Tag: education
Internet access imperative for quality education
Prof. Comfort Ekpo, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, says access to uninterrupted internet facility is imperative to…
Nasarawa governor committed to providing affordable education
Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to the provision of quality and affordable education in…
Population, Education And Nigeria’s Cycle Of Poverty
Nigeria’s population today is ranked seventh in the world at over 192 million and is projected to grow exponentially to…
Borno Govt Unveils Plans To Boost Girl-Child Education
The Borno Government on Wednesday said it would initiate a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme to encourage girl child enrolment in…
Army chief calls for provision of quality education
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has called for concerted efforts in the provision of quality education to…
Declare State of Emergency on Education, Malala charges Nigerian govt.
Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai on Monday charged the Nigerian government to declare a state of emergency on education in the…
European Union: Education, a key factor in poverty reduction
The European Union says education is a key factor in reducing poverty and urged Nigeria to empower women and girls…
Commission reaffirms commitment to educate orphans in State
The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission on Monday restated its commitment to ensure that all orphans in the state…
Sokoto Govt Spends N10bn On Education
Sokoto State Government has spent about N10 billion on the provision of infrastructure in schools over the last two years,…
Lagos committed to making education accessible to children – Abass
Lagos State government will not relent in its efforts at making basic education accessible to children in a conducive environment…
Education: State Govt. executes multi-billion naira projects in 2 years
Sokoto State Government said it had executed multi-billion naira projects on education in the last two years as part of…
Children’s Education, Everybody’s Responsibility-Educationist
An educationist, Mr Dare Owoyemi, has said Children education should not be left in the hands of teachers alone saying…
Commission records over 6,000 pupils in Nomadic Schools
A total of 6, 170 pupils have been enrolled into existing 45 nomadic schools in Zamfara, the National Commission for…
FG takes steps to eliminate skills gap in education system
The Federal Government says it is taking steps to tackle the challenge in declining quality of education caused by widening…
Prof. stresses need for technical competence to promote development
A don at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Prof. Bun’yamin Abdulkareem, has decried what he called the glorification of…
Kebbi declares state of emergency in education
Following the low number of Kebbi children competing for places in Federal Government colleges, Governor Atiku Bagudu, has declared his…
Expert Advises Teachers On Interactive Teaching
An educationist, Mr Opeyemi Emmanuel, has advised teachers on interactive and learner-friendly method of teaching in order to improve learning.
Educationist blames social media for decline in reading
An educationist, Mrs Victoria Oladunni , has identified the advent of the social media as a major cause in the…
Educate the girl child, stop building mosques- Sanusi
The emir of Kano Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II has called out wealthy northerners to stop building mosques and to stop…
FG gives education to children displaced by Boko Haram
Tomorrow the Federal Government will commence an education advocacy program for school-aged children displaced in the North East States of…
Nasarawa govt considers education for prison inmates
Mrs. Ramatu Ajuji-Abubakar, the Commissioner for Education in Nasarawa State, on Thursday, said that the state government was contemplating education…
Osun Hijab “Crisis”: Religion, Education and the Future
By David Dimas Education is historically considered a great equalizer in the Nigerian society, capable of lifting the less advantaged…
Education standard in Kogi is unacceptable – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has reiterated his determination to prioritize educational development in the state, noting that, the…
Aregbesola repositions education in Osun, sets up committee
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has inaugurated a nine-man committee on the repositioning of tertiary institutions in the state, directing…
Awujale to Alake: Get proper education so as not to embarrass your people
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has advised the Alake and Paramount ruler…
School debate: Ambode pledges sustainable policy in education
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed his administration’s commitment to the implementation of sustainable educational policies that will…
Sokoto govt to enroll 1.2m pupils – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state government plans to enroll no fewer than 1.2 million pupils in…
We’ll develop world class education in Rivers says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has declared that his administration will develop quality education infrastructure across…
Aregbesola’s policies have liberated the poor in Osun – APC group
Taiwo Adelu The government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State has been identified as an administration, with policies designed…
Roads, education top Ambode’s list for 2016 spending
Kazeem Ugbodaga Roads and Education top the list of projects that will attract the highest spending for this year by…