Education

Borno To Start Afternoon Primary, Secondary System, Zulum Announces

Borno State will, this year, commence afternoon primary and secondary education system to address problems of congestion and increase enrollment of out-of-school children. The state governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, announced this on Monday in Maiduguri during his inauguration speech after taking an oath of office for second term. “Although we have built dozens of […]

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BREAKING: ASUU Announces Indefinite Strike

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) chapter of Benue State University (BSU) announced commencement of an indefinite strike in the school. Chairman of BSU ASUU, Dr Kwaehfan Tarmombo, who spoke on Friday said the strike is indefinite and comprehensive. He attributed the strike to numerous issues with the university administration. Our correspondent observed that […]

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Zamfara Concern Citizen Urges NCCE, Minister to Call FCET Gusau to Order

Zamfara State Indigenes has called on minister of education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education-NCCE, to call the FCET governing board and Acting Provost to order. This is contained in an open letter to the office of the minister of education and copied to the permanent secretary federal ministry of education and Chairman, […]

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Kano Govt Approves ₦1.4bn Exam Fees For Indigent Students

Kano State Executive Council has approved ₦1,403,936,600.00 billion for the sponsorship of 60,871 qualified indigent secondary schools’ students for various secondary school examinations, comprising NECO, NABTEB, NBAIS and SSCE. Kano commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, announced this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting held at Council Chambers, […]

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First Online University Debuts In Nigeria As FG Issues 37 New Licences

The Federal Government has approved the licensing of 37 new universities in Nigeria. The approvals were granted during an extraordinary session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the extraordinary FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential […]

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Kaduna Govt Unveils Campaign To Enrol 145,553 Out-of-School Children

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (Kaduna SUBEB) has begun a campaign to enrol 145,553 out-of-school children in schools, under the World Bank-supported Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme. Mrs Esther Jibji, the Board’s Desk Officer Area I Lead, BESDA, made this known at the opening of a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation on […]

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Nigeria: Seventy Percent Of Teachers In South-west Are Unqualified – TRCN

The Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Josiah Ajiboye has disclosed that about 70 per cent of teachers in private schools in the South West are not qualified to teach children in classrooms in the country. Ajiboye made this known on Thursday in Abuja at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding […]

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ZSUBEB Conducts Zonal Quiz Competition For Primary, Junior Sec Schools

In its effort to promote agricultural knowledge among the pupils of the state, the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB) has conducted a zonal quiz competition for primary and junior secondary schools on livestock production 2020/2021. The quiz witnessed the participation of primary and secondary schools from different zones of Zamfara state which held […]

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Curriculum In Schools Outdated, Overloaded, Lacks Present-Day Development – UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for a review of Nigeria’s educational curriculum to meet present-day realities, saying the present curriculum is outdated and overloaded. The UNESCO director of the International Bureau of Education (IBE), Ydo Yao, made the call at a capacity development training workshop for officials of the […]

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Zamfara: NANS Wants State Of Emergency in Education Sector

The National Association of Nigerian students, NANS Zamfara Axis has appeal to the Governor Elect, Dauda Lawal to declare a state of emergency on Education upon his assumption of office NANS wants the incoming administration to engage resourceful, efficient and effective personalities to redefine the philosophy, Aims and objectives of the system of Education in […]