The Plateau State Government on Friday began feeding pupils in public primary schools with milk as part of its programme to nourish them and enhance their growth. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Patrick Davou, Education Secretary, Jos North Local Government Area, inaugurated the programme at the Township Pilot Science Primary School, […]

The Dutch Ambassador to Nigeria, John Groffen, has commended the University of Jos for prudently using the grant it received from the Netherlands. He was speaking on Thursday when he paid a visit to the University to get briefing on the N48 million grant offered it by the Centre of Conflict Management and Peace Studies […]

Mrs Tabitha Salawu in collaboration with Afri Foundation Jos has offered scholarship to one hundred and ninety two orphaned girls from ten Senior Secondary Schools in Barkin Ladi Local Government Council of Plateau. The scholarship which is worth N2.6 million will ensure that the girls enrol for their West Africa Examinations Council and National […]

All is not well in the University of Jos. Students as well as lecturers seems to be caught up in the web of confusion over resumption of academic activities. It will be recalled that the Academic Staff Union of Universities called off the over 5 months old strike a few days ahead of the […]

The World Bank has offered a funding of $8 million nearly N1.2 billion to University of Jos in Plateau state to set up African Centre of Excellence for implementing research facility on manufacturing drugs from plants. . The University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Hayward Mafuyai said that the funding was bestowed on the university for carrying […]

The University of Jos has signed a memorandum of understanding, MOU, with a Ghanaian university and a British organization for the training of students in wildlife management. Under the MOU signed on Wednesday, the University of Jos would train students from Cape Coast University, Ghana with the support of the British Trust for Ornithology, United […]

News reaching us suggests that the Plateau state Government on Friday has said it would reduce the number of external examination centres in private secondary schools as part of effort to check examination malpractices. Making this known, the Commissioner for Education, Mr. Nanle Dashen, while receiving officials of the West African Examination Council , said […]

In the “spirit of camaraderie” amongst alumni and peers, the Kuru Old Students Association , 1985 set calls all its members to a crucial meeting slated for Saturday 5th October at the KOSA headquarters in Jos, Plateau state. Critical issues of great importance shall be discussed at this parley and therefore a passionate appeal is […]