Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications in partnership with UNICEF on Wednesday said it was set to roll out a digital learning initiative to connect 100,000 children in Nigeria. Airtel Africa’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, said in a statement that the 100,000 children would be...
Education
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Prof Cornelius S. S Bello was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine. He was elected alongside 19 other eminent scholars after fulfilling stringent criteria for the various specialties. The academy serves as an independent, dynamic and innovative national resource...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to call off its strike on Monday, 17th October, 2022 as the Federal Government has agreed to pay the outstanding 8 Months’ salaries. ASUU made this known in a post on its official Twitter handle...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna- Worried by the plight of the girl child in the country, concerned citizens in Kaduna state, have called on the state government, policy makers, groups and public-spirited individuals to place high premium on girl’-child education, as the world marks the 10th anniversary of the International...
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union will soon call off its eight-month-old strike. Osodeke said this at a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives on Monday in Abuja. He said that from what the...
Teachers worldwide play a critical role in the formation of the behaviour patterns and by extension, the future of young persons. Therefore, the role of teachers goes beyond teaching. The teacher functions in different capacities including parenting, counseling, mentoring and being a role model. Given their strategic position in...
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, says the 37 smart schools the Federal Government is building are consistent with world standards and global best practices in smart education. The Head, Public Relations, UBEC, Mr David Apeh said this in a statement released in Abuja...
Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, says the state government will use funds provided under a World Bank assisted programme, AGILE, to revamp schools infrastructure across the state. AGILE is Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, a World Bank Assisted Programme to help improve the secondary education of girls...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday travelled to Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located along the shores of Lake Chad in the northern part of the state. During the visit, Zulum paid a surprise visit to Malam-Fatori Central Primary School...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government has allocated N470 billion for revitalisation of tertiary institutions in the country in 2023. Buhari said this when he presented N19.7 trillion 2023 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday in Abuja. The president said that government was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has approved an extension of teachers retirement age from 60 to 65 years in the state. The governor announced the upward review on Wednesday in Maiduguri, to commemorate the 2022 edition of World Teachers Day. Borno State Commissioner for...
The Court of Appeal will rule on Friday in an application by ASUU seeking its permission to appeal against an order of the National Industrial Court directing its members to resume work. The industrial court granted an interlocutory injunction in favour of the Federal Government on Sept. 21, and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has appointed Mrs Oluwafunmilola Adekunle as the new bursar of the institution. UNILAG’s Principal Assistant Registrar, Communication Unit, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday. The statement said the...
The Court of Appeal has fixed Thursday to entertain the suit filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) seeking a stay of execution of the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered it to call of the strike. When the matter was called on Wednesday, counsel...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission has completed work on the reviewed remuneration package for teachers in basic and secondary schools including provisions for rural posting allowance, science teachers’ allowance and peculiar allowance. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed door with the leadership of the House of Representatives over the ongoing strike by the Academic staff union of universities (ASUU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, led...
Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday said that no nation developed without adequate and appropriate investment in education sector. Jega stated this in his keynote address at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector with the theme: ‘Corruption...
The Federal Government on Tuesday broke the ranks of The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) when it registered two unions in the university system. The unions are the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). CONUA is a union...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Tuesday called on governors that were owing teachers salary arrears to use their remaining months in office to pay off the arrears. The Secretary-General of the Union, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, raised the concern in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
A London conference on Monday told the Nigerian government to upscale its investment in education to pull the West African country out of endemic poverty. Speaking at a colloquium, marking Nigeria’s 62nd Independence, the keynote speaker, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, said that Nigeria could only turn the corner if adequate...