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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has advocated for the establishment of a Federal Teaching Service Commission to enhance the efficiency of service delivery in unity schools. The call was made by the national president of NUT, Audu Amba, during the inaugural Quadrennial Federal Wing Conference held in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr. Amba emphasised the ...
The Federal Government has applauded Foreign Service officers for the establishment of the Academy of International Affairs, recognising its potential to enhance Nigeria’s foreign policy management. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this commendation during the academy’s inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Monday. Represented by his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Vice President Shettima ...
Deputy Governor of Kano state, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo is to foot the bill for about 350 students to obtain national diploma courses at the School of Environmental Studies Gwarzo. Students from other LGAs like Kabo, Karaye, Bichi, and Bagwai, among others also are benefitting from the sponsorship. Comrade Gwarzo said he believes in providing opportunities ...
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin The Executive Chairman Kwara state Universal Basic Education Board, Professor Shehu Raheem Adaramaja has emerged the Dean of the Forum of Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Nigeria. Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyii, made the declaration on Monday at the monthly meeting of ...
Amidst ongoing unrest within the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), members of the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) commenced a three-day warning strike on Wednesday to advocate for their demands. The NAAT’s action adds to the disruption already caused by a one-week strike initiated by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the ...
In response to the pressing issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the Senate has called upon the Federal Ministry of Education, its associated agencies, and relevant stakeholders to collaborate on devising new strategies to address this challenge effectively. The Senate’s resolution came following the adoption of a motion titled “Compelling need to tackle the challenge ...
The Student loan (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024 has scaled the third reading at the Nigerian Senate. Recall that the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, had announced the indefinite postponement of the scheme. The postponement raised many concerns and questions as to the fidelity of ...
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi Activities at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi have been paralysed following the seven-day warning strike embarked upon by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union under the umbrella of the Joint Action Committee. When Nigerian NewsDirect visited the Yelwa Campus of the varsity, it ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr Ibraheem Abdul, has emphasised the importance of efficient transport systems and infrastructure development for a nation’s economic prosperity. Speaking at the Third Dr Abubakar Olaseni Annual Lecture Series held at YABATECH, Abdul stated that Nigeria’s transport sector faced challenges and required urgent and ...
The Akwa Ibom State government has given the green light for the release of N778.9 million to pay for the 2023/2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebiet, confirmed the news in an interview in Uyo, the state capital. She revealed that the sum would be the first ...
Group of experts led by Professor Kenneth Anchang Yangadi FCAS, fellow of the African Institute for Public Health has described phytobiotechology as the cheapest and safest means of mitigating global climate change, food insecurity and mental health challenges. Speaking at at a 3-day First International Conference and Workshop on “Phytobiotechology Applications in Climate Change Mitigation,” ...
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin Normalcy has returned to the Kwara State University (KWASU) and Malete community after the recent unrest resulting from students protest on the raid of the campus and Malete by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Nigerian NewsDirect reports that the EFCC had on Thursday, Feb. 22 said it ...
By Aminu Garko, Kano The Bayero University Kano (BUK) says it has concluded arrangements to graduate 11,000 students during its 38th staggered convocation. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sagir Abbas, said this at a pre-convocation news conference on Monday in Kano. Abbas said during the ceremony 180 Bachelor degree students would graduate with first ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government to honour and implement the agreement the union entered with the government to forestall industrial action. ASUU Coordinator in charge of Kano Zone, Mr Abdulqadir Muhammad stated this at a news conference at the end of a zonal meeting on Wednesday in ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says there is no increment of school fees in public boarding schools in the federal capital. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCTA, made the clarification in an interview with newsmen, in Abuja on Thursday. NAN recalls that some parents had claimed that the FCT Administration increased school ...
