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Earned allowances: FG releases N50bn to varsity unions

Angel Ojonugwa April 23, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the release of ₦50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by

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74,452 schoolgirls benefit from financial assistance under AGILE project in Kano

Angel Ojonugwa April 2, 2025

KANO (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than 74,452 schoolgirls have benefited from financial assistance under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Kano State. reports that AGILE is a project initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and supported by the World Bank. The initiative is being implemented across 18 states […]

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University of Benin considered for technical teachers training programme

Angel Ojonugwa January 13, 2025

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Benin is being considered as a centre for the Technical Teachers Training Programme (TTTP) by the Federal Ministry of Education, reports that Officials from the ministry visited the campus on Thursday to assess its facilities and manpower. The team lead, Mrs Gbemisola Olaniyan, explained that the visit was […]

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Ministry, CSACEFA collaborate on education reform

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Ministry of Education has reiterated its commitment to partnering with the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA) to enhance Nigeria’s educational standards. Dr Ibrahim Basuka, Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Education, made this known at CSACEFA’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja

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FG promises investment in technical training of teachersTraining

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) -The Federal Government has promised to invest in the technical training of teachers towards creating a sustainable technical education ecosystem. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this at the Annual Sensitisation Meeting of Stakeholders of Technical Teachers Training Programme (TTTP), in Abuja on Wednesday. The theme for the

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Educationist says proposed varsity admission age limit in order

Angel Ojonugwa September 4, 2024

AKWA Dr Oluyomi Mbachi, a retired Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Education, has described the 18 years age limit being proposed for varsity admission as a step in the right direction.Mbachi said in an interview with the in Awka on Friday, that enforcing the age limit for university admission was long overdue. She said that […]

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Rector: FedPoly Nekede staff call for fresh recruitment process

Angel Ojonugwa August 12, 2024

OWERRI (Sundiata Scholar) – Six senior staff members of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Owerri, Imo, have called for the conduct of a fresh interview process for the recruitment of a new Rector for the institution. According to them, they have notified the Federal Government over the flawed process of recruitment of a new rector […]

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Kano govt reitrates commitment to quality education

Angel Ojonugwa July 11, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State, has reaffirmed his administration commitment to enhance access to free quality education for all.Kabir-Yusuf stated this at the inauguration of the Education Recovery Conference on Wednesday in Kano. The conference was being organised by the state government in collaboration with the PLANE Nigeria and

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Kano: Board plans libraries in LGs to revive reading culture

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Malam Suleiman Hodi, the Acting Executive Secretary, Kano State Library Board, says the board has plans to establish public libraries in all local government areas of the state. Hodi who disclosed this in Kano on Thursday shortly after a tour of some public libraries in the state, said that the initiative […]

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FG reduces the tenure of College of Education provosts to a single term of five years

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has published an extensive clarification on the execution of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023, specifically addressing Provost tenure. This is in response to concerns voiced by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Staff Unions of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, about the prevention of possible crises in […]

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FG postpones inauguration of governing councils of federal tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has stated that the inauguration and retreat for pro-chancellors, chairmen, and members of federal tertiary institution governing bodies, which was originally set for Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31, 2024, would be postponed. This was said in a statement that was made public on Sunday and was signed by […]

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Senate encourages action on out-of-school children; calls for novel approaches

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2024

The Senate has encouraged the federal ministry of education and its agencies, as well as other stakeholders, to collaborate on new ways to effectively address the issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria. The Senate decision came after plenary adopted a motion on “compelling the need to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children in Nigeria” on […]

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Federal Ministry of Education Appoints New Acting Rector for Nasarawa Poly

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

After Dr. Abdullahi Alhassan’s term as Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa expired on Friday, the Federal Ministry of Education named a new Acting Rector for the institution. This was revealed in a signed statement provided to journalists in the state’s Nasarawa local government area by Mrs. Safina Sabo, the institution’s acting director of

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NANS urges FG to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to take action against institutions running unaccredited courses. This happened soon after the Federal Ministry of Education stopped accrediting and evaluating degree certificates from Togo and the Republic of Benin. Following an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper that

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FG, UNICEF empower 16,000 Katsina girls with digital literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

KATSINA – With the assistance of UNICEF, the Federal Government has equipped around 16,000 girls in Katsina State with digital literacy, entrepreneurial skills, and talents. At the conclusion of a training session on Thursday at the Katsina State School of Nursing, Katsina, this was said by Dr. Babangida Zubairu, the Master Trainer for the Nigerian […]