EKSU’s Union Leaders seek reinstatement of sacked members
Adebayo Adenrele …hail Oyebanji over Supply of Electricity to Varsity The Joint Action Committee of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, (EKSU) known as JAC III, has appealed to Ekiti…
JAMB welcomes Senate probe into admission racketeering allegations
Thelma Osatohanmwen The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed appreciation for the Senate’s decision to investigate alleged admission racketeering in universities, asserting confidence that the exam body will…
195 Students bag First-Class Honours at FUTA’s 33rd Convocation
Thelma Osatohanmwen The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), is set to celebrate its 33rd convocation ceremony, where outstanding 195 students will be awarded first-class honours. Prof. Adenike Temidayo Oladiji,…
Oyebanji inducts NYSC Governing Board in Ekiti
Grace Omachoko Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has inducted the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Governing Board in the state to serve as a smooth link between the Government…
Why I dumped Law Degree for bodybuilding – Kizz Daniel’s Bodyguard reveals
Adebayo Adenrele Kelvin Power, the bodyguard of popular Music sensation, Kizz Daniel has revealed why he dumped his Law Degree for bodybuilding. Kelvin Power, whose real name is Atobiloye Kelvin…
Train your Kids to be responsible – Reno urges Parents
Grace Omachoko Reno Omokri, Social Media Influencer has admonished parents to train their children to be responsible and disciplined. He made this known via a tweet on his X handle…
Iyin Day ’23: Efforts ongoing to make Iyin-Ekiti best planned Town – Oluyin
Adebayo Adenrele …as Bill on establishment of proposed Varsity awaits third reading at Senate The Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti Kingdom, Oba Adeniyi Adeola Ajakaiye has said efforts are in motion to…
Pursue Education, Reno urges Nigerians
Grace Omachoko Social Media Influencer, Reno Omokri, has admonished Nigerians to pursue education in order to be controllers of money. In a tweet via his X handle, Reno explained the…
First Class Graduate expresses displeasure over Meager Award for Academic Achievement
Thelma Osatohanmwen Chukwuemeka Christopher, a first-class graduate of Nnamdi Azikwe University, has expressed his disappointment online after receiving a cash prize of N20,000 for his outstanding academic accomplishments. NEWSTODAYNG gathered…
Gov Oyebanji hails TETFUND on Infrastructure development
Adebayo Adenrele Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has hailed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for the infrastructure development of higher institutions in the state, stressing that it has…
Speak up against sexual harassment – ICPC tasks Students
Grace Omachoko The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged students of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to be courageous and speak up against the threat of sexual…
Stand up, occupy leadership positions without fear – Olujimi tasks Female Journalists
Thelma Osatohanmwen, Grace Omachoko A former Lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, on Monday called on female Journalists in the state to stand up and occupy leadership…
Nollywood Actress, Omowunmi Dada becomes 2023 Global Artist in Residence at U.S Varsity
Precious Oham Omowunmi Dada, a Nigerian-born, award-winning Nollywood actress, presenter, and model has emerged as the 2023 Global Artist in Residence in the African Studies Center (ASC), Department of Afroamerican…
Girl-Child Activist sensitises Ekiti Students on molestation, moral degradation
Grace Omachoko The Initiator of No Mother No Information, (NMNI), Deborah Christopher has sensitised Students of Christ Girls Secondary School in Ekiti State, as a way of combating moral degradation…
Ekiti SUBEB donates gift items to vulnerable Kids
Adebayo Adenrele The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has donated gift items worth several thousands of naira to children with special needs at the Onaopemipo Home for Children…
Tinubu orders release of Lecturers’ 8-month withheld salaries
Adebayo Adenrele President Bola Tinubu on friday approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of…
450 Graduands Bag First Class as UNILORIN holds combined Convocation
Grace Omachoko … as Tinubu sets to inaugurate School Projects University of Ilorin have revealed the number of First Class graduands to about 450 out of 25,234 graduates in the…
Workers petition BOUESTI VC, Bursar over maladministration, financial misappropriation
Precious Oham Workers and staff of Bamidele Olomilua University Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti (BOUESTI) have written a petition to the Governor of Ekiti State,…
Degree Conversion: Top-Up Scheme beyond your Jurisdiction, NBTE replies NUC
Grace Omachoko …accuses NUC of planning to retrogress Nigeria The National Board for Technical Education(NBTE), has responded over its proposed “Top-Up” degree programme in foreign offshore accredited universities for Nigerian…
Insecurity: NSCDC deploys Undercover Agents to Schools against potential attacks
Thelma Osatohanmwen The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has taken swift action by deploying undercover security agents to schools and host communities…
Enrol your Kids in Schools or go to Jail – Senate tells Parents
Grace Omachoko The Senate has recommended a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education through a proposed bill passed for…
NUC slams NBTE over Top-Up Degree Scheme for Poly Graduates
Grace Omachoko ….warns Board against working outside mandate The National Universities Commission,(NUC), has slammed the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE), over introduction of a “top-up degree” scheme for graduates of…
Ado Poly Alumni hail appointment of member as Minister
Adebayo Adenrele The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti Alumni Association has hailed President Bola Tinubu over the appointment of its member, Ayodele Olawande as Minister of State for Youth. Speaking with…
UK Varsities seek NUC’s approval to operate in Nigeria
Grace Omachoko Officials from the London Academy Business School and the University of Sunderland have signified intention to run degree programmes in Nigeria, seeking approval from the National Universities Commission…
Allow your Girl Child take future decisions – WCDHRI
Grace Omachoko, Thelma Osatohanmwen, Adebayo Adenrele …hails Ekiti Govt for propagating universal education …as Group bemoans imbibement of anti-social vices by Youths A non-governmental organisation, the Women and Children Development…
Ekiti Gov receives national best teacher award winner
Adebayo Adenrele …promises to invest more in educational sector Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has received the winner of National best teacher award, 2023, Elizabeth Adeyemi of SUBEB Model…
3 OSCOTECH Students graduate with first Class from JABU
Adebayo Adenrele Three students of OSCOTECH Esa-Oke JABU Conversion Programme have graduated with first Class Degree from Joseph Ayo Babalola University, (JABU) lkeji Arakeji. In a statement by the S.A…
PS, Osun PMO, Olusola Bolaji visits OSCOTECH
Adebayo Adenrele …felicitates Diran Odeyemi as Chairman, Governing Council The permanent secretary of Osun State Parastatal Monitoring Office, Olusola Bolaji on Monday led a three-man team to visit the management…
Oyebanji’s Wife commences teaching at EKSU
Thelma Osatohanmwen As part of her contribution to the educational sector in Ekiti state, the First Lady of the State, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has commenced teaching in the Ekiti State…
CSU Saga: Stop this madness – Ex NBA President, Agbakoba tells Lawyers
Adebayo Adenrele As the circumstances surrounding the authenticity of President Bola Tinubu’s certificate from Chicago State University continue to heat up, the former President of Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), Dr Olisa…
23′ Teachers’ Day: Oyebanji doles out N35 Million to best teachers in Ekiti
Adebayo Adenrele Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Thursday has doled out over N35 million to teachers and administrators for their impressive performances in uplifting education in the state.…
Chicago Varsity backs Tinubu, says certificate is in order
Adebayo Adenrele The Chicago State University has said the certificate obtained from the Institution by President Bola Tinubu is in order, of any impersonation as claimed by his oppositions. The…
Ekiti Teachers jubilant over Comrade Oke Emmanuel’s suspension, Says New Chairman
By Precious Oham …says national body rectified suspension …pledges to run inclusive administration The new chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Ekiti State Wing, Olaitan Daudu Bamidele has…
Ekiti Basketball Starboy, Daramola Taiwo wins American Scholarship
Adebayo Adenrele A native of Ekiti State and one of Nigeria’s fastest rising basketball teenagers, Daramola Taiwo, has won one of the most coveted academic scholarships in the United States…
Report demand for school fees – EKSG urges Parents
Adebayo Adenrele …says education is free Ekiti State Government has called on parents and guardians of studentsin public schools in the State to immediately report any principal,teacher or any staff…
FG to commit 25% of National Budget to Education – Tahir
Osatohanmwen Thelma The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamma Tahir revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has promised to commit 25 percent of the national budget towards Education. The Minister…
Excitement as Army Command School kicks off in Ekiti
Ajirioghene Imah Army Command Secondary School has kicked off in Ekiti State, admitting its first intake of 185 students into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) class. This was revealed by…
Tolulope Akinyemi donates school materials to Students in Ekiti
Adebayo Adenrele The founder of Initiative for Girl Child Liberation, Tolulope Akinyemi, has donated bags and other schools materials to students ahead of the School resumption. The effort, aimed to…
UNICEF partners Media to eradicate learning poverty, decays in educational system
Adebayo Adenrele The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has partnered stakeholders in the media industry with a view to addressing learning poverty and decays in educational system at both formal and…
Obafemi Awolowo University increases tuition fee
Ajirioghene Imah The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has announced increment in its tuition fees for the upcoming academic year. The latest development was disclosed in a statement by…