Education

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Thursday unveiled the ultra modern permanent site of the Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB), saying that the new edifice was another demonstration of his administration’s resolve to provide quality education for the people of the state. Similarly, Gov. Ugwuanyi commissioned some equipment recently …

  The committee set up by the Sokoto State Government to verify the actual number of students entitled to scholarships has uncovered 706 fake students and those not qualified for the scheme, thereby saving almost N30 million of tax payer’s money. Making this known while presenting the report to Governor …

Nigeria’s first Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), will commence operation this month at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, in Osun State. The IAS Fellows will have access to the highest level of professional expertise, mentorship, and resources, essential for success in an increasingly competitive global academic arena. These disclosures …

The American University of Nigeria (AUN) has appointed a new Dean of the School of Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE).   A former Group Executive Director with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Attahir Yusuf, now heads one of AUN’s five schools and host of the University’s prestigious business and …

The 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has concluded arrangements to hold a mentoring programme for the students of the department on Tuesday. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the association, Ademola Oni, on Sunday, stated that the mentoring …

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has conferred on Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka a Honorary Education Ambassador for Bayelsa State. The decision is aimed at attracting goodwill and support for the state government’s initiatives in the education sector. The Governor, who presented the Letter conveying …

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Thursday lauded Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state for heavily investing in, and transforming, the education sector of the state and encouraging human capacity building. Gowon stated this in Kaiama community in Bayelsa state during the official commissioning …

Governor Kashim Shettima on Wednesday addressed the Senate, the highest academic organ) at the University of Maiduguri ‎with his remarks focusing on measures being taken by the Borno State Government to forestall serial suicide attacks on the eastern portion of the University by Boko Haram insurgents. The Governor was invited by …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Wednesday, urged all stakeholders in the education sector to remain calm on the new 9-year Basic Education Curriculum to enable the National Assembly look into the various issues involved. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Mohammed Isa, made …

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has commenced the sale of Direct Entry (DE) application forms for qualified candidates who possess A-level results and wish to gain direct admission to degree programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions.    The organisation has also commenced the sale of UTME application forms …

Bayelsa state Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far at the Ijaw National Academy.  The revelation came barely 24 hours to the august visit of a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd) and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka for the commissioning of two …

Kaduna-based Jordan Science Academy at the weekend embarked on sanitation exercise to raise awareness on the importance of preserving the environment by keeping it clean at all times. The awareness campaign was carried out to inculcate culture of cleanliness among the people of Unguwar Dosa in Kaduna North LGA of …

Driven by its commitment to the people’s welfare and vision to help parents augment the cost of educating their children, the Enugu State government has awarded scholarships to 300 undergraduates of the state for the 2017/2018 academic session at a total sum of N30,000,000. Briefing journalists on the outcome of …

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA To curb crimes in the Bayelsa State Education sector, the  State House of Assembly has expeditiously passed the Education safety Corp bill, 2017 into law. The law is to prevent various crimes in public primary and secondary schools in the state. Sponsored by the Leader of the …

The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Education has debunked reports trending on the social media in respect of a purported directive issued to Schools in Lagos State to conduct Assembly in the Yoruba language on Thursdays. A press release issued by the Ministry stated that “the reports trending …

  The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday presented a cheque of N100 million as take off grant to the State Education Development Trust Fund Board. The gesture was part of efforts to sustain the policies and programmes in the education sector. Dickson, who presented the cheque during …

  Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has transformed the old Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba into a state of the art learning and recreation facility. Executed in partnership with the Lagos State Government, the project is part of the Bank’s YOU READ CSR Initiative which identifies, renovates and …

  Students of Bayelsa State origin studying in Ghana under the state government scholarship programme are now in jubilant mood following the release of N162 million by Governor Seriake Dickson to clear all their outstanding arrears.‎ ‎ T‎he Governor’s spokesman, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, who disclosed the development on Wednesday, said Governor …

  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has stated that plans by some tertiary institutions to increase tuition fees would be met with maximum resistance.   A statement Comrade Chinonso Obasi GCNS, NANS President, said that NANS received the report that about 38 tertiary institutions have concluded plans to …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Joint Unions of the University of Maiduguri has threatened to down their tools if the Federal Government failed to fence the University, provide security gadgets and deploy more security personnel to checkmate the activities of Boko Haram insurgents on the Campus. The Unions which consist …

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates scheduled for mop-up examination to print their examination slip 28th June, 2017.  Candidates slated for the mop-up examination scheduled to hold on Saturday July 1st, 2017 nationwide are to visit the Board’s website on www.jamb.org.ng to print the e-slip or their e-mail and …

Governor Kashim Shettima on Monday assessed different scenes of multiple suicide attacks in the eastern part of the University of Maiduguri following which he approved the immediate release of N50m for ongoing digging of trenches behind the University which covers 27 kilometres, through which Boko Haram insurgents have been accessing …

The Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Ministry of Education and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to publish the full details of the controversial new Curriculum of Education if they have no hidden agenda.  The perceived dangers packaged in the new Curriculum of Education …

The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Gombe State Thursday began an enlightenment campaign aimed at securing teachers and students against activities of criminals. Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, while declaring a one day workshop on Safe Schools Initiative said Government will not fold its arms and watch its schools fall …