By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed support for a call of a state of emergency in the education sector. Speaking at the National Conference on the Learning Crisis in Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, the Chairman, NGF, Gov. Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of KwaraContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, says making right development choices as a nation is central to building and forming a modern nation. Na’Allah expressed this view at the Third Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chair programme for Japanese Studies on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China-Africa Vocational Education Alliance, to enhance Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Nigeria. The spokesperson of NBTE, Mrs Fatimah Abubakar disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) has disowned the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) top-up programme claiming to bridge the gap between polytechnic and university degrees. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by the Acting ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang A Non-Governmental Organisation, Girls Beyond Reach Foundation popularly known as Daddy’s Girls has offered scholarships to girls resident in Angwan-Shao, Karimo, a slum in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Director Finance of the Foundation, Mrs Olamide Afolabi said that the gesture was part of activities to markContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) on Thursday inducted 97 graduates of Bachelor of Nursing Sciences at the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo into the profession. In his address, the Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, said the institution had contributed immensely to boost and improveContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has warned members of the academia and the university community over sexual harassments on campuses, stressing that the ministry would deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts. Mamman gave the warning in Abuja on Thursday when he received the reportContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Academic Staff Union of Universities ((ASUU) has kicked against the plan by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to include private universities as beneficiaries of its projects. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known at a two-day interactive session between TETFund andContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Coalition for Ethics and Anti-Corruption Education (CCEAE), an NGO, on Tuesday in Abuja advocated for integrating ethics and anti-corruption education into the curriculum of tertiary institutions in the country. A spokesperson for the coalition, Mrs Odinakaonye Lagi, said this at the group’s submission of a memorandum toContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSC, 58 days after the final paper was written on Aug. 11. The NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announcing the result at a news conference in Minna, Niger, on Tuesday said the 2023Continue Reading
