By Deborah Coker The Gwoza Elite Forum of Borno has appealed to Gov. Babagana Zulum to pay attention to the education of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Borno, taking shelter in the Home for the Needy camp in Edo. The group led by its President, Dr Emmanuel Ibrahim, madeContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo/Bashir Rabe Mani Prof. Musa Garba-Maitafsir, the Director, National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Kaduna, said on Tuesday that the institute has trained more than 18,000 primary school teachers in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno on e-facilitation. Garba-Maitafsir made this known on Tuesday in Kaduna at the opening of the 1stContinue Reading
By Clara Egbogota Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to contribute their quota to sustainable development of the state and the country at large. Oborevwori said this on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘C’, Stream ‘1’Continue Reading
By Moses Kolo The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, on Tuesday reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards improving the quality of education in the country. Sununu stated this while declaring open the 1st Annual National Conference of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), in Kaduna. TheContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mr Bamidele Salam, Founder and President of Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative(CALDEV) has called for a strong national education system to address problems of out-of-school children. Salam made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelineContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The Chief Executive Officer, Gosima Group, Dr Gideon Osi, has called on government at all levels to make entrepreneurial studies compulsory in academic curriculum of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Osi made the call on Saturday at the investiture ceremony into the Governing Council of the board ofContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Prof. Muhammad Muftahu of the Kaduna State University (KASU), Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education, has advocated the recognition of higher education as a field of study and professional practice in Nigeria. Muftahu, a Professor of Higher Education, made the call on Tuesday at KASU’s 12thContinue Reading
By Awayi Kuje Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has urged the Nigeria National Committee (NNC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to intensify efforts to curb the incidence of examination malpractice. Sule spoke at the council’s 61st annual meeting of the NNC of WAEC, on Thursday, in Lafia. HeContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some researchers have expressed concern over the poor funding of the National Mathematical Centre (NMC) and called for more funds to be allocated to it. They spoke at the closing ceremony of a research oriented course in “Modern Aspects of Theoretical Physics and Applications to Physical Problem”Continue Reading
By Grace Alegba Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Board Chairman, African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) says the continent needs more researchers to tackle the issue of poverty and other challenges facing its people. Nawangwe, also the Vice Chancellor, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, stated this at the opening of the 4th InternationalContinue Reading
