Tertiary institutions

FG sets 18 years as minimum entry age into tertiary institutions

Angel Ojonugwa April 25, 2024

BIOGRAPHY (Sundiata post) – legacy and research]The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years old. PauseUnmuteFullscreenThe Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, gave the directive on Monday during a

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FCT 5% tax on private schools will kill businesses, school owners warn

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 31, 2024

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has stated that imposing a 5% annual tax on private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will push school owners out of business. The Department of Quality Assurance of the FCT’s Education Secretariat announced the action in January, prompting the group to petition FCT Minister […]

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Abuja secondary school student fatally stabbed

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

A teenage secondary school student from Kubwa, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was reportedly stabbed to death. According to reports acquired on Monday morning, the deceased, Salma Yunusa, was cruelly assassinated by her co-tenant in the Byazhin part of town, where she lived with her elder sister, Bilikisu Yunusa. The suspect, Immaculate Chukwudi, a co-tenant […]

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Increase in tuition fees unavoidable as private schools spend fortune on security

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Concerns have been voiced by private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that higher tuition will result from the expensive cost of protecting their buildings against roving kidnappers. An administrator of a private secondary school in an Abuja satellite town, who wished to remain anonymous and not have her or her school’s name revealed, […]

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FCTA approves N7 billion for the salary of primary school teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s secretary of education, Danlami Hayyo, reports that N7 billion has been allocated to cover 25% of the outstanding teacher salary arrears in public primary schools. On Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Hayyo made this statement while on a familiarisation visit to the FCT Universal Basic Education Board management. He indicated that

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FCT primary school teachers to resume suspended strike January 15

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 13, 2024

On January 15, 2024, primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory have threatened to resume their postponed strike. In a statement released on Friday, the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ Federal Capital Territory Wing, together with its state chairman Abdullahi Shafas, secretary Margaret Jethro, and publicity secretary Ibukun Adekeye, issued the directive to