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NTI’s focus on E-facilitation bold, commendable, says Education Minister

Angel Ojonugwa November 13, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Minister of Education, Dr Morufu Alausa, has commended the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, for its proactive steps towards strengthening teacher education in Nigeria. The minister also described the institute’s focus on E-facilitation as bold

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We don’t condone bullying in schools- Enugu state

Angel Ojonugwa November 13, 2024

ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – The Enugu State Ministry of Education says it has zero tolerance to bullying and other dehumanising treatment in schools within the state. The Commissioner for Education, Prof Ndubueze Mbah, made this known in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday. He said that the government had begun an investigation into the bullying […]

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Presidency, NEDC pledge to revamp education in North East

Angel Ojonugwa November 13, 2024

MAIDUGURI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Office of the Vice President and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) have pledged to transform education quality in the North East region in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Declaring open an in-person training of 150 Teachers from various Secondary schools in Borno, Mahmud Muhammad, the […]

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Financial turmoil: Makarfi Health College on brink of collapse – Staff

Angel Ojonugwa November 13, 2024

MAKARFI (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna State The merger of Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi with Kaduna State University has continued to spark concerns among staff, students and other key stakeholders. The staff, students and other relevant stakeholders identified administrative, structural and financial challenges as some major hurdles of

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Alleged bullying: FG suspends 13 FGC Enugu students

Angel Ojonugwa November 13, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Fedral Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for six-weeks for alleged bullying in the school. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Folashade Boriowo. The Minister of Education, Dr […]

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Scholarship: Students exonerate Sokoto Governor’s aide from alleged misdoings

Angel Ojonugwa 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 Government Forum of Coordinators in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Mr […]

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TRCN Registrar seeks private partnership to revamp education infrastructure in Oyo

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 intensive, adding that government alone could not carry the burden. “We need private

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40% of 2024 NECO candidates may not access tertiary institutions – NSSEC

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 Language. Ajayi said this on Tuesday in Calabar during his address at a five-day […]

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Child Rights Law: Abia Govt vows to punish erring parents from Jan. 1, 2025

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 Monday during a press briefing on […]

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Don advises Nigerians to embrace healthy lifestyle, wellness amidst economic hardship

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 Technology, Igboora, (OYSCATECH) stated this in an interview in Ibadan on Monday.

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NYSC promotes effective public speaking among Katsina students

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 students was held on Monday at the Women Teachers’ College (WTC) Katsina. reports

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Yobe Govt to provide solar energy in all secondary schools – SSG

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 inspection of some ongoing government projects in schools […]

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‘Be patient on path to success’-Bishop Abioye to youths

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 following the correct road to one’s destiny, noting […]

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Commission moves to develop plan to tackle ”Almajiri” education challenges

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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 Muhammad. Muhammad said that the commission following a three-day retreat,

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BUK council chairman congratulates new education minister

Angel Ojonugwa November 12, 2024

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, Head of Public Affairs, Lamara Garba, on Sunday in Kano. He […]

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Staff, students of Makarfi Health College express outrage over KASU action

Angel Ojonugwa November 11, 2024

MAKARFI (Sundiata Scholar) Kaduna State The Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi, has suffered economic, structural and financial growth after its merger with the Kaduna State University (KASU), staff and students of the college lamented. A senior staff of the college, who crave for anonymity, reports on Sunday in Makarfi that besides […]

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Gov Kefas orders mandatory annual convocation of graduands in tertiary institutions

Angel Ojonugwa November 10, 2024

ZING (Sundiata Scholar) -Taraba Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba on Saturday ordered all the state owed ertiary institutions to make mandatory, the annual convocation of their graduands.Kefas issued the order at the Combined Convocation Ceremony of the 1994 to 2023 graduands of the Taraba State College of Education Zing. He rues the idea of delaying […]

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Tinubu cautions graduates on greener pastures

Angel Ojonugwa November 10, 2024

UYO (Sundiata Scholar) – President Bola Tinubu has appealed to graduates of Nigerian Universities to exercise patriotism and avoid the temptation of seeking greener pastures outside the country. This is contained in the President’s address at the 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremony of the University of Uyo on Saturday. According to him, Nigeria can […]

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Veritas University graduates 795 in 13th convocation ceremony

Angel Ojonugwa November 10, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Veritas University, Abuja, on Saturday, graduated a total of 795 students in various disciplines from six facilities during its 13th Convocation ceremony reports that 716 of the graduands bagged first degrees while 79 graduated from the post graduate school. 56 if the first degree graduands came out with first class […]

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Dont allow western influence override our cultural-heritage–Don

Angel Ojonugwa November 10, 2024

Ilorin, Nov. 7, 2024 (NAN) Prof. Ifayemi Elebuibon, a Nigerian visiting Professor of Ifa Mythology to Chicago University, United States, has admonished Nigerian traditional rulers not to allow western influences to override the indigenous cultural heritage. Elebuibon made the call on Thursday in Ilorin during the Maiden Symposium on Cultural Renaissance organised by the