ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Joint Committee of Colleges of Education in Kwara have called for an inclusion in the tax holiday enjoyed by state workers to alleviate the economic impact on civil servants. Prof. Mukaila Aremu, Provost, Kwara State College of Education, Oro, made the
ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Kwara State Polytechnic on Wednesday ended its two days training for non-teaching staff which focused on public service ethics, discipline and academic confidentiality in Ilorin. reports that the training was organised in collaboration with Strategic Global Concept, to enhance professional standards and integrity within the institution.
UMUHAHIA (Sundiata Scholar) –The Abia Government has warned principals and head teachers of public schools secretly collecting unauthorised school fees and levies to desist from such practices or risk sanctions. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, said this, while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Umuahia on the outcome of Monday’s State Executive
ASABA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN), on Monday, commenced a tour of public schools in the Delta capital town to assess their environment for quality teaching and learning. The Asaba, who paid an unscheduled visit to Asagba Mixed Secondary School, Asaba, was conducted round the classrooms by the School […]
AKWANGA (Sundiata Scholar) Nasarawa Mr David Abuluya, the Proprietor, Nacabs Polytechnic Akwanga, Nasarawa State, says he is committed to providing quality education to the students. Abuluya, who is also the President of Eggon Cultural and Development Association (ECDA), gave the assurance on Monday in Akwanga while receiving the Garkuwan Matasa Arewa award from the
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government has launched the Universal Basic Education (UBE) School Based Management Committee-School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP) for Teacher Professional Development (TPD). Speaking at an event in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, emphasized that the initiative would foster community partnership
ADO EKITI (Sundiata Scholar ) -Legal luminary and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has warned the Federal Government to stop mass approval of licenses for new universities. Babalola, who is the founder of the Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), said that approving establishment of universities without consideration for quality
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Africa Diaspora Corporation (ADC) is set to unveil a groundbreaking initiative aimed at reconnecting African professionals in the diaspora with their home countries. The Chairman, ADC Board, Dr Joachin Okafor, said at a news conference in Abuja on Monday that the initiative called “Diaspora Hub” aimed at countering Africa’s
ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Kwara state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has shorlisted 1,800 applicants for teaching appointments in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commission’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onile, made available to newsmen in Ilorin. Onile said that the shortlisted applicants emerged from a screening exercise,
ZARIA (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna State The International Students Alumni Association, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has offered 24 indigent students of the Department of Political Science and International Studies of the university scholarships. The alumni’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Abdullahi Shu’aibu, made this known in a statement issued in Zaria
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has promised more support to state-owned higher institutions. This, according to Makinde is to enable them meet their obligations to students, staffers and the people of the state. The governor made the promise on Friday in Ibadan while inaugurating the governing councils of the two […]
YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – Adamawa government on Friday unveiled the distribution of teaching and learning materials to public primary schools across the state for the 2024/2025 academic session. Speaking at the distribution in Yola, Hajiya Lami Fintiri, wife of the state governor, said the distribution marked the commencement of Phase II of the state-funded education
ADO EKITI (Sundiata Scholar) – Elder statesman, Afe Babalola, on Friday said academic collaboration among African institutions will make the continent attain its rightful position globally. Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said this in an interview with on Friday in Ado-Ekiti He spoke on the sidelines of his hosting of a 16-man delegation […]
KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Kano State Government has announced the resumption dates for schools in the state for third term of the 2024/2025 academic session. This is contained in a statement by Balarebe Kiru, the Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, on Friday in Kano. According to him, public and private
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – Seventy-five students of Oyo State College of Nursing, Eleyele, Ibadan, have benefitted from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. According to the statement, 78 students of the college applied for
CALABAR (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Calabar (UniCal) will host the 26th Annual International Conference of the African Council for Communication Education (ACCE). The conference, scheduled for Oct. 21 – 24, has the theme: ‘Communication and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Era of AI, Big Data, and Cultural Transformation.’ Speaking in Calabar on
LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has charged students and researchers to maximise opportunities presented by its Plastogas project, an innovative waste-to-energy initiative, to contribute to national development. The Rector, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, gave the charge on Thursday in an interview in Lagos. He said that the project focused on
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, has called on the Federal Government to extend the student loan scheme to private universities. Suleiman made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday at a colloquium marking the 50th birthday of Sim Shagaya, Chancellor of Miva Open University. The event celebrated […]
LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – An NGO, Street2School Initiative, has pledged continued support toward ensuring that children rescued from the streets and enrolled in schools are retained in the system. Founder of the organisation, Ms Oluwatosin Olowoyeye-Taiwo, told on Wednesday in Lagos that the initiative had adopted a multi-faceted approach to sustaining the parents,
OKITIPUPA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ondo State Mr Stephen Emeomi-Magi, the best graduating student of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has been rewarded with N500,000 by the Ahoanaruogho family of Benin, Edo. OAUSTECH’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in