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
Out-of-school children: Women groups move to stop girls from hawking
By Bashir Bello, Kano THE menace of hawking, especially by young girls, is a serious nightmare in many parts of the North and appears to have defied efforts to end it. It is a challenge that continues to stare the governors in the face as they explore measures to get such children back to school. […]
Plateau State Library: From excellence to eyesore
Motorparks, markets, touts, traders overwhelm reading space Govt aware of situation; responding to chaos —Librarian By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos MANY things have taken the shine off what used to define Plateau State and make it stand out as a destination of choice. One of them is the Plateau Library that used to provide a serene, […]
CSOs express pain over school closure in Abuja
By Gabriel Ewepu AS residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, are now at the mercy of terrorists, Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Thursday, expressed pain over closure of both public and private schools in Abuja. Speaking with Vanguard, the Convener, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, said with the closure of both public and […]
Oyo Fed Poly to start academic activities September
Oyo Fed Poly to start academic activities September
Accolades as Nigerian genius kid conquers US, Germany, others in Mathematics competitions
By Biodun Busari A senior secondary school one (SSS1) student, Uwakmfon Unwana Jacob is the latest Nigerian kid that has put smiles on faces of Nigerians as his photos of medals bagged in Mathematics competitions around the world surfaced on social media on Thursday. His school, Graceland Secondary School, Port Harcourt, Rivers States, posted his […]
Nigerian universities suffer from poor funding
Nigeria’s education budget N742bn, Ghana:N1.1trn; South Africa: N9.1trn By Adesina Wahab AS public universities in the country have been shut down since February 14 this year due to strike action by staff unions whose demands are mainly financial in nature, unless drastic steps are taken, the issue of poor funding may linger in the sector […]
Harvard school photos: Gbajabiamila apologises to Nigerian students, Parents
Harvard school photos: Gbajabiamila apologises to Nigerian students, Parents
2023 Elections: LASG takes PVC sensitization campaign to LASU, LASUED
2023 Elections: LASG takes PVC sensitization campaign to LASU, LASUED
ASUU seeks bill to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have called for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria.
Senate passes bill to strengthen Secondary Education
The Senate, Tuesday, passed the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Bill, 2022. The bill’s passage was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary). Senator Akon Eyakenyi (PDP – Akwa-Ibom South), in a presentation on behalf of the Committee’s Chairman, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam (APC – Yobe East), said […]
