By Funmilayo Adeyemi The outgone Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has formerly handed over to the most senior officer in the commission, Mr Chris Maiyaki. At the handover ceremony in Abuja on Friday, Rasheed said he had secured necessary approval from President Bola Tinubu toContinue Reading
By Idris Olukoya Dr Olabisi Onasanya, Chairman, The Address Homes Ltd., has donated a block of six classrooms and a fully equipped library to Ilara Kingdom, Epe, Lagos State to drive inclusive and impactful educational activities and services for Epe residents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Dr Hammajam Adamu, Head Panelist, Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Scholarship Scheme 2023, says applicants interviewed for the scheme have shown interest in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Cloud Computing. Adamu, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Ibadan onContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola A Software Engineer, Mr Peter Ayeni, has called for the introduction of “Tech-Clarity” into the nation’s school curriculum. Ayeni, a UK-based Senior Software Engineer in one of the leading UK companies, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. NANContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says it will deploy the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB’s) Computer Based Centres (CBT) for its Professional Qualifying Examinations (PQE) and training programmes. The Registrar, TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, announced this in a statement made available to newsmenContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Stakeholders in the education sector have reiterated the need to allocate 20 per cent of the national budget to education with full implementation of the allocation. The National Moderator, Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA), Mr Duke Ogbureke, said this at the 2023Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Mr David Adejo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, has urged students in the country to rekindle the reading culture. Adejo gave the advice on Tuesday at the launch of the 2023 Readership Promotion Campaign organised by the National Library of Nigeria, in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Stakeholders in the humanitarian sector have pledged continuous support through strengthening access to national services that will empower refugees and persons of concern in the country to live self-reliant lives. They made the pledge at a programme on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the 2023 World RefugeeContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Dr Abednego Silverstone, an Education Researcher, on Tuesday lauded President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the immediate dissolution of boards and Councils of all Federal Government’s paratastals and corporations. Silverstone told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, that the action was timely and a positive decision.Continue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The UK charity, IA-Foundation, is to establish skills acquisition centres in each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, to empower millions of out-of-school children in the country. The initiative is the latest effort by the foundation to add value to the lives of some 20.Continue Reading
