Funding Safe Schools Initiative: Will FME’s full control make any difference?
Following attacks on schools and the abduction of students and teachers, the need to look into the effectiveness or otherwise of the Safe Schools Initiative became imperative
BSc/HND dichotomy: How FG’s plan could redefine Nigeria’s polytechnic future
While polytechnics quietly powered industries with skilled manpower, their graduates faced limited career progression, wage disparities and social bias
ICT institute targets 1m Almajiris for digital empowerment
Abuja-based Information and Communication Technology, ICT training institute, New Horizons, has unveiled an ambitious programme
Foundation gifts WAEC scholarship to 300 Kwara students
By Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN The Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation has gifted annual WAEC scholarship scheme to cover 300 secondary school students across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. The 300 beneficiaries compared with the last event, marked a 50 per cent increase in number of beneficiaries. The scholarship distribution ceremony was held at the […]
Niger pegs teachers’ retirement age at 65
By Wole Mosadomi, Minna Niger State Government has approved and gazetted a new retirement age and years of service for all teachers in the state. The new policy takes effect immediately. Under the policy, the new retirement age is now 65 years as against the previous 60 years while the years in service has now been […]
UBEC unveils high-tech smart school in Jigawa, signals new era for basic education
By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA The Universal Basic Education Commission,UBEC,has taken another bold step toward reshaping Nigeria’s education landscape with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art Smart School in Hadejia, Jigawa State, reinforcing Federal Government’s push for technology-driven learning at the foundational level. Commissioning the multi-million naira facility on Wednesday and formally handing it over to the Jigawa […]
UBEC unveils high-tech smart school in Jigawa, signals new era for basic education
By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA The Universal Basic Education Commission,UBEC,has taken another bold step toward reshaping Nigeria’s education landscape with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art Smart School in Hadejia, Jigawa State, reinforcing Federal Government’s push for technology-driven learning at the foundational level. Commissioning the multi-million naira facility on Wednesday and formally handing it over to the Jigawa […]
Basic Education: Benue flags-off distribution of teaching, learning materials
By Peter Duru, MAKURDI The Benue State Government has commenced the distribution of teaching and learning materials donated by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to public basic education schools across the state. Performing the flag-off at the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) headquarters in Makurdi, on behalf of Governor Hyacinth Alia, the Deputy […]
FG throws open digital education platform to private varsities, polytechnics
By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA In a decisive move to deepen Nigeria’s digital education revolution, the Federal Government has invited eligible private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to plug into the Tertiary Education Research and Application Service, TERAS, a national digital platform designed to transform teaching, learning, research and institutional management. The call, made by the […]
YABATECH Rector harps on skills, industry partnership
By Adesina Wahab The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr. Ibraheem Abdul, has reiterated the College’s unwavering commitment to producing industry-ready graduates, stressing that skills acquisition, not paper qualifications alone, now defines success in the modern workplace. Dr. Abdul stated this during a high-level engagement and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between […]
FG/ASUU deal: New dawn for Nigerian universities
Alausa credited President Bola Tinubu for personally driving the resolution of what had become a two-decade-old quagmire.
