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
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
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
By Angela Atabo Neem Foundation and Global Survivors Fund (GSF) have advocated a holistic educational approach for the reparation of survivours of conflict-related sexual violence and their children in Nigeria. Dr Fatima Akilu, the Executive Director of Neem Foundation, made the call at a “Policy Dialogue on Education asContinue Reading
Members of the BRICS Bloc are taking steps to strengthen cooperation in the field of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a key tool for sustainable socio-economic development, according to the official website of the Brazilian Government. The Brazilian Ministry of Education hosted a meeting of theContinue Reading
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
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
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is building an Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre to promote entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. Dr Mohammed Ladan, the Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, on the sideline of a two-day training of FCT teachersContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen A UK-registered Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), IA-Foundation, will hold a charity fundraising gala in London on Saturday. This is aimed at tackling the growing crisis of out-of-school children in Africa. This is contained in a statement issued by the leadership of the organisation, and made available to theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The 8th edition of the Nigerian Spelling Bee began on Wednesday in Abuja, with organisers emphasising the competition’s role in enhancing children’s spelling abilities amid growing dependence on digital communication. Speaking during the finals, Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigerian Spelling Bee, expressed concern overContinue Reading
