By Clara Egbogota The Delta State Governor, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on corps members posted to their various places of primary assignment to help the state governments in providing quality educational services in their host communities. Oborevwori, represented by the Chief of Staff (COS), Mr Johnson Erijo, saidContinue Reading
Racketeering By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, Sept. 5, 2023 (NAN) The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has debunked the notion that it conspired with management staff in recent job racketeering in colleges of education being probed by the National Assembly. The President of the union, Dr Smart Olugbeko, disclosedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has set up a eight-member committee to drive education roadmap in the country. Mamman, while inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, said the committee had four weeks timeframe to come up with plans that would help transform theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Powerbase Institute, an educational platform, has set up a ‘Young Genius Summer School’ in Baylab, UK, to provide students with long-term development strategies aimed at igniting their passions and skills for the future. Dr Gregory Makris, Director and Global Clinical Lead in the Vascular and Thrombosis TherapeuticContinue Reading
By Ige Adekunle Prof. Peter Okebukola, Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has called on African countries to invest more in education in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Okebukola made the call at the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Africa Forum 2023 onContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Management of the University of Calabar (UniCal) has debunked claims of any increase in school charges. The clarification made in a statement by office of the institution’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, on Saturday came on the heels of a report online that the university had increasedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has urged teachers to engage in technology and learning to remain relevant to learners’ aspirations in a fast-changing global environment. These are part of recommendations from the 2023 Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Online Annual Conference of Registered Teachers,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi UNICEF Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education is celebrating a significant milestone as the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) platform reaches 500,000 users. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. Munduate saidContinue Reading
Training By Angela Atabo Abuja, Sept. 2, 2023 (NAN) A Non-Governmental Organisation, Universal Peace Federation (UPF), has trained primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on peace and character moulding of schools’ children. Its Sub-Regional Director, West Africa, Rev. George Ogurie, stated this at the closing ceremony ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government says it will set up a formal negotiation team between the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and relevant stakeholders to look into recent hike in fees in schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made this known at aContinue Reading
