By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE) says it is still awaiting action from the state governments to collaborate in the enrolment of 700,000 out-of-school children mapped across the country. The Executive Secretary, Dr Muhammad Idris, while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja, saidContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The Chairman, House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Education, Rep. Kayode Laguda, has called for the abolition of the lingering HND/BSc dichotomy to address the injustice in the academic system. Laguda made the call in Abuja as a keynote speaker at the maiden Bi-annual Lecture Series/Awards,Continue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Saturday graduated 1,576 students, with 82 achieving First Class degrees. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the institution’s 6th Convocation ceremony for the 2024/2025 sessions, 464 students graduated with Second Class Upper degrees, while 260 obtained Second ClassContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Dr Samson Opaluwah, Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), has urged Nigerian youths to embrace faith, innovation, and sustainability to promote positive change and transformation in the country. Opaluwah made the call at the 6th convocation lecture delivered on Friday at Bingham UniversityContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), in collaboration with Plan International Nigeria, has trained teachers from different fields of learning, ahead of its reformed Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE). Speaking with newsmen at the five-day technical workshop on the “Reformed Professional Qualifying Examination and Digital Literacy ModelContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje Dr John Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has urged the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) to collaborate with the commission in bringing the value of copyright system to their schools. Asein made the call at the 176th Congress of ANCOPSS, FCT Branch,Continue Reading
By Oluwaseun Nubi Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, the Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, is set to deliver an inaugural lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun. Mr Olawale Adekoya, the Information and Media Officer of Caleb University, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. “Barely weeks after deliveringContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Executive Director, Oloibiri Oil and Gas Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (OLOGEDI), Onome Wilkinson, has called for a youth-driven energy transformation in Nigeria. Wilkinson made the call during the Youth Energy STEAM Festival (YES-FEST 2025) for secondary school students in Abuja on Monday. She noted that the futureContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Suleja Region, Niger State, has presented cash rewards to the best 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates from the church. The Regional Overseer, Pastor Samuel Ndagi, made the presentation to the candidates on Sunday, in Suleja. Miss Faith Emmanuel, who scoredContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Cross River House of Assembly on Thursday during plenary summoned key officials in the education sector over the non-implementation of teachers’ promotions across the state. Those invited include the Commissioner for Education, the Accountant-General, the Auditor-General, and heads of agencies under the education cluster. The lawmakers’Continue Reading
