Tag: education
Katsina earmarks N22.2bn for education in 2016
The Katsina State Government says it has earmarked N22.2 billion for the development of the education sector in the 2016…
Reuben Abati: Why History should be taught
There is never a scarcity of shocking events, revelations, encounters and experiences in the course of the interesting times we…
27 year-old wins Airtel’s Prize in Education at Future Awards 2015
Lily Kudzro, a 27 year-old social entrepreneur last weekend emerged winner of the Airtel Nigeria sponsored Prize in Education award…
Minister insists teachers must have basic qualification in education
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, says there is a large number of unqualified teachers at the…
Buhari bemoans falling standard of education
Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday said the present standard of education in Nigeria has unfortunately succeeded in creating…
Buhari laments falling standard of education
Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the present standard of education in Nigeria has unfortunately succeeded in creating…
How to resolve education problems in Lagos – Ogunyemi
Lanre Ogunyemi, the representative of Ojo Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been severally rated as…
NGO tasks women on girl-child education
The President, Voice of Women in Nigeria Leadership Initiative, an NGO, Hajiya Halima Tijjani, has called on women to encourage…
NBC boosts public education with ‘Back to School’ initiative
Daniels Ekugo In demonstration of its support for educational development in Nigeria with emphasis on supporting pupils’ enrolment and retention…
Independence Day: El-Rufai declares state of emergency in Education sector
Femi Adi/Kaduna As Nigerians across the country celebrate 55 years of independence, Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai declared a…
High school fees not guarantee for quality education – Educationists
An educationist, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, says fees being charged by private schools is not a guarantee for access to quality…
Nigerian army reopens primary school in Gwoza, restates commitment to western education
To further assist returnees and other Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with education of their children, the Nigerian military has reopened…
Rivers partners Britain on security, agric, education
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security,…
Herdsmen need to embrace education – Association
The Chairman of Hausa/Fulani socio-cultural group, Alhaji Muhammad Koli, on Sunday in Abuja called on Fulani herdsmen to embrace education…
Natures Gentle Touch backs basic education for Nigerian children
Personal style brand, Natures Gentle Touch has given its support to Basic Education for Nigerian children at a seminar organized…
General Electric ECDP supports health, education project in Makoko
Over five hundred children in Makoko community on Saturday, August 16, 2015 received vaccination against typhoid fever and were tested…
‘Offensive’ Question: Gov Amosun’s High-Handedness
Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s decision to fire six officials of the Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, including a…
Oshiomhole stops relocation of IDPs in Edo, promises free education
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the International Christian Centre in Edo state who resisted evacuation to…
As JAMB Loses Relevance
The needless crisis precipitated by the controversial cut-off mark imposed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on candidates…
Beware Of Fake Forms, Lagos Scholarships Board Cautions Students
The Lagos State Scholarships Board on Friday dissociated itself from a website, www.scholarshipworld.org, and urged the general public, particularly students…
Boosting Literacy Via Adult And Non-Formal Education
By Obike Ukoh Analysts observe that successive governments in the country have acknowledged the need for increasing Nigeria’s literacy rate…
Effective education the panacea to end Boko Haram – Obasanjo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that effective educational system remains the most potent panacea to the scourge…
Teachers pray to save education from collapse
Teachers and non-teaching staff in public primary and junior secondary schools in Kogi on Thursday held an inter-faith prayer session…
Boko Haram And The Assault On Education
By Rasak Musbau Ignorance, Poverty and Strife – the real axis of evil- are not inevitable in any part of…
FG, UN collaborate to secure schools
The Federal Government is collaborating with the UN Special Envoy on Global Education to ensure security in all schools in…
Mushin children must be educated – Olawale
Eromosele Ebhomele The representative of Mushin Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, has said…
Private Universities And TETFUND
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Running a university, be it public or privately-owned, is not a tea party. It demands a…
Education: David Mark calls for review of curriculum
Immediate past President of the Senate, David Mark, on Saturday called for the review of the nation’s education curriculum in…
The Menace Of Non Academic Students
To some people, it would sound strange that some students in tertiary institutions are non academic students. This category of…
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I’ll boost education sector with needed budget, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday promised that education would receive the needed budgetary allocation in order to boost the education…