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NECO registrar elected as West African representative to AEAA

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), was elected to the Executive Council of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) as the West Africa Representative. He was elected at the Association’s 40th Conference, which

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S/East NASS Caucus protests exclusion of its students in disbursement of FG’s loan

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

The National Assembly Caucus of members from the South East has protested the Nigerian Education Loan Fund’s (NELFUND) refusal to include students from that geopolitical zone in loan disbursements. In a statement by the leaders of the Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Hon igariwey

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4m out-of-school children returned to classrooms, says FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that four million of the 20 million out-of-school children have returned to their schools. According to numbers issued by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), 3,483,721 students have received direct interventions to improve their learning. It

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FG approves dismissal of workers who used fake degrees from Benin, Togo institutions to get jobs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

The Federal Government implemented suggestions made by the Ministry of Education in partnership with other ministries, including the dismissal of public and private sector workers who used fake certificates from Benin Republic and Togo to gain employment. “So in the final analysis, what the FG

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26,000 candidates compete for 6,000 smart school jobs in Enugu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

A total of 26,000 individuals applied for the 6,000 smart school job openings in Enugu State. The evaluation of the applicants is happening concurrently at the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, and the Enugu State College of Education Technical, having started four days ago.

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OAU medical students provide free healthcare services to Osun residents

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

On Saturday, the Ifumsa Health Awareness Club, an organ of the Obafemi Awolowo University Medical Students Association, gave free medical care to residents of Osun State’s Ifewara community. This free medical treatment was part of the club’s annual community outreach program, which

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TRCN Registrar urges Ondo University lecturers to learn about digital technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

Prof. Josiah Olusegun Ajiboye, Registrar/Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), has advised newly inducted academics at Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo to learn more about digital technology in order to compete globally. Ajiboye gave the advice

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Sokoto govt. seeks stakeholders’ collaboration for successful AGILE project execution

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Sokoto State Government has sought the cooperation of education stakeholders to ensure optimal implementation of ‘Adolescent Girls Initiative Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project’ in the state.The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji

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Anambra govt. bans use of school premises for social gathering

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

AKWA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Anambra Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, state’s Commissioner for Education made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, in

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Lawmaker sponsors holiday tutorials for constituents

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

UKAWU (Ebonyi) A member of the House of Representatives, Chief Nkemkanma Kama, says he will sponsor extra-moral holiday tutorials for students in various schools in his constituency. Kama who is representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, said this on Friday

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UNICEF, HiLWA brainstorm to bolster girl-child education

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – UNICEF has engaged the High Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) on ensuring sustainable ways of increasing Retention, Transition and Completion (RTC) of adolescents in secondary schools. HiLWA is a Non Governmental Organisation that works with UNICEF to assist the

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Reckless driver kills final year OAU student

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

OSUN (Sundiata Scholar) – A reckless driver on Thursday killed a final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, throwing the institution into into a gloomy state. The victim, a student of the Department of Foreign Languages, was at the school to submit her project

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Seplat empowers 1,373 educators in Edo, Delta with STEAM skills

Angel Ojonugwa August 23, 2024

BENINI (Sundiata Scholar) – Seplat Energy, an indigenous oil and gas company, says it has, in four years, equipped 1,373 educators in Edo and Delta with skills to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). Chioma Afe, Director of External Affairs and Social

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yASUU issues 21-day ultimatum to States, FG over unresolved matters

Angel Ojonugwa August 23, 2024

UMAHAI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal and State Governments to address all the “outstanding issues” hindering the development of the nation’s universities. The ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel

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Governing Council Chair lauds FG’s education transformation drive

Angel Ojonugwa August 23, 2024

BICHI Kano State (Sundiata Scholar) – The newly appointed Chairman, Governing Council, Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, Kano, Sen. Muhammad Abba-Aji has extolled President Bola Tinubu for his commitment toward reviving education sector. Speaking at the inaugural meeting on