FG unveils new tertiary quality checks for illegal admission

For years, Nigeria’s tertiary education system struggled with inadequate funding and infrastructure, as concerns over illegal admissions, overcrowded programmes and institutions allegedly presenting borrowed lecturers, laboratories and equipment during accreditation exercises raising questions about the credibility of quality assurance. Now, the FG is moving to overhaul the system, with plans for digital verification, continuous monitoring…

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FG’s 7-year ban on new tertiary institutions gets approval of stakeholders

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Stakeholders in the education sector have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s decision to place a moratorium on the establishment of new tertiary institutions. The federal government on Aug.13, announced a seven-year moratorium on the creation of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, citing under-enrolment, resource strain, and inefficiency…

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Oyo tertiary institutions begin indefinite strike over minimum wage — News — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

NOW Workers at five tertiary educational institutions owned by the Oyo State Government have begun an indefinite strike over non-payment of minimum wage. The Polytechnic, Ibadan, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa; Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, and Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate are the affected institutions. The workers,…

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How Nigeria can leverage tertiary institutions’ untapped talents — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

At the last Olympic Games in Paris, France, over 1,000 former, current, and incoming student-athletes represented the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s schools (NCAA) in 100 countries, and 272 won 330 medals for 26 countries. The United States, a global model in collegiate sports, which finished in the first position with 126 medals, got over 70…

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