Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has granted N280.3 million in scholarships for 13,946 indigent students at all levels of education in the FCT. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration, made the announcement on Thursday in
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, […]
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
The agreement that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike had with the Abuja chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) over the primary school teachers’ strike that is now taking place in the capital of the country has been made public. During a meeting with the Area Council Chairmen and FCT graded […]
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
The present administration of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has given top emphasis to education, according to Dr. Danlami Hayyo, Secretary of the Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). He has also called on stakeholders to work together to ensure the sector’s success. He also threatened to impose sanctions on principals and other school