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FG reveals project to return 20 million out-of-school children back to school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Concerned about the rising number of out-of-school children in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of the DOTS project to restructure the education system, improve enrollment, and assure the academic security of the nation’s children. DOTS stands for Data

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Nigerian woman emerges as the first female Chancellor of Birmingham University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Sandie Okoro, a British-Nigerian, has become the first female Chancellor of the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Okoro, who is now Group General Counsel at Standard Chartered, where she oversees the bank’s Legal, Group Corporate Secretariat, and Shared Investigative Services operations, is the university’s eighth Chancellor in its 124-year

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ASUP opposes NBTE’s service schemes for polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed opposition to the NBTE’s recent service schemes for polytechnics. As a result, ASUP has issued a 15-day ultimatum beginning July 8, 2024, asking the immediate suspension of the guidelines’ implementation unless essential changes are made. Briefing the press in Abuja following the union’s

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PLANE, TRCN introduce professional standards for school leadership

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has released its newly developed Professional Standards for School Leadership in Nigeria’s Basic and Secondary Education. The Professional Standard for School Leadership in Nigeria is a comprehensive framework and reference document that aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of school leadership throughout

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AGILE to renovate and construct 447 secondary schools in Sokoto

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) is set to renovate and construct junior and senior secondary schools across Sokoto State. Mansur Isa Buhari, PhD, the State Project Coordinator, announced this during a media interaction with journalists and social media practitioners. Buhari, when delivering an overview of the AGILE project, stated that

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Secondary school student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Alex Emeka, a 20-year-old student at Adamawa State’s Capital Government Day Secondary School has admitted to raping a mentally ill woman three different times. The student, who was brought before Adamawa Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, pled guilty to the act. He was remanded when the prosecuting police read the charge, which included the fact that he was

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NNPCL, SPDC donate ultramodern ICT centre to Bauchi University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have provided a cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT) facility to Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi. During the official inauguration and handover of the new ICT Centre at the university’s main campus in Gadau, Dr. Bala Wunti, Chief

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6 Nigerian students win outstanding Cambridge awards

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Six students from three Nigerian secondary schools have won the World Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards for the June and November 2023 Cambridge examination series. Mrs Lucy Pearson, Country Director of the Nigeria British Council, said this at the British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards in Lagos on Thursday night. The British Council, in

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NUC frowns at decline in the conduct of university ceremonial lectures

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has voiced worry about the obvious and qualitative reduction in the delivery of Ceremonies and Special Lectures, which are the hallmarks of university and tertiary education. This was reported by the commission’s Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki, on Thursday in Abuja during a retreat organised by the commission for

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UBEC establishes a digital resource centre to enhance learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, established a Digital Resource Centre (DRC) to train school teachers and students in digital literacy. Dr. Hafsat Lawal, the DRC’s chief of capacity building, stated at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday that the centre featured modern learning tools to promote […]

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ASUU withdraws services, boycotts all academic activities in UNIBEN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Barely 24 hours after students at the University of Benin’s Ugbowo campus, protested the institution’s lack of electricity and water, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, boycotted all academic activities at the postgraduate programme. The union is suspending all academic services to postgraduate students due to alleged nonpayment of

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Teachers Recruitment: Applicants can apply without TRCN licence – Oyo govt

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Oyo State Government has announced that applicants without a Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) licence can apply through the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board job portal. Dr. Nureni Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, announced this today during an appearance on Fresh FM’s weekly programme in

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TASUED suspends examinations over death of final year student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijagun has suspended semester exams following the death of Fabiyi Ayinla, a 400-level student. The deceased was attacked on campus on Wednesday by unidentified individuals suspected of being cultists, inflicting several injuries on him before being rescued by school security personnel. Fabiyi was a student in the Department of

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Education: I’ll not fail Tinubu, Nigerians – Poly council chair

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

ABUJA ( Sundiata Scholar) – The newly inaugurated Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe -Abdullahi, says he will not fail President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians. ”I will use my wealth of experience to reposition the polytechnic for an improved standard of education in the institution,” he assured. Balarabe

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NABTEB conducts exam for 67,751 candidates nationwide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that over 67,751 candidates are now taking the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) examination. Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, Registrar/Chief Executive of NABTEB, said this while accompanying the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, to observe the ongoing examination in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking after

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JAMB uncovers 3,000 fake graduates with illegal certificates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has discovered 3,000 Nigerian fake graduates. Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, made the announcement during a meeting with a delegation from the Committee of Pro Chancellors of State Universities in Nigeria, COPSUN, in Abuja. In the meeting’s details, which was published in the board’s bulletin,

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Customs to build working synergy with students in Ogun

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun II Area Command has said that it will collaborate and build a working synergy with student bodies at tertiary institutions in the state. Bisi Alade, the Area Comptroller, made the announcement on Wednesday while meeting with leaders of student bodies affiliated with the National Association of Nigerian Students at the […]

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Bauchi’s school enrollment hits all-time high at 2.1 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The number of children enrolled in school in Bauchi State has reached an all-time high of 2.1 million pupils and students in basic education. Dr. Jamila Dahiru, Bauchi State Commissioner of Education, ascribed it to Governor Bala Mohammed’s declaration of an emergency in the education sector. Dahiru made the remark while presenting the Ministry’s achievements

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Suspected cultists kill final year student of TASUED

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

A final-year History and Diplomatic Studies student at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, was reportedly killed on campus by suspected cultists on Wednesday. According to a student who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the victim, identified as as Olaoye Fabiyi, was pulled out of the examination hall while writing […]

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NUC accredits all academic programmes at CUSTECH

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to all academic programmes at Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi State. According to a statement signed by CUSTECH Registrar Ms. Olufunke Hudson, the university’s full accreditation status demonstrates its commitment to upholding excellence. It stated