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Sani to establish 102 schools, enrol 200,000 children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 17, 2024

The Kaduna State Government, under Governor Uba Sani, has unveiled plans in collaboration with international organisations to construct 102 new schools, renovate 170 existing ones, and reintegrate 200,000 out-of-school children into the education system. Ezra Angai, the Project Coordinator of

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Financial turmoil: Makarfi Health College on brink of collapse – Staff

Angel Ojonugwa November 13, 2024

MAKARFI (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna State The merger of Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi with Kaduna State University has continued to spark concerns among staff, students and other key stakeholders. The staff, students and other relevant stakeholders identified administrative, structural and financial challenges as some major hurdles of

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Kaduna COEASU lauds Sani for disbursing N45m for accreditation

Angel Ojonugwa October 10, 2024

KAFANCHAN Kaduna (Sundiata Scholar) – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) Gidan Waya, Kaduna State chapter, has commended Gov. Uba Sani for approving and disbursing N45million for the accreditation of NCE and B-ed programmes in the school. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Marajos Alkali and Stephen Dutse, Chairman and […]

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First Lady Donates 50,000 Exercise Books to Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 10, 2024

The Kaduna State Government has begun distributing 50,000 exercise books to primary schools, which were presented by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the President, through Hajia Hafsat Uba Sani, wife of Kaduna State’s Executive Governor. Prof Sani Bello, Commissioner of Education, hailed the initiative and praised Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Hajia Hafsat Uba Sani for

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Sani approves N470m for accreditation of courses at state-owned tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 27, 2024

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has approved the payment of N470m for accreditation of various courses and programs in five state-owned tertiary institutions and seven technical and commercial secondary schools. This was contained in a statement issued by the state commissioner of education, Muhammad Bello, on Sunday. Mr Bello said the release of the funds […]

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Foundational literacy, numeracy, cornerstones of child’s educational

Angel Ojonugwa August 5, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) are the cornerstones of every child’s educational journey. Sani, represented by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Muhammad Bello, said this at a two-day seminar organised by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), with support from the

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School proprietress tasks educationists on creative skills learning

Angel Ojonugwa July 24, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – Mrs Khadijat Oyeniyi , the proprietress, Creative Tots School, has called on educationists to include creative and skills learning in primary schools’ curriculum so as to harness pupils’ full potential.Oyeniyi made the call during the school’s second graduation and prize giving ceremony on Sunday in Kaduna. She explained that the school

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Kaduna spends N4 billion annually on school feeding, according to Governor’s aide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 16, 2024

Dr Fauziya Buhari-Ado, the Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on School food, stated that N4 billion is spent on school food each year in an effort to reduce the state’s growing number of out-of-school children. Buhari-Ado revealed this in a statement made accessible to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. She noted that the programme benefits […]

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Kaduna University to allow students to take examinations despite unpaid fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Kaduna State University has declared that students experiencing financial challenges will be allowed to sit exams for the 2023/2024 academic year. The university’s management stated in a statement on Thursday that the move was made at the request of Governor Uba Sani to lessen the impact of present economic issues on its student body. […]

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1.94 million students sit for 2024 JAMB – Registrar

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Post) – The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates are projected to sit for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. […]

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Strike grounds academic activities at ABU, Yola varsityBy Mustapha Yauri/Ibrahim Kado

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Post) – Kaduna State, The industrial action embarked by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), has grounded academic activities at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. A correspondent who monitored the strike reports that theatres, lecture halls, libraries and laboratories were

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FCE, Zaria sets committee to investigate 12 students suspected to be cultists

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Post) – Kaduna State The Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria has set up a committee to investigate activities of 12 students suspected to be members of a cult gang. The suspected cultists were arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation. Dr Suleiman Balarabe, the institution’s Provost, disclosed this in […]

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Tinubu says schools must be safe and secure for learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that his administration is implementing thorough methods to ensure that our schools remain safe learning environments, rather than lairs for kidnappings. Tinubu made the proclamation on Sunday, in a statement hailing the news of the Kuriga schoolchildren’s liberation in Kaduna State. He stressed the significance of

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Gov. Sani offers automatic employment to best graduating student of ABU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, offered an automatic employment offer to Abu-Hurairah Mahadi, a first-class graduate of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. Nasara James Dabo, a 14-year-old mathematics genius, received an undergraduate scholarship offer from the governor as well for his exceptional talent. In a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary,

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Stray bullet kills university graduate, sparking protests in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 4, 2024

Sunday, February 4, saw protests erupt in Rigachikun in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state in response to violence that resulted from Saturday’s rerun elections for the Igabi Federal Constituency, which tragically claimed the life of Kaduna State University graduate Mansur Shafiu. On Sunday, February 4, at around 10:00 am, the angry youths […]

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1 student dead in Kaduna explosion, 10 others receiving treatment at ABU Teaching Hospital

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 21, 2024

A student from an Islamiyya school died and ten others were reportedly injured in an explosion that occurred in Kidandan village in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement made on Saturday in Kaduna, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, stated that the security authorities […]