By Joseph Erunke& Elizabeth Osayande If the Federal Government had not reversed the proposed N50,000 registration fee per candidate for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, the examination bodies would have been able to generate more than N175 billion annually. An analysis […]

By Elizabeth Osayande  TranESS C&I, the commercial and industrial energy storage business unit of Transsion Holdings, has reinforced its commitment to Nigeria’s education and clean energy sectors through the launch of a Youth Talent in Energy Storage Programme and the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al-Ansar Foundation. The announcements were made during […]

By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The management of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), has defended the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, against allegations surrounding the institution’s controversial recruitment exercise, attributing the crisis to the immediate past administration for exceeding the approved recruitment quota. The university said Prof. Akanwa neither supervised nor influenced the […]

…Boost Female School Leadership The Federal Government has launched a three-day Master Training Workshop aimed at enhancing teachers’ professional development through mobile-based learning, with a target of training at least 2,000 teachers and school leaders across Nigeria. The initiative, which places special emphasis on empowering female school leaders, is being implemented by the Federal Ministry […]

“I am directed to convey the Minister of Education’s approval of N50,000 as the new examination fee for candidates with effect from SSCE internal 2027”