By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has decried the high level of graduate unemployment in Nigeria and insisted that skill acquisition and entrepreneurship education remain critical towards tackling menace. Alia, who noted that his administration would give education top priority in Benue State,...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – At least 13,000 women and girls have graduated from the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Second Chance Education programme being implemented by the Grassroots Entrepreneurship Skills Acquisition Initiative (GESA) in Sokoto State. The National Coordinator of GESA, Cynthia Obazee, said the Second Chance Education is a...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has inaugurated a committee for the establishment of a state-owned university in Okunland in the western senatorial district of the state. In his remarks after inaugurating the committee on Wednesday at the government house Lokoja, the governor urged the committee to submit its preliminary...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has organised a workshop to build teachers capacity on Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Education, SMASE, and jolly phonics program for teachers across the country. Speaking at the workshop on Wednesday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of UBEC,...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130 million as ntervention for polytechnics in its 2023 intervention line, geared toward reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. Malam Buhari Mika’Ilu , Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, said this at the TETFund/ National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) sensitisation...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says the Federal Government has disbursed a total of N57,165,751,416.12 to states for teachers professional development programme within the last 13 years. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, made this known at the National Conference on Teacher...
The Gabchyari community in Darazo Local Government, Bauchi State, say the only Primary and Junior Secondary School (JSS) in the community with a student population of 350, has only three teachers. This was disclosed by some members of the community in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria...
UNICEF says it is mobilising resources to improve access to quality education by poor and vulnerable children in Kaduna State. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, stated this in Kaduna on Sunday during the annual UNICEF Access Bank Charity Shield Polo Tournament, at Fifth Chukker Country Polo...
Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba has declared a state of emergency on basic and post basic education in the state. He made the declaration at a media interactive session on Saturday in Jalingo, saying his administration would ensure compulsory and free quality education for all. The governor said the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into the Unity Schools across the country. It also directed the National Examination Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent the underage persons from...
The Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners United Kingdom (CIEPUK), said it will partner the Higher Institute for Professional Development and Training (HIPDET) to provide no fewer than 1,000 scholarships to students in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that HIPDET is a private, independent, non-profit vocational and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State will commence afternoon primary and secondary education system to address problems of congestion and increase enrollment of out-of-school children. The state governor Babagana Umara Zulum, announced this on Monday in Maiduguri during his inauguration speech after taking an oath of office for...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has announced a personal donation of one million Naira each to the 33 students that graduated with first class degrees, from Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), as starting package. Gov Sule, announced the award while delivering a speech...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – Chief of staff to President Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has been conferred with doctorate degree (Honoris causa) by the management of Nasarawa State University, Keffi during its 7th combined convocation ceremony. Professor Ibrahim Gambari was awarded Doctorate Degree of Letters (Honoris Causa) along side...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia- Vice-Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Suleiman Bala Muhammed, says the constant grazing of cows led by Fulani herdsmen has so far ceased on the campus of the institution following series of meetings with leaders of Fulanis popularly called Ardos. Prof. Muhammed expressed...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The outgoing Executive Chairman of Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, Senator Stephen Odey, has disclosed that since his assumption of office in 2015, his management team have uncovered over 1,500 fake teachers in the state. Senator Odey, who spoke during a valedictory...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The MTN Foundation has officially announced a call for applications for its annual undergraduate scholarship award. The award seeks to recognise and reward high-performing students in Nigerian public tertiary institutions. It targets two categories of students – undergraduates in Science and Technology-related courses and...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – The Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), is set to graduate a total of 7,661 worthy graduands at its 7th convocation coming up this Saturday. Professor Suleiman Bala Mohammed, Vice Chancellor of the University, disclosed this during a pre-convocation press conference at the old senate...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The 2023 Direct Entry e-PIN sales would close on Saturday, 26th May, 2023, while registration of those who obtained the e-PIN would end on Tuesday, 30th May, 2023. The Acting Director, Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hamid Bobboyi has stressed on the need to strategise and finding ways to understand the educational challenges in basic education and how best to address them. Bobboyi disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at a One-Day...