All Universities Established By Jonathan Are Illegal – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described as illegal all the 16 universities and other higher institutions established by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, saying they lack the necessary legal backing and so may be living on borrowed time.

FG to make bachelor’s degree minimum teaching qualification

The Minster of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, has said plans are afoot to make bachelor’s degree the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria.

Speaking when the Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury, visited him, Mr. Shekarau said the Federal Government would explore all measures to restore the respect, dignity and status of teachers in Nigeria.

20 Nigerian women win International AWARD on agriculture

Twenty Nigerian women out of 70 have emerged winners of the 2015 African Women in Agriculture Research and Development, AWARD.

A total of 1,109 applicants applied to participate in the two-year career-development program for top women agricultural scientists.

Aziza Uko and Jill Stevenson: Goodluck Jonathan’s new approach to education

Today’s developing nations are only as strong as their government’s education sector. And Nigeria is no exception. Recognising the necessity of a skilled and intellectual pool of talent with which to rebuild and power Nigeria into economic independence, President Goodluck Jonathan has focused on creating educational institutions where he can develop Nigeria’s human resources – places where the country’s ambitious youth can succeed, despite a meagre financial income and poverty-stricken background.

NECO releases results; 30.57% score five credits and above

The National Examinations Council has released the results of the November/December 2014 examinations with a remarkable improvement when compared with the previous examinations conducted by the body.

NECO said 52.94 per cent got credit pass in English Language and 55.37 per cent recorded credit pass in Mathematics.

LAUTECH students seek grants for cancer drug research

Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have called on the government to provide substantial grants to local researchers and pharmaceutical companies to enable them to produce cheaper drugs for cancer treatment.

New particle could explain why the universe's greatest mystery remains unsolved

Is dark matter lighter than we thought? New particle could explain why the universe's greatest mystery remains unsolved.

Scientific Reasons Why You Need More Sleep

1. Sleep Helps You Form Memories

One study of mice conducted by New York University researchers found interesting insights into how the brain might consolidate learning into memory.
In their study of mice, the same areas activated while learning activities were reactivated during rest, and new activity on dendritic branches (related to learning) was observable. However, in mice that were prevented from achieving non-REM sleep, the dendritic activity associated with learning was not observed.
This discovery will prove very interesting for future research, as the mechanisms behind the precise memory-sleep connection were previously unknown.