The Federal Government and education stakeholders have vowed to end the Almajiri street-begging crisis by integrating modern learning with quranic education. This was the position of stakeholders at one-day presentation of Civil Society Organisations on the Revitalisation of the Almajiri- Tsangaya System of Education in Nigeria in Abuja on...
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PART ONE: EDUCATION With less than 8 weeks to May 29, 2025 today, I have undertaken an altruistic and apolitical assessment of the midterm performance of the administration of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia of Benue State. It is about halftime! Every week from Sunday, April 6 until Sunday, May...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Finpact Development Foundation (FINDEF), in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, have successfully supported out-of-school adolescent girls in Rimi, Mani, and Katsina LGAs of Katsina State through the REACH project weekend. The FINDEF Representative, Sadiya Badamasi, said the initiative has empowered 1,950 out-of-school adolescent girls by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has reaffirmed commitment of the commission to strengthen collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government to improve access to quality basic education. Garba made this known when she led a high-level delegation of...
Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr Danlami Hayyo, has said the administration has spent N200 billion on education from 2023 to date. Hayyo disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the opening of a two-day innovation and entrepreneurship education training for Vice Principals (Academic) in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba, has called on School Support Officers (SSOs) in Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) across the nation to rededicate themselves towards improving the quality of basic education in Nigeria. She made the call while...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – . The management of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has received report from its adhoc committee on medical simulation and innovation interventions with a strong recommendation for government to incorporate medical simulation in the education curriculum. The committee also urged the Federal Government to...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has announced that the state government will invest N1 billion on a project aimed at providing education for children with special needs. Bago announced this during the inauguration of Resources, Inclusivity and Strategic Communication (RISE) project by Farid Centre in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A Non Governmental Organization, Save the Child Initiative (STCI) Nigeria, has engaged various stakeholders in Sokoto state on socialization of national and state policy on inclusive education. Speaking in his opening remarks, STCI Head of Migration, Mobility and Protection, Malam Rabiu Gandi, said the...
Security and defence, infrastructure, health and education were some of the sectors with high allocations in the N47.9tn Budget Proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. “It is with great pleasure that I lay before this distinguished joint session...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Students Wing, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), has joined the growing opposition to the controversial tax reform bills. The leader and spokesperson of the CNG, UNIMAID branch, Comrade Fatima Abubakar, at a press conference held on Friday at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday presented the 2025 Budget, tagged the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” with a total sum of ₦584.76 billion aimed at consolidating the state’s developmental strides. The budget prioritized health, education, and economic recovery, alongside critical investments in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring good health, quality education and peace across the state as necessary criteria for national development. The governor, who spoke at the Sultan Maccido Institute of Qu’aranic and General studies during the 2025...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Paramount ruler and Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, His Royal Majesty Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Anaje has charged parents and guardians to prioritize the education of their children to enable them have a brighter future. The monarch gave the charge on Saturday at Tafari and Suites,...
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Government under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni has hailed the Office of the Vice -President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for launching the first batch in-person two-day training of 100 secondary school teachers under the...
The Office of the Vice President in collaboration with North East Development Commission (NEDC) have launched an in-person training of 150 teachers drawn from various Secondary schools in Borno State. The first Batch beneficiaries were from public and private secondary schools in MMC and Jere Local Government who are...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced plans to establish an ICT Digital Literacy Center and a High Islamic College in Chibok Local Government Area, located in the southern part of the State. Zulum shared these initiatives during an address on his way to Damboa,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of Nigerian Army commitment to non kinetic approach to counter insurgency and restoration of peace in consolidating civil military relations , the Office of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army Headquarters Abuja has introduced a special scholarship award to young...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reaffirmed the state’s dedication to fostering an inclusive society through quality education and robust healthcare services. Zulum stated this on Wednesday when the state hosted a farewell ceremony for 103 indigenes who were awarded scholarships to pursue medicine...