Here are the education news headline updates for Monday January 9th 2023
The Guardian
Students ground Jalingo over non-payment of lecturers
Students of Taraba State University (TSU), yesterday, blocked major highways in Jalingo to protest against the non-payment of their lecturers’ salaries and allowances.
The action of the protesting students crippled business activities and prevented vehicular movement, leaving many commuters stranded for several hours.
Due to the non-payment of lecturers, the semester examination, which ought to commence yesterday, was put on hold.
Read more: https://guardian.ng/news/students-ground-jalingo-over-non-payment-of-lecturers/
FG grants N4.7b for 219 TETFund research proposals
The Federal Government has approved N4,736,782,352.21 as grants for 219 research proposals under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) programme for the 2021 grant cycle.
This followed the report of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC), which recommended funding of the requests after a rigorous screening exercise that began with receipt of 4,810 concept notes from applicants in November 2021.
Read more: https://guardian.ng/news/fg-grants-n4-7b-for-219-tetfund-research-proposals/
Punch
UK schools to partner Nigerian parents on admission
Heads and senior leaders from more than 20 United Kingdom boarding schools will visit Lagos this January.
A statement by Mark Brooks Education explained that through the 2023 Education Fair, it would “learn what parents are looking for” and develop “partnerships with schools”.
The event tagged, “UK boarding schools week” would hold on Saturday 14th January 2023 in Lagos.
It was organised by Mark Brooks Education in association with the UK’s Department for International Trade.
Read more: https://punchng.com/uk-schools-to-partner-nigerian-parents-on-admission/
Don’t be liabilities, CU tells graduating students
The Covenant University, Ogun State, has advised the 2021/2022 graduands to be poised to take responsibility so as not to become liabilities.
Speaking at the 17th Convocation, ‘Release of Eagles for 2022,’ Chancellor of the Institution, Dr David Oyedepo, explained that responsibility was the price for greatness, saying everyone was responsible for the outcome of his or her life.
He added that gross irresponsibility had wasted destinies.
Read more: https://punchng.com/dont-be-liabilities-cu-tells-graduating-students/
Varsity to honour Borno governor
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amoo, would be honoured with honorary doctorate degrees in Public Administration by the Fountain University, Osogbo.
This was disclosed on Monday in Osogbo by the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Amidu Sanni while addressing journalists ahead of the 12th convocation of the institution.
Read more: https://punchng.com/dont-be-liabilities-cu-tells-graduating-students/
Vanguard
Students decry UNIMAID’s fee hike
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has decried the increase in registration fees by the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID).
The union also called for a downward review of the fee, noting that most of the students could not afford it.
Read more: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/01/students-decry-unimaids-fee-hike/
Legit
Emotions Run Deep as Social Media Help Reunite BUK 92 Class 30 Years After Graduation
Old students of the Bayero University Kano state met to celebrate their 30 years of graduation from the institute The former students said they have successfully paid scholarships for students of the school at various times According to the students, since their graduation in 1992, they have helped each other achieve various heights in career and lives.
It was a nostalgic homecoming for the Bayero University Kano (BUK) graduating class of 1992 when they converged in the state to mark the 30th graduation anniversary. Inspired by the creation of a WhatsApp group in 2016, the forum has to date expended more than N20 million on indigent students, sick persons, the poor, prison inmates, etc.
2022/2023 Admission: List of UNILAG’s Cut-Off Marks for All Courses Depending on Students’ States of Origin.
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has officially released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Merit Admission Cut-Off Marks for the 2022/2023 Academic Session.
The university informed members of the public especially prospective students, as well as their parents and guardians, that the Cut-Off Marks are for the respective programmes it is offering.
Read more: https://www.legit.ng/education/1512591-20222023-admission-full-list-unilags-cut-marks-courses/
World University Ranking 2023: List of Top 10 Varsities in Nigeria Emerges
The Times Higher Education (THE), a British magazine specialising in higher education worldwide, has released its World University Rankings 2023
Tears as Armed Robber Shoots 200-Level UNIZIK Student Dead after Stealing His Phone
Daniel, a 200-level student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, has been killed by armed robbers An eyewitness said the UNIZIK student had surrendered his phone to the robbers who raided his lodge but requested his SIM card The robbers agreed to give him the SIM card but one of the mistakenly pulled the trigger while trying to remove it from the phone and shot Daniel in the stomach
List of Federal Universities in Nigeria That Have Increased Tuition Fees
Following the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)’s failure to pressure the federal government to provide more funds, some prominent Nigerian public universities have increased their tuition fees.
Many federal universities across the country have announced over 200 per cent hike in registration and tuition fees for students, according to a report by The Read.
Federal University, Dutse, reportedly announced a 200 per cent increase in tuition fees for the 2022/2023 academic session in a memo issued in December 2022.
Read more: https://www.legit.ng/education/1512681-list-nigerian-universities-increased-tuition-fees/
World University Rankings 2023: These Are the Best Universities in Africa
The Times Higher Education (THE) has released its World University Rankings for the year 2023. According to the British magazine, which specialises in higher education worldwide, the ranking includes 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions.
Checks by Legit.ng indicate that no university in Africa makes it to the top 100.
These are the best universities in Africa for 2023 According to the 2023 University World ranking, the best university in Africa is the University of Cape Town in South Africa. The university is ranked 160th globally.
Read more: https://www.legit.ng/education/1497744-world-university-rankings-2023-universities-africa/
Leadership
Education: Stakeholders Urge Upcoming Government To Tackle Funding, Out Of School Children
Ahead of this year’s general election, parents and education experts have called upon politicians aspiring to be leaders and policymakers to prioritise the education sector in Nigeria.
In separate interviews with me, they advised the federal government to invest adequately in education and make funding of the sector a priority, while adopting aggressive measures to tackle the out of school syndrome, among other issues.