution’s Third Convocation