By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government will strengthen coordination of the Safe Schools Initiative with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Alausa spoke during an official visit to the Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Ahmed Audi, on security coordination, in AbujaContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has inaugurated a multi-million naira Smart School in Hadejia, Jigawa State, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to digital education. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, inaugurated the school and handed it over to the Jigawa State Government on Wednesday, inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has reopened all 47 Federal Unity Colleges that were shut in the wake of rise in insecurity in some parts of the country, The federal government also reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives of students and ensuring uninterrupted education across the country. ThisContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is championing a new home-grown school feeding model that ensures children are fed with nutritious foods produced within their communities. Dr Daniel Willy, AATF’s Senior Manager for Policy, Agribusiness and Commercialisation, disclosed this during a panel discussion at the ongoing WorldContinue Reading
Enrolment By Aisha Ahmed The School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) in Jigawa have commended the European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for their implementation of the school enrolment campaign in the state. Mr Ja’afar Danbaba, SBMC Chairman of Jahun Local Government Council, made the remarks on Monday inContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli Stakeholders in health and education sectors, have pushed for the review of 2006 National School Health Policy (NSHP) to meet the present health conditions school children face. They made the move during a “Roundtable Iterations on Revising the 2006 NSHP,” organised through Protect Urban School Children’s HealthContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Rep. Ibe Osonwa, member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has inaugurated strings of people-oriented projects for his constituency. The projects include brand-new classroom blocks in Ukwa Nkporo, Abam and Abia Ohafia, as well as a historic solar-powered borehole in Umuye, Ihechiowa. Osonwa madeContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has urged Nigerians to be patriotic and tolerant of each other for a secure and peaceful country. Akume, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Christopher Tarka, stated this at the conventionContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has restated his government’s commitment to improve the nutritional health status of school children in the state. Adeleke made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a Conference on Sustainable School Feeding and Child Nutrition organised by the Osun government inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has inaugurated the Alternate Education and Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding Project to expand the scope of feeding by reaching 20 million out-of-school and informal children in 2026. Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, made this knownContinue Reading
