By Funmilayo Adeyemi The UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (UNESCO REF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to work with relevant government entities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and private sectors towards enhancing youth value. The President, UNESCO REF, Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu, made the call in anContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says the board’s slogan, “Skills not Degrees”, is to encourage Nigerian youths to focus more on acquiring skills than certificates. Bugaje made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in AbujaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, on Thursday inducted 39 of its students into the nursing profession. Dr Deborah Onisile, the Acting Head of Department of Nursing Science of the university, said during the induction, awards and oath taking ceremony at the institution premises, that the inductees successfullyContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Federal College of Education (FCE) Zaria has refuted allegation of on-remittance of affiliation fees to Uthman Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) and other affiliate universities. Malam Ahmed Kalmanu, Dean, Undergraduate Studies (UDUS), at the Federal College of Education, Zaria, disclosed this while briefing newsmenContinue Reading
By Hassana Yakubu The Kaduna State Government through the Kaduna State Loans and Scholarship Board has released N205 million to various tertiary institutions in the country as scholarship for indigenes of the state. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Hassan Rilwan, in a statement issued on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, says it will construct Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, (WASH), facilities for Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) in the country. This is in continuation of its mission to improve the quality of learning environment for girls in theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) says the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards CCMAS (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023. The CCMAS document is expected to guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes while bringing necessary innovation into the content andContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says its Higher National Diploma (HND) to a bachelor’s degree Top Up programme, was designed to facilitate career and academic progression of HND holders. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated this in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne No fewer than 230 Nigerian Universities are expected to participate in the 2023 All Nigerian Universities Debating Championship, scheduled to hold between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 at Veritas University, Abuja. Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Dr Victor Odoeme, said this during a pre-event newsContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an NGO supporting the work of the United Nations in peace education, have trained teachers in FCT to implement peace and character education in schools. Rev. George Ogurie, Sub-Regional Director, Universal Peace Federation West Africa, and Universal Peace Federation (UPF), said this onContinue Reading
