By Bashir Bello Kano State Government has made National Identification Number, NIN mandatory for students of government secondary schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru who announced the new directive in a statement signed by his Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Yusuf said the students (JSS 1 to SS 2) must register and […]

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to deploy better ways of engaging the Federal government than the perennial strikes it often embarks on to press its demands

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura, Katsina State, promised that his administration would allocate an increasing share of resources to improve learning in the country

At first, I thought it was not possible because I was on the field with 8 Men but in the long run, I started seeing the possibilities and kept pushing the struggle. And on the day I was declared, I wasn’t really expecting but same time wasn’t too scared because I knew I have tried […]

By Adesina Wahab The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has called on the Federal Government to tackle insecurity and the high inflationary trend in the country, saying Nigerians are groaning in pain from the impacts of the two on their lives. The union stated this in a communique issued at the end of its […]

Some stakeholders in the education sector have expressed the need for parents to allow their children to be emotionally and otherwise mature before rushing them to start primary education or even proceeding to university or other tertiary institutions. In chats with Vanguard at different fora, the stakeholders, including the Lagos State Government, the Nigeria Union […]

By Elizabeth Osayande With 14 per cent pass and 86 per cent failure at the just-concluded 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, divergent views have been expressed by stakeholders as to what led to the poor performance by the candidates. While some said it was a […]

By Elizabeth Osayande The Administrator, Vivian-Fowler Memorial College for Girls, Lagos, Mrs. Olufunke Fowler-Amba, has expressed delight over the students of her school being the only girls among Nigeria’s representatives at the just-concluded Virtual Robotics Competition for Students. The girls are aged between 11 and 15. The students are Harriet Ariyo and Laila Eneche, who […]

THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), on Wednesday, accused the Federal Government of appointing five unqualified rectors out of the six polytechnics recently established by the federal government.

No fewer than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on Aug. 16. The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]