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Zulum approves N1 billion for training of teachers in Borno state

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

Prof. Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, approved N1 billion for basic-level teacher training across the state’s 27 local government areas. Zulum revealed the approval Monday while inaugurating the newly appointed local government education secretary, who will be in charge of

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SSANU, NASU, NAATS block UNILAG gate as strike continues

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions, and the National Association of Academic Technologists members of the University of Lagos staged a peaceful protest in front of the school’s gate on Wednesday. They blocked vehicular movement and hindered the free flow of traffic in the environment.

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Borno has decreased out-of-school children from two million to 800,000: Zulum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The Borno government claims to have made significant progress in tackling the problem of out-of-school children, lowering the number in the state from more than two million to 800,000. Mr Zulum made the announcement on Tuesday in Maiduguri, at the inauguration of 27 Local Government Education Secretaries and the delivery of 57 school monitoring vehicles. […]

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Abia government to withdraw licences of schools delisted by WAEC for examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has barred a number of secondary schools in Abia State from taking the regional body’s exams due to involvement in examination malpractice. Uche Eme Uche, the Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure while briefing journalists in Umuahia, stating that the exam board had just informed the state of the […]

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Brenthurst Foundation Machel-Mandela Internship Program for Young Graduates 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The Brenthurst Foundation Machel-Mandela Internship Programme will be available full-time for a minimum of six months and the selected candidate will be expected to take up the appointment by 1 June 2024. The intern may be from South Africa or farther afield. They will be based at the Brenthurst Foundation’s headquarters in Parktown, Johannesburg. Interns will […]

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SSANU and NASU strike won’t affect UNICAL’s 36th convocation, says VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

Prof Florence Banku Obi, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, has guaranteed that the nationwide strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) will not affect the institution’s 36th convocation. The VC noted that at its 36th convocation, around 8,415 students will graduate,

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Tinubu names new team for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education Commission

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has authorised the appointment of new members to the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Brig.-Gen. Lawal Ja’afar Isa, a retired general, will serve as the Commission’s Chairman of the Board, with Dr. Idris Sani serving as Executive Secretary and CEO. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President

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2,814 schools signed up for NSCDC security arrangement – Commander

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

2,814 primary and secondary schools have signed up for the Safe School Response initiative to protect their students and teachers from attacks. The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps launched the Safe School Response initiative in response to an increase in bandit attacks on schools. Hammed Abodunrin, Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination […]

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Only one percent of Nigerians are receiving university education — Adesina

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, stated that only 1% of Nigerians are enrolled in university study. Adesina made this statement during his remarks at the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership 2024 award ceremony. Adesina, the award recipient, noted that Nigeria currently does not educate enough of its people at the […]

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NANS suggests five years after NYSC for student loan repayment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students has stated that it is unrealistic to expect recipients of the Federal Government loan scheme to begin payback two years after completing the National Youth Service Corps. It argued that less than 10% of graduates are incorporated into the employment market within two years after completing NYSC. It therefore […]

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Unilorin’s Joint Action Committee Begins Warning Strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

In an effort to pressure the federal government to pay the four months’ worth of salaries that its members in the Federal Universities and Inter Universities Centres have had withheld, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), both at […]

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Minister: FG collaborates with US firm to create 50,000 jobs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

An official stated that in three years, the Federal Government’s collaboration with Lab Four, a U.S. Cybersecurity Institute, will create 50,000 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employment. This was said by Dr. Doris Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, on Monday in Abuja during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to the

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UBEC boss Bobboyi aims for the implementation of effective school programs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Dr Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has challenged Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) with implementing the Effective School Programmes (ESP). Bobboyi made the claim while addressing at the UBEC-SUBEBs conference in Abuja on Monday. He stated that implementing the ESP would result in enhanced

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Sefinat Ododo praises First Lady Tinubu for boosting access to education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Mrs Sefinat Usman Ododo, the First Lady of Kogi State, has praised Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her Renewed Hope Initiative, which aims to increase access to education for Nigerian children. Mrs. Ododo, the Coordinator of Renewed Hope Initiative in Kogi State, was addressing during the flag-off of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi […]

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Abuja secondary school student fatally stabbed

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

A teenage secondary school student from Kubwa, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was reportedly stabbed to death. According to reports acquired on Monday morning, the deceased, Salma Yunusa, was cruelly assassinated by her co-tenant in the Byazhin part of town, where she lived with her elder sister, Bilikisu Yunusa. The suspect, Immaculate Chukwudi, a co-tenant […]

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Academic activities at Nigerian universities halt as SSANU, NASU commence strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union went on strike nationwide today in protest of the Federal Government’s alleged unfair treatment and inequality in salary payment. Last Monday, unions threatened to shut down hostels and electricity supplies at universities across the country if the Federal Government

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University funding: Olu Obafemi speaks in UNIJOS, as ASUU holds Heroes’ Day

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Prof. Olu Obafemi, a renowned poet, playwright, author, and Professor of English and Dramatic Literature, has been chosen as a guest speaker at the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)’s public lecture/heroes’ day at the University of Jos. Obafemi will speak at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Unity Hall, ASUU Secretariat in […]

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Tragic vehicle accident in Jigawa kills 3 secondary school students, leaves 14 injured

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

Three students from Jigawa State’s Government Girls Secondary School, Kaugama, died in a horrific vehicle accident while travelling home for holiday. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the Police Public Relations Officer, verified the event in a statement. He stated the incident occurred on the Jahun/Kiyawa route in Jigawa State and injured 14 additional students. In a […]

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UK universities to reduce courses, staff due to reduction in Nigerian, foreign student enrollment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

Universities in the United Kingdom are considering reducing courses due to a decrease in international student enrollment, which is beginning to have an impact on certain institutions’ budget. On Saturday, The Times reported that university executives warned that the loss of one-third of foreign students has threatened to force institutions into loss, requiring them

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FG to expand school feeding programme to include basic education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

To improve educational support and nourishment for schoolchildren in Nigeria, the federal government has announced plans to expand the suspended Home Grown School Feeding Programme beyond primary schools to cover basic education. Dr. Folake Olatunji-David, Director of Basic Education, announced this during the Federal Ministry of Education’s launch and fundraiser for