Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi on Friday said his administration would declare state of emergency in the health and education sectors. Dr Monday Uzor, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Nwifuru, made this known in a statement on Friday. According to him, the governor made the remark during a courtesy...
Education
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....
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ikeja Branch, on Friday urged African parents and guardians to desist from child labour. FIDA also called for abolition of street hawking by schoolchildren. The Chairperson of FIDA, Ikeja Branch, Mrs Marian Jones, made the appeal while speaking with pupils of Police...
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On the invitation of Governor Aminu Masari, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday commissioned a road network and secondary school in Malumfashi, Katsina State. During the visit, Zulum commissioned the 28 km Dayi-Tuge -Wawarkaza road project and Government Day Junior Secondary School, Gora/Yammama...
The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. After a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedly expected to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the present education backwardness being witnessed in the northern part of the country was caused by people of the area. The minister stated this at the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS)...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday said he would want to be remembered for transforming public education and a better workforce needed for national development in the state. Obaseki made this known during the Edo State Education Week 2023 with the theme, “Education for Alaghodaro: Investing in quality...
In this article, JOHN ONAH takes a look at how Nigeria Government has failed to put a halt to flood, the yearly occurrences that impact negatively on Nigerian’s children. Nigeria has experienced flooding in recent years which has negatively impacted families and disrupting Children’s learning. While many parents returned...
Akpet is a community in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River it is blessed with commercial deposit of minerals such as limestone, lithium ore, lepidolite, spodumene, and laterite The community attracts lots visitors. While some come to explore business opportunities in the area, others visit to exploit the...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has lauded telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria for investing in education through the remodeling of science laboratories in the state. Uzodimma gave the commendation in Owerri, on Thursday, when he officially inaugurated science laboratories in Government Secondary School, Owerri, which were remodeled by the...
The Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, says his government will give priority to education and youth empowerment as a means of rebuilding the country, if elected in the 2023 general elections. Kwankwaso, who stated this while addressing newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday, identified vibrant...
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) promised adequate funding for educational sector to ensure timely graduation of students from school. Obi said this in a statement after a town Hall meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. “I will not allow them make you stay eight years for...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of the Obong of Calabar Executive Forum (OCEF), Chief Gershom Henshaw, has expressed concern that the recent strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian University (ASUU) had Impacted negatively on the Nigeria’s economy. Chief Henshaw said at...
Education propels growth and industrialisation. Education lays the foundation for virtually all forms of human development that repel poverty. However, in spite of the obvious contributions of education to growth and development, many African countries lag behind in the implementation of education components of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week extended the ongoing fight against corruption to nation’s education sector to demand for accountability in the administration of academic institutions. This, he said, has become imperative to address corrupt practices in the institutions. He said that corruption in education sector...
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...
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 Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has always been open to dialogue that will bring lasting solution to all areas in contention in its face-off with the federal government. It , however, regrets that the protracted strike by its members has taken this long without solution....
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Civil Society Organizations tracking and monitoring the progress being made by the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration in the education sector, have tasked the government in the area of providing improved infrastructure and learning environment, particularly for girls and those living with disabilities. Members of...