Some 60 students at the Government College Lagos (GCL) Surulere, who were trained in STEM Education for Senior Secondary School Students, at the school’s STEM Lab, have showcased various innovations they developed as they completed their nine (9) weeks of training. The training was facilitated by STEM Café (an initiative of Co-Creation Hub (Cc-HUB), Nigeria’s
At the School of Special Education (SSPED) in the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, students with disabilities are showing that with strong will and the right help, nothing is impossible. During a recent visit, blind students like Bolu and Morenike said the school has changed their lives. They no longer feel sorry for themselves
The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr Ibraheem Abdul, has advised Nigerian lecturers and researchers to follow international standards in writing and publishing research. He gave this advice during a workshop titled “Mastering Research Writing and Publication” held at the Yusuf Grillo Auditorium. The college’s Centre organised the event for Research Support and
The Kogi State College of Education (Technical) has expressed its intention to partner with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to enhance food security and agricultural development, and reduce poverty in Africa. Mr. Tunde Seidu, the college librarian who represented Dr. M.K. Ibrahim, the provost, described the institution’s strengths as its approximately
Staff of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, have embarked on an indefinite strike over persistent fractional and delayed salary payments. The three workers’ unions in the institution, comprising the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), unanimously
Academic and non-academic staff of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, have embarked on an indefinite strike over delayed and incomplete salary payments. The industrial action, which began on July 1, was declared jointly by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP), and
The Federal College of Education (FCE), Iwo, has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering strategic collaboration and alliances with the traditional institutions of Iwo land as part of broader efforts to accelerate institutional development, academic distinction, and progress within the community. This was communicated during a courtesy visit to the palace of the Oluwo of Iwo
Over 9,000 students scored 50% or above in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examinations for admission into Federal Technical Colleges across Nigeria. The examinations, held on June 14 by NABTEB, recorded 24,074 candidates out of 29,260 registered. According to Dr Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, the NABTEB boss, 316 students scored 70% and above, while 14,685 students
The Social Advancement Forum (SAF) has hailed the Federal Government’s decision to approve Bachelor’s Degree programmes in 15 Federal Colleges of Education across Nigeria. The commendation follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent assent to a bill that empowers these institutions to award both the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degrees. In
The Provost of Harvarde College of Science and Management Studies, Obada, Abeokuta, Dr Oluwatosin Adebayo, has disapproved of the call for the extension of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund to students of private institutions in the country. Dr Adebayo argued that parents who send their children to private institutions in the country are often not
