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The National Council on Skills (NCS) has reviewed and ratified the alignment of the mandates of the Nigeria Board for Technical Education (NABTE) and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to support the industrialization agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The council also adopted the National Skills Observatory platform as the foundation for ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured that the Federal Government will put in place a properly structured school feeding programme before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. She disclosed this on Monday while receiving a five-member delegation from the World Bank, led by the Country Director for Nigeria, Dr ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica and Precious Mark Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, alongside the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, have criticized the Federal Government following its decision to suspend the proposed increase in registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced that two additional community secondary schools will be constructed in Biu town as part of efforts to expand access to quality education for children in the area. Governor Zulum also declared Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Biu as one of the eight Centres of Excellence established ...
...as Atiku warns hike will price millions out-of-school The Federal Government has approved a hike and harmonization of registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations, setting a uniform flat rate of ₦50,000 per candidate starting from the 2027 academic session. The directive represents a substantial increase from previous rates, ...
The Governing Council of University of Abuja, chaired by Sen. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has approved the appointment of Mr Alkasim Umar and Dr. Rose Mommoh as substantive registrar and librarian respectively. This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director of Information and University Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob on Saturday in Abuja. The Newsmen ...
The Kogi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has established a Special Programme Department to strengthen inclusive education and improve access to quality learning for children with disabilities and other special needs across the state. The Director of the department, Mr Nuhu Ameadaji, disclosed this during familiarisation visit by officials of the board to the ...
Education stakeholders in Ebonyi have rejected the Federal Government’s proposed scrapping of the 6-3-3-4 education system, advocating improved implementation instead of policy reversal. The stakeholders, who spoke separately with the News reporters on Friday in Abakaliki, described the proposed move as unhealthy for Nigeria’s quest to build a functional and competitive education system. The respondents ...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has donated 140,000 copies of seven storybooks on girl-child development to the Federal Ministry of Education for distribution to public school libraries across the country, in a move aimed at strengthening girl-child education and promoting positive social values among young Nigerians. The donation, carried out in Abuja on Thursday, forms ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has urged Kebbi, Katsina and Zamfara state governments to implement the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement to avoid industrial action. The Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Abubakar Sabo, made the call on Wednesday in Sokoto, saying that the union would embark on an indefinite strike in the five state-owned ...
By Ismail Azeez The Federal Government has inaugurated an implementation and monitoring committee to oversee the effective take-off and sustainability of Smart Schools, Bilingual Schools, and Alternative Schools under the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The committee, inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, in Abuja, is saddled with the responsibility of ...
The Kano State Government, in partnership with Assisting, Caring and Empowering (ACE) Charity, and with support from the Malala Fund, has initiated moves to return married adolescents and adolescent mothers to school in the state. The Head of Office, ACE Charity, Mrs Eno Simon, made this known while briefing newsmen after the official launching of ...
The Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), on Monday, unveiled a comprehensive career discovery and development programme to tackle inadequate career guidance among secondary school students across Ndokwa communities in Delta. The Newsmen report that NNU is the foremost socio-cultural and apex political organisation for the Ndokwa ethnic nationality, primarily located in Delta. The initiative was launched by ...
The Federated Organisation of Sokoto State Students’ Associations (FOSSA) has commended Gov. Ahmed Aliyu for settling N3 billion in outstanding scholarship arrears inherited from the previous administration. FOSSA described the payment as a lifeline that has restored hope to thousands of Sokoto students studying within and outside the state. The association said the unpaid scholarships, ...
No fewer than 12 secondary schools in Kwara have qualified for the semi-finals of the Tax Club Quiz Competition in the state. The schools advanced at the end of the preliminary stage held on Friday in Ilorin. The report states that the competition was organised by the Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) in collaboration with ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed deep concern over what he described as poor management and a lack of commitment by the current leadership of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Gwoza, to ensure the full take-off of academic activities in the institution. Zulum noted that this was despite the State Government ...
The Federal Government has committed more than N217 billion within two years to strengthen medical education and healthcare training across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the inaugural International Conference of the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences (FBCS), College of Medicine, University of Lagos. This is contained in a ...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to suspend its ongoing strike and reopen public schools across the state. Makinde assured residents that efforts are being intensified to secure the release of teachers and pupils abducted in the Oriire Local Government Area. The Governor made the appeal as ...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development–Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) on Tuesday launched a school vegetable gardening initiative in 10 secondary schools to improve students’ nutrition in Enugu State. The report states that two schools were selected from each of the five Local Government Areas currently participating in the IFAD-VCDP programme in the state. The ...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the pioneer graduating class of MIVA Open University, describing their achievement as proof that technology is breaking traditional barriers to higher education and expanding access to quality learning. Speaking at the university’s maiden convocation ceremony held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, Iganmu, ...
An official of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said Nigeria needs resilient institutions capable of sustaining reforms, adapting to challenges and delivering measurable outcomes for citizens. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Hajiya Fatima Usman-Katsina, Head of Federal and National Assembly Affairs at the NGF She urged governments ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, as Chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga announced the appointment in a statement on Monday. Ogundipe, 66, succeeds Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned ...
I have had the challenge and privilege of leading universities on three continents: Africa, North America, and, most recently, Europe, at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG). But I will never forget in a hurry my experiences at the American University of Nigeria, Yola. The AUN, where I was president from 2010 to 2017 and ...
