Edu News

Taraba Government, SFH Collaborate to Train 1,111 Teachers in Health Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 12, 2024

On Monday, the Society for Family Health (SFH), in partnership with the Taraba State Ministry of Education, announced plans to train 1,111 teachers in health and wellbeing education for students in Taraba State. SFH Programme Director Aisha Dadi disclosed this initiative during an advocacy and

Edu News

Newly recruited military officer stabs teacher in Taraba

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 3, 2024

A newly enlisted military officer stabbed a teacher at the Government Science Secondary School in Donga, Taraba state. Pavalis Yebduya Joshua, the teacher who also serves as the institution’s examination officer, was stabbed after allegedly penalising the soldier’s brother for arriving late. Trouble began on Tuesday morning, when SSS 2 students stopped

Edu News

Taraba University begins staff biometric verification to eliminate ghost workers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 14, 2024

Prof. Sunday Bako, Vice Chancellor of Taraba State University, stated on Friday that the university is performing biometric verification of staff to eliminate ghost workers. During a media interview in Jalingo, Governor Agbu Kefas claimed that there were ghost workers at the institution and stated that he would not pay them. Meanwhile, while speaking with journalists,

Edu News

Wukari University Teaching Hospital asks Nigerian government for a takeoff grant

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Professor Daniel Zanyu Egah, the Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Taraba State’s newly founded Wukari University Teaching Hospital, has urged the federal government to provide the hospital with a takeoff grant urgently. He made the appeal during a conversation with the media in the state on Tuesday, emphasizing the importance of government funding in keeping

Edu News INFO HUB

Taraba commissioner under investigation over alleged fake foreign degree certificate

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 22, 2024

Taraba State security services have been requested to look into claims that Joseph Joshua, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, received a degree from a Benin Republic university. The request came after an internet publication revealed how simple it was for a reporter to graduate in six weeks from an African institution and then […]

Edu News

Taraba Gov mandates that teachers in secondary schools hold a master’s degree

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 9, 2024

Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, has revealed that his administration intends to raise the bar for teaching in the state’s secondary schools from a bachelor’s degree to a master’s. A first degree from a university will be the minimum academic requirement for primary school, according to the governor. Kefas said the current era […]