Category: Education
Both SSANU and NASU have claimed that the federal government has failed to keep its part of a signed agreement Added to this, SSANU and NASU claimed other unresolved issues include the non-payment of retirement benefits of outgone staff members, arrogation of powers by teachers in the non-teaching units, the abandonment and poor funding of […]
The Bauchi State government says it would reopen its 4,816 schools on January 18 for the 2020/2021 academic session, according to Aliyu Tilde, the state commissioner of education. The federal government is currently considering rescheduling the resumption of schools across the country from January 18 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. “We would reopen […]
Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has appealed to stakeholders to join hands with the federal government in ensuring that the quality of teaching and learning at the basic level of education in Nigeria is strengthened for the graduates of the system to be globally competitive. Bobboyi, who spoke in […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed happiness over the release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The Wazirin Adamawa, in a thread of tweets on his twitter handle @Atiku, said: “I am happy about reports that abducted schoolboys of GSSS Kankara, Katsina State have been rescued. As a father, […]
As Nigeria braces for the second wave of the coronavirus, the Osun State Government has ordered all primary and secondary schools in the state to shut down. The state government in a statement signed by the coordinating director of the ministry of education, C. K. Olaniyan, said the schools should go on break from Friday. […]
Kano State Government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect, Mr Sanusi Kiru, Commissioner for Education announced. Kirk, who gave the directive in a statement issued in Kano, urged parents to take their children from their various schools. “Parents whose children are in boarding schools […]
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group has knocked President Muhammadu Buhari’s competence following the abduction of school students in Katsina State. 600 students were immediately unaccounted for after the gunmen attacked Government Science Secondary School, Kankara on Friday, December 11, 2020. Four days after the attack, at least 333 students remain unaccounted for, as […]
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has tasked schools in Nigeria on the need to teach science and mathematics in indigenous languages early in life as it will enhance learning and understanding. The minister gave the task shortly after he was conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree in Science during the 5th Convocation […]
Governor David Umahi on Sunday declared war on cult groups currently attacking residents of Abakaliki and other parts of the state. Several people have been killed and wounded as a result of the alleged cult clashes involving rival groups in the state. The governor made the declaration at the Christ Embassy Church, Mile 50 Layout, […]
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has called for the establishment of children’s parliament in schools to aide planning and implementation of programmes affecting children. Tallen made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during an interaction with children in commemoration of the 16 days activism to end Gender Based Violence (GBV). She said establishing […]
Students of Ansar-Ud-Deen College, Isolo recently benefited from the career counseling programme organised by Rotary Club of Isolo, which took place within the school premises. The speakers, Dr. Rosemary Ogedengbe, Tokunbo Alyson and Mrs. Tolulope Okubadejo enlightened the students on how to build a sustainable career, factors to consider in choosing a career and how […]
The National Examination Council, NECO, says it has constituted an Administrative Committee to investigate the allegation of exam malpractice in Fabian Kings and Queens International School, Kabala West, Kaduna State exam centres. NECO in a press statement signed by Azeez Sani, Head Information and Public Relations Division said all examination scripts of candidates of […]
The Ebonyi chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the state government to prioritise development of the state’s educational sector. Mr Francis Elechi, Chairman, NUT Ebonyi said in Abakaliki on Thursday that prioritising the sector would enhance plans for better standards. Elechi described education as imperative to nation-building as improving the sector […]
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has berated the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for refusing to call off its seven-month-old strike. The minister said the union has no reason to be on strike because the federal government has met all but one of their demands. Mr Nwajiuba said this during an […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said government should put the same energy it put in getting the Aviation sector to work in Nigeria into the Educational sector. Dr Edor J. Edor, the ASUU Chairman of the University of Calabar said universities would reopen within one week, if the same energy put in […]