NELFUND: FG disburses N2bn to students across North-West

By Abbas Bamalli The Federal Government says it has spent N2.086 billion through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for students of higher institutions across the North-West.   Alhaji Mukhtar Lawal-Tsagem, Director, National Orientation Agency, Katsina State Directorate, disclosed this in Katsina on Tuesday, while highlighting the achievement of PresidentContinue Reading

PPDC seeks restructure of education sector

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) has called on government to take practical steps to restructure the education system to meet with current global demands. The non-governmental organisation, propelled by the desire to have a more transparent and accountable government, said such restructuring will enable studentsContinue Reading

Scribe advocates problem-posing education in Africa

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Secretary General, Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC), Manssour Bin-Mussallam, has called on education authorities to redesign school curriculum to shift from problem solving to problem posing in Africa. Bin-Mussallam said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

NTI hosts maiden National Education Quality Assurance Policy Committee meeting

By Hussaina Yakubu The maiden edition of the National Education Quality Assurance Policy Committee meeting is currently underway at the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna. The meeting organised by the Federal Education Quality Assurance Service Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, billed to hold from Sept. 2 to 4.Continue Reading

WAEC assures smooth rollout of CBT as NASS calls for technology infrastructure

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reaffirmed its readiness to fully implement Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by 2026. The Head of National Office, WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, disclosed this while speaking during the sensitisation on computer-based WASSCE forContinue Reading

Edo public grammar school wins South-South stem robotics challenge

By Edeki Igafe Ozolua Grammar School, Ologbo in Edo, has emerged winner of a 16-week STEM training programme on robotics, defeating eight other secondary schools at the grand finale held in Effurun, Delta. The programme, with the  theme: “Robotics for a Sustainable and Inclusive Skilled Economy”, was organised for selectedContinue Reading