The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Friday that prioritisation of children’s health and education is the key to unlocking Africa’s prosperity. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, stated this in Kaduna, at an event organised to commemorate the 2023 International Day of the African Child....
Education
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu , has congratulated the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating student, Aminat Yusuf. In a post on Friday on his Facebook page, Governor Sanwo-Olu commended Ms. Yusuf, a law student, for achieving a remarkable feat, being the first undergraduate in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it has paid a total sum of one billion, four hundred and seventy-eight million, four hundred and sixteen thousand naira (N1,478,416,000.00) only, to owners of Non-JAMB Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide for the services they rendered during...
The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian universities (CPCNU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the pending report of the Federal Government Negotiation Committee set up by previous administration. The committee made the call in a communique issued in Abuja CPCNU Secretary General, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, at the...
The Federal Government says it is working out modalities to begin students loan between September and October 2023. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing newsmen on the bill signed by President Bola Tinubu. NAN reports that President Tinubu...
A law student, Miss Aminat Yusuf, has emerged the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00. The Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, made this known at a press conference on Wednesday in Lagos. The press conference was...
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, will deliver the 26th convocation lecture of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on June 20. Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice Chancellor of the institution, disclosed this at the 26th pre-convocation press conference for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja pledged that his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian child, regardless of their background, has access to quality education. Speaking in his office at State House when he received...
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise provision of basic amenities nationwide. Osodeke gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun. The ASUU president was speaking against...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Friday presented provisional licenses to 37 newly approved private universities in Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of Education, David Adejo, at the presentation of the licenses to the universities at the NUC’s headquarters in Abuja, said the approval brought...
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has identified 56 rogue website operators involved in examination malpractice since the start of its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Head, National Office (HNO) of council, Mr Patrick Areghan, disclosed this on the sidelines...
The National Librarian, Prof. Chinwe Anunobi has expressed concern over how some Nigerian publications fall below international standards. Anunobi spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a Sensitisation Workshop on Legal Deposits and International Numbers Utilisation organised by the National Library of Nigeria (NLN). The theme of the workshop is...
No fewer than 20 schools officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country....
The FCT Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB) said on Monday that newly recruited 1,500 teachers would receive their letters in the next couple of weeks.The Executive Chairman of the Board, Prof. Abdullahi Mohammed said this during an interview with newsmen in Abuja. Mohammed said deployment of the teachers...
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,...
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...