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FG urges ex-presidents to establish libraries in schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 27, 2024

The Federal Government has stated that plans are underway to ensure that former Nigerian presidents create functional libraries in schools across the country, as well as to encourage library endowment by private persons and corporations. When Professor Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education,

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Hackers Take Over Education Minister, Tahir Mamman’s WhatsApp Number

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 27, 2024

Fraudsters have hacked the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman’s WhatsApp number. This was made known in a statement on Friday by the Director, Press & PR, Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade. The statement claimed that unauthorised individuals had taken control of the Minister’s WhatsApp number and warned the public to remain

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Nigerian government denies reducing foreign scholars’ allowances

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 27, 2024

The Federal Government denies that it intends to reduce scholarship students’ allowances, as previously reported in the media. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, made this statement during a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was […]

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FG once again threatens to deal with fake degree holders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 3, 2024

The federal government has once again stated that security services will pursue persons in the country who possess bogus university certificates. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated this on Tuesday during the first quarterly citizens and stakeholders interaction in Nigeria’s education sector in Abuja. He predicted that the presentation of a 13-pillar roadmap

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FG says international scholarship recipients will be paid stipends soon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2024

The Federal Government has pleaded for calm amid protests by Nigerian students on international scholarships over unpaid stipends. Professor Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, revealed this during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday to commemorate Commonwealth Day 2024. Recall that the Union of Nigerian Students, through the Federal Government Bilateral Educational

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Education Minister tasks NUC on completion of nuclear energy curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been instructed by Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman to move quickly to complete the Nuclear Energy Curriculum. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr Ben Goong. According to Mamman, this would allow the Nigerian Atomic […]

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Minister of Education promises implementation of IPPIS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

The country’s tertiary institutions would be subject to the presidential directive on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS), according to Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. The minister made the commitment in his Abuja office when he met with the leadership of the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria, according to

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The Minister of Education, MTU VC and CONUA disagree on japa syndrome

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 27, 2023

Prof. Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, has blamed the “Japa syndrome” for the staffing shortage at Nigerian universities, since hundreds of academics are leaving the country in quest of better chances outside. During a meeting with heads of ministry agencies and directors of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mamman bemoaned the lack of coverage […]