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States’ inability to access N68bn UBEC fund is criminal – NAPTAN, NANS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 2, 2024

The failure of certain state governments to access a grant of approximately N68 billion from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has been characterised by certain critical stakeholders in the education system as criminal. They claim that the basic education sector faces numerous

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FG to fund school feeding programmes with N100 billion in 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 2, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has revealed that the recently approved 2024 budget includes a N100 billion provision for school food programmes for students nationwide in an effort to encourage attendance in schools and lessen the problem of out-of-school children. He made this revelation at the State House in Abuja when the 2024 appropriations bill was signed […]

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Over 4,000 PWDs to receive free registration forms for the 2024 UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 2, 2024

Acknowledgment has been given to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for their initiative of offering free application forms to students with disabilities who want to sit for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), as long as they have five O-level credits. Through this programme, an estimated 4,000 people with disabilities are expected

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Unilorin extends Post-UTME registration to Jan. 31

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 1, 2024

KWARA (Sundiata Post) – The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has extended the Post-UTME registration of the institution to Jan. 31 .A statement signed by Mr Mansur Alfanla, the Registrar of the university on Monday announced that this is arising from demands from some concerned parents and candidates. He explained that the institution decided to graciously […]

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Old students implore the government to prioritise local languages in schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 1, 2024

The Federal Government has been urged to give local language use in schools at all levels of the nation top priority by former students of Government Secondary School (GSS) Ilorin, Kwara State. Global statistics, they reasoned, demonstrated that teaching universal languages, such as English, in developing country schools “reduces children’s assimilation because

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UNIZIK commends Tinubu for his endeavours to enhance university education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 1, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received praise from the administration of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), located in Awka, Anambra State, for his reforms aimed at enhancing higher education. It issued a warning to those deemed troublemakers to desist from interfering with school matters, stating that “they’re trying to cause confusion.” The reaction

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50 Ondo indigent students receive scholarships from NGO

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 1, 2024

A total of 50 indigent secondary school students in Ondo State have received scholarships from the DOW Education and Mentoring Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Cheques for the cost of tuition, uniforms, sandals, school bags, textbooks, and note books were given to the indigent students who were chosen from a variety of secondary schools throughout […]

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MFM offers 50 students scholarships and trains 60 women in fashion design

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 31, 2023

A total of 60 women have received fashion design training from Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), located in Akure, Ondo State’s Mega Region 1, South West 4, and Akure. The graduates of the programme also received complimentary sewing machines. 50 indigent students also received full scholarships. As part of the festivities honouring the […]

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Rector urges Gov. Lawal to save Abdu Gusau Poly after years of neglect

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 31, 2023

Dr. Surajo Abdullahi Shinkafi, the Rector of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic Talata Mafara in the state of Zamfara, has made an appeal to Governor Dauda Lawal’s rescue mission for infrastructure and human resources, claiming that the institution has been neglected for years by the state’s successive governments. When Shinkafi received the visitation panel from the

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Old students reunite to support Katsina alma mater with learning tools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

KATSINA – In order to provide the college with educational resources, the old students of Government Day Secondary School, Kofar Yandaka, in Katsina State, reunited for the second time after graduating in 1983. Alhaji Ali Aliyu-Saulawa, the chairman of the Class of ’83 Old Boys Association, revealed this to reporters in Katsina on Friday during […]

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Old students seek public-private sector collaboration to tackle falling education standard

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

Badagry (Lagos State) – Iworo Ajido Model College alumni have advocated for public-private partnerships to address the nation’s declining educational standards. They issued the demand on Friday during the Iworo Ajido Model College Old Students’ Association’s 2023 Annual General Meeting and Reunion in Badagry. Professor Olusegun Whenu, an alumnus and

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VC promises Sule Lamido University a conducive learning environment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

DUTSE – Prof. Muhammad Yakasai, the recently appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jigawa’s state-owned Sule Lamido University Kafinhausa, has promised to implement measures that would improve employee welfare in order to provide efficient services. Shortly after receiving his appointment letter from Malam Bala Ibrahim, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), in

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Olusegun Agagu University gets new bursar and registrar

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

Okitipupa (Ondo State) – The appointments of Mr. Peter Okunniga and Mr. Ganiyu Aminu as the Registrar and Bursar of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), located in Okitipupa, Ondo State, have been approved by the Governing Council of the university. The institution’s deputy director of protocol and public relations, Mr. Paul Adeagbo,

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UNIUYO promotes 153 staff to the rank of professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

In its 2023 appraisal year, the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) in Akwa Ibom state promoted 153 Academic Staff members to Professorial positions. This was proclaimed at the 129th sitting of the University Senate by Prof. Nyaudoh Ndaeyo, Vice Chancellor of UNIUYO, who also announced 23 promotions. An analysis of the promotions made during the year […]

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Law students request Gov. Lawal intervention over colleagues’ registration fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

The Zamfara Indigene 2023–2024 Forum of the Nigerian Law School has thanked the Governor for his rescue effort and requested immediate action from him to settle the registration fees of its 25 members at the law school. The request was included in a statement that the Forum’s Chairman, Comrade Mubasshir Umar Gusau, and Secretary, Mahmud […]

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Education sector is at risk from insecurity, laments NAPTAN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

In order to raise the standard of education in the country by 2024, the National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has asked for cooperation between academic unions at tertiary institutions and the Federal Government. It also mentioned one of the biggest issues facing the industry, which is the insecurity that exists in some areas of […]

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Delta state governor authorises land for the Federal Medical University in Kwale

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale, has been granted a takeoff site in the Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, with the approval of the state’s governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. On Friday in Asaba, journalists were informed of the governor’s permission by Chief Emamusi Obiodeh, the State Commissioner for […]

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Bauchi lawmaker launches the first scholarship programme for tertiary students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The first Toro scholarship scheme for students attending local tertiary institutions has been launched by Hon. Ismail Haruna Dabo, the member of the House of Representatives who represents the Toro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. The sciences, arts, engineering, technology, and mathematics are all covered under the scholarship programme, which is the first in the

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FG starts recruiting teachers for the “Build-A-Thon” scheme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The Build-A-Thon initiative programme of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has announced the opening of applications for teaching positions. The Ministry made this announcement on Thursday on their “X” handle. According to Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy, the plan was introduced earlier in

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36 graduates from Mountain Top Varsity receive first-class degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

Out of the 348 students that graduated at the event conducted in Ogun state, 36 graduates from Mountain Top University received first-class degrees. Additionally, 155 university students held second-class upper degrees, 120 second-class lower degree holders, and 18 third-class degree holders. Miss Iganya Judith of the economics department was the top graduating student