Here are the headlines as they were published in the dailies.
Guardian
As President Muhammadu Buhari hands over power on May 29, his promise to revitalise the education sector during his eight-year tenure has failed to manifest.
The president, at the 2017 retreat attended by stakeholders and seasoned educationists, said education was Nigeria’s launch pad to a more productive and prosperous future and assured of his administration’s commitment to make it more responsive and globally competitive.
Read more: https://guardian.ng/features/underfunding-strikes-deplorable-infrastructure-drag-education-under-buhari
Tribune
UniAbuja: Lawyer condemns student’s expulsion over alleged planned protest against fee hike
A legal practitioner, Nnaemeka Ejiofor has condemned the rustication of an undergraduate student of the University of Abuja, Cyprian Igwe, by the university authorities for allegedly calling for a meeting and demonstration against the recent hike in school fees.
The lawyer told Tribune Online that the action of the university authorities is actionable as it allegedly breached the right of the student.
Daily post
Condemnations, outrage over increment of acceptance fee to N50, 000 in UI
Condemnations have continued to trail the recent increment of acceptance fee at the University of Ibadan to N50,000.
DAILY POST reports that parents and various groups within and outside the university community have continued to condemn the university’s management over the increment.
Legit
We Are Proud of Her”: Brilliant 16-Year-Old Female Student Emerges Overall Best in JAMB/UTME 2023.
Ejikeme Joy, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnenwi, Anambra state, emerged as the overall best student in the 2023 UTME with a score of 362 Joy’s scores in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry were broken down as 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81%, respectively The commissioner of education in Anambra state, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, commended her performance, describing it as “excellent and very outstanding”
Read more: https://www.legit.ng/education/1533387-jambutme-2023-16-year-anambra-student-emerges-best/
From 300k to N3.3m: List of Tuition Fees of Top Private Universities in Nigeria.
A report by Agora Policy, a Nigerian think-tank, examines the tuition fees of private universities in Nigeria.
Bolaji Abdullahi, the author of the report and a former government official, recommends granting autonomy to public universities and allowing them to set their own tuition fees.
Abdullahi also compares the tuition fees of public and private universities, emphasizing the need for realistic fees to ensure quality education.
Some examples of the tuition fees charged by private and public universities are provided in the report.
Parents React as University of Ibadan Increases Acceptance Fee
The management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo state, has increased the acceptance fee for newly-admitted students.
The university, on its website, announced that prospective students are to pay N50,000 as their acceptance fee.
The increment from N37,500 to N50,000 has generated a lot of reactions from parents and concerned students.
Read more: https://www.legit.ng/education/1536180-parents-react-university-ibadan-increases-acceptance-fee/
Newsnow.com
NIMASA Commissions Twin Lecture Theatre In KASU, Entrepreneurship Centre In Zaria.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over the weekend commissioned a twin Lecture Theatre at the Kaduna State University (KASU) Kain campus and also an Entrepreneurship Centre in Zaria all in Kaduna State.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Kaduna and Zaria, the Minister of Transport, Alhaji Mu’azu Sambo, commended the agency for embarking on projects that are aimed at poverty alleviation and development of human capacity.
Punch
UNILAG alumni donate N500m educational equipment to engineering faculty
The Alumni Association of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos has donated additional lecture rooms and offices equipped with amenities to the faculty.
The Engr Dideolu Falobi led- executives said it embarked on the N500million developmental project to enhance the learning experience for current and future students of the faculty.
Read more: https://punchng.com/unilag-alumni-donate-n500m-educational-equipment-to-engineering-faculty/