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Students under 18 barred from writing WAEC, NECO exams

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 27, 2024

The Federal Government announced yesterday that candidates under the age of eighteen will not be permitted to sit for exams conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) starting next year. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education,

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KEE Australia Holds Executive Management Workshop to Enhance Team Efficiency

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 27, 2024

Kingdom Entrepreneurs Embassy (KEE) Pty Ltd, Australia, proudly announces the launch of a critical management training program. This marks the beginning of a series of on-the-job training sessions aimed at enhancing the skills and efficiency of its executive team. Over the past six months, KEE has assembled a new team, and their capabilities and performance […]

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Lawmaker warns against politicising students’ loan scheme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

Terseer Ugbor (APC-Benue), a member of the House of Representatives, has warned against politicising the disbursement of loans to students at educational institutions across the country. In a statement issued on Friday, Mr Ugbor, who represents the Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in Benue State, requested openness and transparency in the management and dispensing of

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NBTE admitted into World Skills International — Spokesperson

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Nigeria has finally been admitted to World Skills International (WSI) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This was stated in a statement released by Fatima Abubakar, Head of the NBTE’s Media Unit, and made available to journalists in Kaduna on Sunday. The statement noted, “The confirmation was contained in a […]

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NECO registrar elected as West African representative to AEAA

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), was elected to the Executive Council of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) as the West Africa Representative. He was elected at the Association’s 40th Conference, which recently ended in Cape Town, South Africa. Wushishi will be a member of the

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S/East NASS Caucus protests exclusion of its students in disbursement of FG’s loan

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

The National Assembly Caucus of members from the South East has protested the Nigerian Education Loan Fund’s (NELFUND) refusal to include students from that geopolitical zone in loan disbursements. In a statement by the leaders of the Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Hon igariwey Iduma titled, “Re-Non-inclusion of Beneficiaries from South East Tertiary

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4m out-of-school children returned to classrooms, says FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that four million of the 20 million out-of-school children have returned to their schools. According to numbers issued by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), 3,483,721 students have received direct interventions to improve their learning. It attributed the success to the collaborative efforts of five agencies within the

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FG approves dismissal of workers who used fake degrees from Benin, Togo institutions to get jobs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

The Federal Government implemented suggestions made by the Ministry of Education in partnership with other ministries, including the dismissal of public and private sector workers who used fake certificates from Benin Republic and Togo to gain employment. “So in the final analysis, what the FG approved is that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will […]

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26,000 candidates compete for 6,000 smart school jobs in Enugu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

A total of 26,000 individuals applied for the 6,000 smart school job openings in Enugu State. The evaluation of the applicants is happening concurrently at the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, and the Enugu State College of Education Technical, having started four days ago. Speaking to reporters at the exercise’s IMT venue, Commissioner […]

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OAU medical students provide free healthcare services to Osun residents

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

On Saturday, the Ifumsa Health Awareness Club, an organ of the Obafemi Awolowo University Medical Students Association, gave free medical care to residents of Osun State’s Ifewara community. This free medical treatment was part of the club’s annual community outreach program, which strives to provide basic medical services to the less fortunate in society. This

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TRCN Registrar urges Ondo University lecturers to learn about digital technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 25, 2024

Prof. Josiah Olusegun Ajiboye, Registrar/Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), has advised newly inducted academics at Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo to learn more about digital technology in order to compete globally. Ajiboye gave the advice during the school’s second induction ceremony for holders of NCE, B.ED, B.Sc

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NBTE accredits 3 new programmes for Fed Poly N’yak

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) approved three academic programmes for the newly established Federal Polytechnic in N’yak, Shendam, Plateau State. Dr. Mukaila Ya’u, Rector of the Polytechnic, stated that the Board approved of three programmes, Statistics, Business Administration, and Electrical Electronics Engineering, out of 10 courses the

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Ede Poly establishes committee to review expulsion and suspension of 35 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun State, has formed an ad hoc committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the expulsion of 27 students and the suspension of eight others from the institution. Prof. Taiwo Olaiya, chairman of the institution’s governing council, made the announcement during the council’s inaugural meeting in

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UNICEF and HiLWA collaborate to strengthen girl-child education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

UNICEF has partnered with High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) to develop sustainable strategies for promoting adolescent retention, transition, and completion in secondary schools. HiLWA, an NGO, collaborates with UNICEF to help girls in obtaining essential educational qualifications. Francis Elisha, UNICEF’s education specialist in Sokoto, said participants at a

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Reckless driver kills final year student of OAU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

On Thursday, a reckless driver killed a final-year student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, casting a pall over the institution. According to Abiodun Olarewaju, the institution’s spokeswoman, the victim, a student in the Department of Foreign Languages, was on her way to the school to submit her project when she was knocked down while crossing

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FG installs power plants at six federal universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The Federal Government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, has erected power plants at six federal universities as part of its attempts to provide reliable power to important sectors of society. This came as the agency said that it has made great progress in furthering Nigeria’s electrification initiatives. This is according to a recent briefing by […]

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ASUU to meet with FG to avert impending strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU, and the Federal Government will meet on Monday to address university teachers’ demands and prevent impending strike. On Wednesday, the union issued a 21-day strike warning to the government, requesting that President Bola Tinubu’s administration address all remaining issues impeding the

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University of Calabar Cancels Post-UTME Screening, Shifts to O’ Level Point Grading System

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 22, 2024

In a significant change to the 2024/2025 admissions process, the University of Calabar has announced the cancellation of its previously scheduled Post-UTME screening exercise, opting instead for an O’ Level point grading system. This decision comes amidst escalating concerns over the high cost of transportation, accommodation, logistics, and the current security

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KWASU, US researchers investigate poor mathematics performance in Nigerian schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 21, 2024

A group of researchers from Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, the University of Ilorin, and the University of Alabama in the United States did a study on efficient ways for teaching mathematics in Nigerian schools. The study, titled “Exploration of the Effect of Scaffolding Instructional Strategy on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Mathematics,”

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TETFund offers 143.4 million research grants to 75 Ojukwu University staff

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 21, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) has awarded grants to 75 staff members at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra State for 2024 Institutional Based Research (IBR). The Tetfund IBR-Selection Committee of COOU, led by Prof. Jonathan Ifemeje, Director of the Research Management Office, and Prof. Emeka Obi, Director of Academic Planning, announced