By Ige Adekunle Prof. Peter Okebukola, Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has called on African countries to invest more in education in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Okebukola made the call at the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Africa Forum 2023 onContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Management of the University of Calabar (UniCal) has debunked claims of any increase in school charges. The clarification made in a statement by office of the institution’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, on Saturday came on the heels of a report online that the university had increasedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has urged teachers to engage in technology and learning to remain relevant to learners’ aspirations in a fast-changing global environment. These are part of recommendations from the 2023 Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Online Annual Conference of Registered Teachers,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi UNICEF Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education is celebrating a significant milestone as the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) platform reaches 500,000 users. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. Munduate saidContinue Reading
Training By Angela Atabo Abuja, Sept. 2, 2023 (NAN) A Non-Governmental Organisation, Universal Peace Federation (UPF), has trained primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on peace and character moulding of schools’ children. Its Sub-Regional Director, West Africa, Rev. George Ogurie, stated this at the closing ceremony ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government says it will set up a formal negotiation team between the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and relevant stakeholders to look into recent hike in fees in schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made this known at aContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The United Children’s Nation Fund (UNICEF) has partnered Nigerian celebrities as its champions to drive the needed change and provide hope for the vulnerable and adolescent children. Speaking at the event on Wednesday which held at Ikoyi, Lagos, Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Nigeria Representative, said that the championsContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye An Education Advocate, Mrs Katmaan Senlong, has harped on the importance of educating the children beyond the ‘four walls’ of the classroom. Senlong, the CEO of Rupetta Academy Tech Swimmers: Coding, Chess & Swimming Club gave the advice in a chat with newsmen at the end ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says the new online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma (HND) holders to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree for one year, with foreign accredited universities, is meant for the HND holders who want to pursue an academic career. The NBTE HeadContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has assured Nigerians that the National Library would be completed in 21 months as the nations depository. Mamman said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a tour with some Heads of Agencies in the sector to ascertain the project level.Continue Reading
