A renowned professor of economics and business, Austin Nosike, has assumed duty as the chairperson of the Institutional Audit Panel at Welwitchia University in Namibia. The audit exercise will run from November 11 through November 28, 2024, Namibia’s highest education regulatory agency, the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE), said in an appointment letter dated … Read more
Nine Vice Chancellors, including Acting VC, have steered the affairs of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbmomoso, popularly called LAUTECH, since the state-owned institution became a legal institution on March 13, 1990. Prof Olusegun Ladimeji Oke, a renowned chemist, was the pioneer Vice Chancellor of LAUTECH, following his appointment on May 2, 1990, by the … Read more
University (KOMU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on student exchange programmes, community services, and research, among other collaborations, that would boost the morale of students in both institutions in their academic pursuits. The MoU which was signed by the Vice-Chancellor of DUI Prof Jacinta Opara and her counterpart Prof Ikechukwu N.S Dozie of KOMU, … Read more
Professor Jacinta Opara has joined the league of female Vice Chancellors in Nigeria, following her appointment as the second substantive Vice-Chancellor of Dominican University Ibadan (DUI), Nigeria. In an official statement by the Chairman, the Board of Trustees of DUI, Chief Anthony Idigbe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the institution’s Board at its meeting … Read more
Embarking upon a college journey can be as taxing on the mind as it is enriching for the intellect. Students frequently grapple with the weight of academic requirements while trying to maintain a semblance of personal well-being. The quest for knowledge doesn’t need to come at the expense of mental health, especially when one learns … Read more
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) opened its portal for application on Friday, May 24, 2024, after several amendments to the Access to Higher Education law establishing it. The application process is divided into segments, you will have to start by creating an account by clicking on “GET STARTED” to fill in the questions, move on … Read more
You can seek Masters admission in the United States with your Higher National Diploma degree (HND) transcripts without World Education Evaluation (WES) unlike Nigeria, where Polytechnic graduates will have to pass through Direct Entry and get a university degree before they can be accepted for Masters programmes, especially for those who don’t want to pass … Read more
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has released a fresh email address for the prospective candidates of 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to fix their NIN problems. Exclusive for JAMB candidates In an update on the social media platforms of NIMC – the body in charge of NIN – instructed all prospective candidates of … Read more
Due to marginalization of graduates of Polytechnics in Nigeria, there is an upsurge of upgrading Polytechnics in the country to University status by the Federal and State Governments. For instance, the College of Education, Ilesa, Osun State was upgraded to a university in 2022 which is now known as the University of Ilesa. Colleges of … Read more
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) released a new grading system for polytechnics in Nigeria during the 2019/2020 academic session. The new grading system is known as the Standardized Unified Grading System, that is what most Nigerian polytechnics use today. Standardized Unified Grading System for Polytechnics in Nigeria Here is the grading system, letter grade, and … Read more