Day: November 12, 2024
SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – Coalition of Sokoto State Students on Tuesday dismissed alleged financial misdoing against the Special Adviser to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu on Student Matters, Alhaji Abubakar Salame. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman and Secretary of the 23 Local
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – Registrar of Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Olusegun Ajiboye, has advocated for private sector partnership for revamping education infrastructure in Oyo State. Ajiboye, report in Ibadan on Tuesday, described education as capital
CALABAR (Sundiata Scholar) – Dr Iyela Ajayi, Executive Secretary, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has said 40 per cent of the 2024 National Examination Council (NECO) candidates may not proceed to tertiary institutions for no credit in Mathematics and English
UMUAHIA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Abia Government has said that, effective from Jan. 1, 2025, it will make it a punishable offense for parents or guardians who fail to send their children or wards to school. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr Okey Kanu, made this known on
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – An Home Economics expert, Dr Taiwo Akinyemi, has urged Nigerians to embrace healthy lifestyle practices capable of promoting wellness and longevity amidst economic hardship. Akinyemi of the Department of Home Economics, Oyo State College of Agriculture and
KASTINA (Sundiata Scholar) – Members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Editorial Board Community Development Service (CDS) group, in Katsina, have lectured students on effective public communication. The literacy programme, designed to create awareness among secondary school
NGURU (Sundiata Scholar) – Yobe StateNo The Yobe Government says it will suspend the use fossil fuels for solar energy to provide power for public secondary schools in the state in 2025. Alhaji Baba Malam-Wali, the Secretary to the State Government, disclosed this to newsmen during an
Mr. Oladayo Olabampe, Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, revealed that the hospital currently spends about N80 million monthly on electricity bills, despite facing severe financial difficulties. Due to the hospital’s inability
SANGO – OTA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ogun The Pro-Chancellor of Covenant University, Bishop David Abioye has advised Nigerian youth to be patient and not rush in their pursuit of destiny. Abioye gave this advice in an interview on Monday in Ota, Ogun state. He likened patience to
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Commission for ”Almajiri” and Out-of-school Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) is to develop a strategic plan to tackle the challenges of ”almajiri” education. This is contained in a statement, in Abuja on Monday by the commission’s Spokesperson, Nura
On Monday, the Society for Family Health (SFH), in partnership with the Taraba State Ministry of Education, announced plans to train 1,111 teachers in health and wellbeing education for students in Taraba State. SFH Programme Director Aisha Dadi disclosed this initiative during an advocacy and
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced that it has raised N1.5 trillion through Education Tax collections this year. TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, revealed the record-breaking figure during a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. He attributed the rise to President
KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano, Dr Nasir Gawuna, has congratulated the new Minister of State for Education, Dr Suwaiba Ahmad, on her appointment. This is contained in a statement issued by Deputy Registrar,
Patients at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, have protested against an extended lack of electricity and water, criticising its severe impact on essential healthcare services. The blackout, imposed by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), has left UCH
The Abia State government has announced that, starting from 1 January 2025, it will be an offence for parents in the state not to enrol their children and wards in school. Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, made this announcement at the Government House in Umuahia on Monday, while