The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria has denied three universities and two colleges of technology accreditation to run programmes in Medical Laboratory Science.

The five institutions have therefore been de-accredited with immediate effect.

Among them are Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, in Edo State; Rivers State University of Science and Technology, in Port Harcourt and Babcock University, in Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State.

Vice-Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Vincent Tenebe, has said that until the Federal Government solve the problem of education, the security challenges bedeviling the country will  not abate.

The VC noted that the various crises in the land were as result of ignorance and illiteracy, which the open university with its flexibility of operation had come to solve.

Urging Nigerians to take the opportunity of the system to acquire more knowledge, Tenebe, a professor of Agriculture, added that the enrollment figure of the university had hit 132,000 and that in the next five years , "my dream is  to hit 1.5 million students enrolment.”

The National President, Ibadan Grammar School, Prof. Charles Aworh, has said the standard of education will continue to fall until schools are returned to missionaries.

Aworh said this on Thursday during a press conference marking the centenary anniversary of Ibadan Grammar School at the school auditorium.

He noted that the last 40 years had witnessed continuous decline in infrastructure, teaching and learning environment.

He stressed, "The takeover of schools by government and the resultant problems of poor funding and retrogressive government policies are inimical to the delivery of quality education.”

He said if schools were returned to the original owners, it would not only address the problem of decay in education but would also ensure sustainability.