By Mustapha Yauri The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in collaboration with UNICEF would plant 2,080 trees in three months to strengthen environmental sustainability and mitigate the negative impact of climate change in the area. Prof. Kabiru Bala, Vice-Chancellor ABU, disclosed this on the sideline of a workshop on TreeContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The Borno government, in collaboration with its international partners, has unveiled a new policy designed to tackle school dropout and enforce the retention, transition and completion of the girlchild in school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launching and dissemination of the document broughtContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to vocational and entrepreneurship development in public schools. The Permanent Secretary in the secretariat, Mrs Joy Okeke, gave the assurance at the inauguration of the third edition of Ladi Memorial Foundation National SewingContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Gambian government on Thursday, lauded Nigeria for its educational interventions, acknowledging the significant impact witnessed in the sector. Prof. Pierre Gomez, Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of The Gambia, said that the Nigerian government’s interventions had been instrumental in transforming the sector. HeContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele A Professor of Political Science, Sylvester Akhaine, on Tuesday said that liberation of Africa from overwhelming influence of the West would require radical perspectives which should interrogate causality. Akhaine made the assertion while delivering the 103 Inaugural Lecture Series of Lagos State University. The eventContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not extend registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after March 8. This is contained in statement to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by the Boards Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the registration periodContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has unveiled a five-week training for 6,000 senior secondary school teachers in Artificial Intelligence Pedagogy across the country. At the official kick-off of the training in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, called on the participants to takeContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of its Nov./Dec. 2024 certificate examinations, with 67.56 per cent of candidates obtaining five credits and above. Acting Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the board, Dr Nnasia Asanga, announced the results on Monday in Benin. He saidContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi An aggrieved widow, Dr Jane Uche, has appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to resolve the issue of SIM loss, which is preventing her children from registering for the UTME. Uche made the appeal during a phone interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir The Attahiru Bafarawa Foundation, through its Giving Back Initiative, has awarded scholarships worth N123.7 million to 108 Nursing Science students in Sokoto State. Presenting the awards at separate ceremonies in Sokoto, Malam Lawal Maidoki, Chairman of the initiative, said the gesture aims to support the state’s healthContinue Reading
