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NSSEC aims to improve quality of senior secondary school education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has stated its commitment to improving the quality of teaching and learning in senior secondary schools. This occurred at a two-day workshop in Abuja for important schedule officials from chosen federal unity colleges and state senior

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Uba Sani vows to rescue the students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Governor Uba Sani has committed to return all of the pupils kidnapped by robbers on Thursday in Kuriga, Chikun LGA, Kaduna. The governor made the vow while visiting the community to express his condolences over the disaster. He did, however, say that the overall number of people kidnapped had not been determined, but the government […]

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TETFund allocates N25 billion to upgrade lab equipments and workshops in higher institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc Sonny Echono, has revealed that the Fund has set aside N25 billion to upgrade equipment in laboratories and workshops at public universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. He added that this provision is part of the 2024 intervention budget, which addresses […]

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SSANU and NASU declare a seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

On Monday, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union announced a seven-day warning strike. The unions stated the proclamation was issued to demand that the Federal Government pay its members’ withholding salary for four months following the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of a resolution passed by the […]

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Police detains man for raping schoolgirl in Anambra

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

A middle-aged man named Onuora has been arrested by officers from the Inland Town Police Division in Onitsha, Anambra State, for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. Security personnel who had been tracking the suspect’s activities nabbed him at the Ado Girls Secondary School in Onitsha. According to a source, the guy had formed a pattern of […]

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Nasarawa University VC promises prompt completion of PhD programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has pledged to ensure the prompt completion of the institution’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes. Mohammed made the vow in Abuja on Monday at an event hosted by the university’s PhD students in Security and Strategic Studies, Course 5, to commemorate the completion of

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Tinubu set to launch students loan scheme on Thursday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu will launch the Student Loan Scheme on Thursday, according to information released by the Presidency. This was revealed on Sunday by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, during an appearance on TVC’s “Counting the Cost of Presidents Tinubu’s Reforms.” Ngelale states that the President will

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Dabiri-Erewa seeks additional support for revamping the education sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged Nigerians living abroad to invest in delivering quality education to out-of-school children in Nigeria. This, she said, will go a long way towards complementing the government’s efforts to reform the education sector. Dabiri-Erewa stated this during the IA Foundation Annual Charity

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Tinubu’s daughter is named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Havilla University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, has announced her appointment as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Havilla University in Nde Ikom, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria. She expressed her gratitude in a social media post and announced her new role to the public on her Twitter handle which is @iyalojasgeneral. Tinubu-Ojo, as

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Sokoto police confirm kidnapping of 15 students, woman

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 15 Islamic education students and a woman in Gidan Bakuso, a hamlet in the Gada Local Government Area of the state. ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, the command’s spokesperson, informed the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto that the kidnapping occurred early Saturday morning. He claimed that […]

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Polytechnic rector urges Tinubu to approve replacement of HND with B.Tech

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Dr. (Engr.) Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-Hameed, Rector of the Federal Polytechnic in Ayede Ogbomosho, Oyo State, has encouraged President Bola Tinubu to replace the current Higher National Diploma (HND) with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) to aid financially disadvantaged students across the country. During a recent live radio programme in Ibadan, Abdul-Hameed stated that a

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Abducted Ogun secondary school teacher regains his freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Adelowo Adegbenjo, a secondary school teacher who was kidnapped on Wednesday while going to his poultry farm after school, has regained his freedom. He was freed on Thursday night, after spending two days in the kidnappers’ den. Adegbenjo teaches at Alabata Community High School in Odeda, which is located on the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road in Ogun […]

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Parents of Nigerian scholars in Russia request Tinubu’s assistance

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Some of the parents of Nigerian scholars studying in Russia have been increasingly frustrated, and over the weekend, they made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to look into the reasons for the nine-month delay in the monthly allowance payments to the students in different Russian locations. The Federal Scholarship Board oversees the Bilateral Education […]

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We are not owing teachers, says Plateau SUBEB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

The Plateau Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says it has paid all overdue primary school teachers’ salaries in the state. Mr Richard Jonah, the board’s Head of Public Relations, announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Jos. Jonah explained that the action was part of Gov. Caleb Mutfwang’s administration’s commitment to promote the

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Fubara pledges unwavering support for Wigwe University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has pledged the state government’s support for Wigwe University. Fubara made the announcement on Saturday following the funeral service of Herbert Wigwe, the late CEO of Access Holdings Plc, in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State. Wigwe, his wife Doreen, and their son Chizzy passed away in a helicopter […]

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Gunmen abduct hundreds of Nigerian schoolchildren in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

According to officials, around 280 Nigerian schoolchildren have been abducted in the northwestern town of Kuriga. According to one witness, the students were on the assembly grounds at 8:30 a.m. when dozens of shooters on motorbikes drove through the school. The students, aged 8 to 15 were hauled away, along with a teacher, they stated. […]

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IWD: Group asks FG to increase women’s access to education and loans

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Seyi Abiodun, Convener of the Finance Conference, has urged the federal government to improve women’s access to education and loans. Mr Abiodun made the statement on Friday during the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations in Abuja. The theme of International Women’s Day is “Inspire Inclusion – Invest in Her,” and it

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Delta government transforms Orerokpe Technical College into university campus

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

The relocated Faculty of Management Sciences of the Delta State University of Science and Technology (DSUST), Ozoro, Delta state, will begin operations at the Orerokpe Technical College, Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Delta state governor, made the announcement shortly after visiting facilities at the Orerokpe school, which is currently under

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IWD: Dentsu empowers UNILAG female students with free masterclass and N2 million grant

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Dentsu Agyle Nigeria, an integrated marketing, media investment, and production agency, will host a business masterclass and symposium for female students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD). The masterclass, titled “Women Leading Change: Empowering the Next Generation of Marketing and Creative Mavericks,”

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Nigeria and Spain collaborate to promote women’s empowerment and leadership skills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Nigeria and the Women for Africa Foundation, a Spanish organisation, will collaborate to promote education, leadership development, and empowerment for women in the country. Teresa Langley, director-general of the Women for Africa Foundation, stated during a courtesy visit to the director-general of the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development in Abuja that