By Awayi Kuje The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, has urged owners of private schools in the state to provide quality education to pupils and students to enhance development. The speaker made the call while playing host to the Association of Private School OwnersContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU) has dissociated itself from persons and sites impersonating the institution and demanding money from prospective candidates seeking admissions into its programmes. This is contained in a statement signed by the Registrar of the institution , Dr KikelomoContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that it is addressing plights of some Nigerian lecturers studying in foreign institutions under the TETfund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) programmes. The assurance was given in statement by the Acting Director, Public Affairs of TETFund,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has made commitments towards addressing fundamental issues in the nation’s education sector. This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary-General, Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, in Abuja on Wednesday. Continue Reading
By Patience Yakubu A Kaduna-based NGO, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI) has empowered 50 adolescent girls with digital skills and access to virtual learning as supplementary education platform in Kaduna state. The founder and Programme Director, EWEI, Mrs Safiya Ibn-Garba said that the girls were empowered under the NGO’sContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives says it will ensure that 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are back to schools through an intervention framework. Rep. Almustapha Aliyu, the Chairman, House Committee on Alternative Education, said this in Abuja on Sunday. He said out-of-school children would be trained with relevantContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Prof. Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has advocated a mandatory 50 per cent skills acquisition for every secondary schools students. He said it would help the students to better understand their interests and abilities, improve them in decision- making, therebyContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has sought for the support of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in strengthening the infrastructural development of tertiary institutions in the state. Adeleke was speaking during a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations are at advanced stage. The Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado The Benue Government has given assurance that schools in the state would be repositioned to provide qualitative education in line with global standard. The Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Rev. Frederick Ikyaan, gave the assurance during an inspection visit to Government College Makurdi, on Thursday. AccordingContinue Reading
