The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has started research into the development of maize varieties that can withstand flood and remain in waters for up to 14 days. Prof. Muhammad Ishiyaku, the Director…
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said that UBEC was collaborating with states to improve girl child enrollment, particularly in the Northern parts of the country. Bobboyi, who disclosed this on Sunday, in Gafia,…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The government of the State of Osun has directed schools across the state to reopen on Monday, January 18 for the continuation of the first term of the 2020/21 academic calendar. It has also announced its reinforcement…
By Adeboye Faizat The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Edo state chapter has issued directive to primary school teachers and school heads to begin an indefinite strike from Monday. The directive was in an official statement issued at the end…
Blessing wika, Abuja Director/Secretary, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, Dr. Hassan Sule, has advised parents in the territory to send their female children/wards, who are of school age to school. Dr. Sule gave the advice in…
The Ekiti State Government has disowned an online advert on training, claiming to be a collaboration with the state Ministry of Education, describing it as fake and not known to the government. A statement signed by Abimbola Dada, the ministry’s…
Management of the University of Ilorin, on Friday announced a phased reopening of the institution for formal resumption of academic activities beginning from Jan. 25. A statement signed by Mr Kunle Akogun, Director of Corporate Affairs, said this is in…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in conjunction with Oyo State Universal Basic Education Basic Education Board (SUBEB), is set to commence the construction of 58 blocks of classrooms in some schools in the state. The Executive Chairman SUBEB, Dr…
The Chief Executive Officer, I Read Afrika Foundation, Mr Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi, on Friday said that the death of public libraries in the country gave cause for concern. Treasures-Olawunmi, organiser of the annual Marathon Read Aloud contest, spoke in an interview…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has urged youths to fight unemployment with entrepreneurial and vocational skills. Prof. Obi gave the charge on Friday in Calabar when the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross…
