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
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
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 […]
UWANA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ebonyi The Rector of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana (AIFPU), Dr Felix Attah, has called on the Federal Government to end the existing dichotomy between university and polytechnic graduates in Nigeria. The Rector made the call on Friday in Uwana, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi during the 44th matriculation […]
KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) -: The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has approved the promotion and confirmation of 47 senior staff members of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The information was conveyed in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna by the Head of the Media Unit of the NBTE, Mrs Fatima […]
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
BIRNIN – KEBBI (Sundiata Post ) – The Kebbi Government has recruited 2,000 teachers to enhance delivery of quality education in the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Halima Muhammad-Bande, stated this in an interview in Birnin Kebbi. Muhammad-Bande, who is also the Chairman of Recruitment Committee, spoke on the sideline of […]
MINNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government says it has allocated N940.5 billion to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the 2025 fiscal year, to enhance manpower and infrastructure development in the education sector.President Bola Tinubu stated this on Saturday at the 42nd Founders’ Day and 33rd Convocation of the Federal University of Technology,
LAFIA (Sundiata Post) – Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) Foundation, has distributed learning materials to no fewer than 287 students of Junior Government Secondary School, Lafia West, Nasarawa State. Mr ThankGod Otorkpa, Regional General Manager of MTN, distributed the learning materials, which comprised of school bags and notebooks to the beneficiaries on Wednesday
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – No fewer than 27 Nigerian youths will travel abroad for skills training through the Nigerian Youth Skills Empowerment (NYSE) II programme in Poland and Denmark.At the presentation of the selected apprentices in Abuja on Tuesday, Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), stated that the
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 […]
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