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Adamawa govt. begins second batch distribution of learning materials to public schools

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
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UniCal to host ACCE international conference

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
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74,452 schoolgirls benefit from financial assistance under AGILE project in Kano

KANO (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than 74,452 schoolgirls have benefited from financial assistance under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Kano State. reports that AGILE is a project initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and supported by the World Bank. The initiative is being implemented across 18 states […]
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Sokoto varsity’s in-house unions laud govt. for salary increase, entitlements’ payments

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) –Three in-house unions of the Sokoto State University (SSU) have lauded Gov. Ahmad Aliyu, for implementing salary increments in accordance with its agreement with the Federal Government. The unions – the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the National Association of
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UNICEF moves to reduce out-of-school children in Kano, Jigawa, Katsina

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has reiterated its commitment to supporting Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States to reduce the high rate of out-of-school children and improve the education sector. The UNICEF Chief of Kano Field Office, Mr Rahama Mohammed-Farah, made the disclosure at a media briefing on the International Day […]
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Joseph Sarwan Tarka University gets NELFUND’s N136.7m students’ fees

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says it has disbursed the sum of ₦136,786,650.00 to the Joseph Sarwan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue, for the 2,222 benefitting students of the institution. Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director, NELFUND, disclosed this on Thursday, in Abuja. Sawyerr said that the disbursement of the fund