Education Ministry automates admission into Federal Unity Colleges

Automation By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Ministry of Education has announced that all admissions into unity colleges are now fully automated and strictly conducted within the approved capacity of each school. This, the ministry, said was to eliminate previous challenges of overstretched facilities. This is contained in a statement made availableContinue Reading

FG inaugurates Diaspora BRIDGE to bolster partnership in education, innovation

By Fortune Abang/Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has inaugurated the maiden Diaspora BRIDGE, a digital hub initiative, to bolster the partnership in education, research and innovation between diaspora academics, and Nigerian tertiary institutions. Vice-President Kashim Shettima while inaugurating the initiative, hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday inContinue Reading

Anglican Primate suggests way to advance education

By Angela Atabo Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) says collaboration among government, private and religious sectors is key to educational advancement. Ndukuba stated this at the Diocese of Abuja, Anglican International Academy (AIA), Zhidu, Abuja’ maiden graduation ceremony on Sunday. The clergy emphasisedContinue Reading

FG unveils new policy to regulate non-state schools

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has unveiled a comprehensive policy on non-state schools, setting clear guidelines for infrastructure, teacher quality, curriculum delivery, and accountability standards. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the event in Abuja on Wednesday, said it was aimed at improving quality and promoting greaterContinue Reading

Alausa inaugurates research committee, targets N50m grant for tertiary education

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-powered Ministerial Committee that will drive the commercialisation of research outputs from the country’s tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, while inaugurating the Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC) in Abuja on Wednesday, said the initiative would bridgeContinue Reading

IVLEAD targets 2,000 kids in footwear initiative

By Funmilayo Adeyemi A social impact organisation, I Volunteer for Leadership (IVLEAD), has unveiled the Feet for the Future initiative to provide shoes to 2,000 underprivileged children in the FCT. The initiative, which aligns with several Sustainable Development Goals, aims to eliminate inadequate footwear as a barrier to education andContinue Reading

NTI boss hails Tinubu’s education reengineering initiatives

By Moses Kolo Prof. Sadiya Sani-Daura, Director and Chief Executive, National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, has commended President Bola Tinubu for reengineering the education sector in the country. The Tinubu administration has introduced sound programmes to advance professionalism in teacher training under its Renewed Hope Agenda. Sani-Daura said this inContinue Reading

Social media, internet, negatively affect students’ performance, say experts

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Some educationists say that the internet and social media in spite of their positive impacts, when abused, negatively influenced students’ academic performance and reduced the quality of education in the country. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. TheyContinue Reading