By Damilola Adeleke The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has announced the release of the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, second series. The acting Head, Public Affairs , Moyo Adesina in a statement, explained that this year’s exam was conducted in two modes for the […]
By Damilola Adeleke The federal government’s proposal to adopt a 12-year education system has sparked mixed reactions from stakeholders in the country. While some believe the change will enhance the quality of education and better prepare students for the future, others have raised concerns about its impact on the existing educational structure. At the 2025 […]
By Damilola Adeleke The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has informed prospective candidates for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations that it would not conduct admissions for Law programme in some selected universities. The universities are Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State; Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State; Western […]
By Damilola Adeleke The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that 2025 could witness prolonged confrontations with the Federal Government unless concrete steps are taken to resolve lingering issues in the education sector. The Ibadan Chapter Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, stated on January 2, 2025, that efforts by the FG in […]
By Damilola Adeleke Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has reassured corps members of a planned increase in their monthly allowance to N77,000. During the commissioning of a staff bus donated by Capital Express Insurance Company in Abuja, Ahmed confirmed that arrangements for the increment have been […]
By Damilola Adeleke The crisis at the University of Abuja over the appointment of Prof. Aisha Maikudi as the substantive Vice-Chancellor has escalated. Over 50 professors and senior lecturers went on protest at the Federal Ministry of Education, demanding that the Minister address what they describe as a flawed and illegal appointment process. Sources reveal […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a new initiative allowing students to resit their WASSCE papers as early as January and February 2025. This marks a significant shift from the previous system, where candidates had to wait for the next private exam cycle. Speaking on television morning show on Tuesday, December 31, the […]
By Damilola Adeleke The Nigerian government has announced the reinstatement of history as a subject in primary and secondary schools nationwide, starting in 2025. The decision, described as a directive from President Bola Tinubu, was revealed by Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, during an appearance on Channels Television’s End-of-Year Special Review program. Minister Alausa noted […]
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has emerged number one in two categories of 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings and for the third consecutive year Nigeria’s number one among 264 public and private universities.
Second Part of ABUAD 2024 Convocation Lecture, addressed by Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM.
ABUAD Multi-System Hospital is a chip off the old block with its pace-setting medical advancements. Its new partnership with an Indian Hospital is set to expand treatment in some spheres of medicine.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Smaranda Olarinde, describes the one-week of 2024 convocation activities of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, as a celebration of excellence.
According to the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Professor Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, the Ekiti State Branch of FUTA Alumni Association is the father of the university’s alumni associations. She was one of the important guests at the association’s Business Meeting and Mini Banquet (termed Conclave 3.) which was held on the 26th […]
A delegation of IITA was hosted in ABUAD on Monday the 16th of September, 2024 in commemoration of 12 years of a successful partnership between the two world-class institutions.
Angry parents has urge Governor Oyebanji to probe education ministry’s shoddy handling of common entrance examination because of the Candidates’ certificates that was withdrawn over “Distinction Spelling error”
There is now a new policy on WAEC and NECO age limit in Nigeria. Exceptionally gifted children under the age of 18 may now be allowed to sit for the..
A delegation from King’s College, London, was in Nigeria on the 18th and 19th July, 2024 for two purposes: a pilot workshop on transnational education and an award of fellowship to the founder of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola.
ABUAD comes first in three categories in a global ranking of educational institutions by Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2024.
