By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education has officially unveiled the Counselling Practitioners of Nigeria (CPCN) Council with the goal of regulating counselling practice nationwide. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abel Enitan, emphasised the need for the council to improve the quality of counselling services in Nigeria duringContinue Reading
Programme By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has launched the Universal Basic Education (UBE) School Based Management Committee-School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP) to boost teaching capacity, under the Teacher Professional Development (TPD). Speaking at an event in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, emphasized that the initiativeContinue Reading
TESCOM By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Kwara state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has shorlisted 1,800 applicants for teaching appointments in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commission’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onile, made available to newsmen in Ilorin. Onile said that the shortlisted applicants emergedContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado Adamawa Government has unveiled the distribution of teaching and learning materials to public primary schools across the state for the 2024/2025 academic session. Speaking at the distribution in Yola, Hajiya Lami Fintiri, wife of the state governor, said the distribution marked the commencement of Phase II ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi No fewer than 1,000 Lagos students have been empowered in financial literacy skills by Coronation Group Ltd. in commemoration of the 13th edition of the Global Money Week. Mr Wole Onasanya, Managing Director of Coronation Group, in a statement on Tuesday, said that theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Candidates who applied for admission through the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) mode using awaiting results from IJMB or JUPEB have been urged to upload their results as soon as they are released. The Public Communication Advisor of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr Fabian BenjaminContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says it will partner with relevant agencies to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies in the Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has been approved as the host for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO’s) Media and Information Literacy Institute. Dr Hajo Sani, the Ambassador/Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, said this on Thursday, when she led a delegationContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says construction of the first phase of the National Library will commence by June. Alausa made this commitment on Wednesday during an on-the-spot monitoring and assessment of the national library project in Abuja. He stated that the first phase ofContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara, Alhaji Sanusi Ahmad-Asha, has urged collective action to improve girl-child education across the state. The emir made this appeal on Monday in Kaura Namoda while receiving a delegation from Media and Publicity Consult (MPC), who visited him for advocacy. TheContinue Reading
