By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), 58 days after the final paper was written on August 11. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the result at a press briefing in Minna,...
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Recently, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State approved a 25 percent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four state-owned universities as part of palliatives for students. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued by Festus Ahon, his chief press secretary, on Wednesday, in Asaba. ...
A former Managing Director of Daily Times Newspapers, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi, has said that Nigeria’s educational system is in bad shape and needs urgent attention. Ogunbiyi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Monday, urged governments at all levels to intervene,...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) offers Masters and PhD Scholarships for Nigerian students from the Niger Delta to study abroad. As part of our Human Resource Development initiatives, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is commencing the 2019 Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarship Programme. The program is to equip Niger...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The Academic Staff Union Of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) Taraba State Chapter has appealed for more teachers recruitment in the state, especially in the area of science and arts subjects. The ASUSS Chairman Taraba State Chapter, Comrade. Prince Sule Abasu made the call while...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the world marks the World Teachers’ Day today, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has identified teachers as catalyst in shaping society. The minister stated this in her goodwill message to commemorate the 2023 World Teachers’...
UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO and Education International say countries should ensure that teaching is transformed into a more attractive and valorised profession where teachers are valued, trusted, and adequately supported. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO, Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organisation, Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF, David Edwards, General Secretary,...
Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah has disclosed that students who intend to study in the university must undertake and present a drug test before admission. Na’allah, who made this known at the 27th Pre- Convocation briefing in Abuja on Wednesday said the institution is working with...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – MTN Foundation through its annual scholarship initiative has awarded scholarships to 360 undergraduate Nigerian students in addition to 651 current scholars, totalling 1,011 scholars. The awardees were celebrated at award ceremonies held in Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In order to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal, a charity organization; Florence Agogo Foundation has awarded bursary to over fifty (50) indigent students across the eighteen (18) Local Government Area of Cross River State.s Speaking at a dinner night and the scholarship...
The Junior Secondary School (JSS), Karu, Abuja has emerged winner of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board Head-to-Head Debate Reality Show for Public and Private Junior Secondary Schools across the Six Area Councils of the FCT. The JSS Karu won the competition, scoring 67 per cent while JSS...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded the Niger State College of Education (COE) to the Niger State University of Education. The Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday. He said the upgrading would make it the 63rd state-owned university and 270th university...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has addressed recent concerns raised by some stakeholders over the plight of some Nigerian lecturers studying in foreign institutions under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) programme, who are requesting for bailout by the Fund to cater...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have readjusted downward the sundry charges payable by students of the University. The spokesman of the institution, Abiodun Olarewaju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Ile-Ife. Olarewaju said that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has disclosed plans to allocate 25 percent of the national budget to the education sector. Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while declaring open a 2 day National Conference on Equal Opportunity on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated an ad hoc committee on the establishment of central multipurpose laboratories in selected universities in the country. Inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, said the move was...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is worried over the recent hike in fees by varsities across the country, saying it may force many students out of school. Many public universities have in recent months increased their tuition fees owing to what they described as the country’s...
The House of Representatives says it will ensure that 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are back to schools through an intervention framework. Rep. Almustapha Aliyu, the Chairman, House Committee on Alternative Education, said this in Abuja on Sunday. He said out-of-school children would be trained with relevant skills to...
Rep. Abdullahi Aliyu (APC-Musawa/Matazu) in Katsina State disbursed N32.5 million as scholarships to 1,895 indigent students of the state on Saturday. Beneficiaries from Musawa Local Government Area of the state numbered 1,087, while those from Matazu Local Government Area numbered 808. Each university undergraduate and those studying...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has sought for the support of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to strengthen the infrastructural development of tertiary institutions in the state. The call came during a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono...