Attack By Angela Atabo Abuja, Aug. 17, 2023 (NAN) A report released by Save the Children International (SCI) has revealed that about 70 schools were attacked and 1,683 school children kidnapped across Nigeria between Feb 2014 and Dec. 2022. The report is entitled, “Education Under Attack: Review and Analysis ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy had created difficulties in the payment of foreign scholarship tuition fees and stipends. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, made this known at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Engagement onContinue Reading
By Ibrahim G. Ahmad The newly appointed Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Zamfara, Malam Wadatau Madawaki, says Science and Technical Education will remain top priority of the state’s educational policy. Madawaki, one of the 18 commissioners sworn in on Tuesday by Gov. Dauda Lawan,Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Federal Government has insisted that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees for students in the country. Mr David Adejo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, said this at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad committee on students loans in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A UK-based Nigerian, Gloria Ojekwe-Uche, has said that the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), should be upheld, protected and preserved, describing it as a national asset. Ojekwe-Uche said this while addressing the media in Lagos on Monday ahead of the planned 25th Anniversary Reunion of BatchContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Co-founder of Afrelib Academy, Abuja, Joseph Ajuwon, has said without qualified and motivated teachers, children stand very little chances of realising their potential. Ajuwon said this in Abuja on Saturday on the sidelines of the Afrelib Academy’s 2023 Annual Teachers’ Conference with the theme: “FromContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Ministry of Basic Education has called on corporate organisations and individuals to partner government through its ‘Adopt a School,’ and ‘Adopt a Child’ programmes to support learning. Mr Abolaji Abayomi, the Permanent-Secretary of the Ministry, made the call in an interview withContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba Thirty-eight of the Inmates Continuing Education Centre at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kurmawa, Kano have successfully completed the 2023 NECO Senior School Certificate Examination. They also graduated from the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies examination. Speaking at the graduation on Thursday, Controller of CorrectionsContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders on Wednesday advocated for an end to special schools for children with disabilities, urging support to mainstream inclusive education for all persons to learn equally. They made the call during the close-out meeting of Support Mainstreaming Inclusion so all can Learn Equally (SMILE) project in Abuja. DrContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Two foreign charities have signed a memorandum of understanding to forge a partnership to offer scholarships to young Nigerians in some private universities in Nigeria. The two charities are the UK-based IA-Foundation, which has been active in Nigeria and another charity, known as Values of Affordable EducationContinue Reading
