LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The Regalo Hope Foundation (RHF) has organised a Quiz Competition for students in secondary schools across Lagos state, as part of activities to herald the 2025 EduStake Conference aimed at advancing education. The competition, which had over 25 schools from
KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Musa Yakasai, Vice Chancellor of Aliko Dangote University of Science anyway Technology Wudil, Kano, has lauded Gov. Abba Yusuf for allocating 31 per cent of the state budget to the education sector. This is contained in a statement by Malam Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar Information and Public Relations of the […]
KAFANCHA Kaduna State (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Commission For Colleges of Education (NCCE) visitation panel has visited the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, to assess and approve courses for accreditation. The Provost of the College, Dr Aku Ambi, received the accreditation team led by NCCE’s Director of Academic Programmes, Dr Umar Kwami […]
KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamali says the recurring collapse of the national gridis hampering the educational development of Nigeria. “This ugly development is especially truncating e-learning in the country, and the earlier it is reversed, the better for education in the nation,” he further decried.reports that the emir spoke […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring the implementation of inclusive education policies. Suwaiba disclosed this at the Annual Inclusive Education Conference organised by British Council in Abuja on Tuesday. reports that the theme of the conference was” Bridging the Gap
KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board says it has earmarked N1 billion to be disbursed as loans to Primary and Secondary School teachers to pursue higher education. Its Executive Secretary, Prof. Yaya Ibrahim, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kaduna.Ibrahim reports on the sideline of the 2nd Annual National Conference, 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 and commendable to the call last p pmfor digitaltransformation in education.
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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
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 […]
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 […]
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,