Banning street begging isn’t feasible – Muslim clerics
Some Muslim clerics in Kano State have expressed disagreement with the directive by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to ban street begging among Almajiri...
UNICEF partners SUBEB to enrol 194,883 Adamawa out-of-school children
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said it has tracked and enrolled 194,883 out-of-school children in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of...
Poor budgeting negatively impacting education sector, official admits
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono has blamed the seemingly slow pace of the nation’s educational development on poor budgetary...
Kaduna opens online scholarship portal
The Kaduna State Scholarships and Loans Board has announced the opening of its portal for Bursary and Scholarship applications for year 2019/2020...
Kano bans street begging almajiri children
Towards consolidating on its free and compulsory primary and secondary school education programme in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has banned...
UBEC, UNICEF train mobilisation staff, desk officers
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has commenced training for its social mobilisation staff and the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) desk officers...
NUC has no authority to require us to have PhD, medical...
Lecturers in Nigeria's colleges of medicine have challenged the authority of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to require them to hold a...
UNIBEN gets new deputy vice-chancellors
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) Senate has elected three new deputy vice-chancellors following their nominations by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lilian Salami.
NECO sacks 19 staff over forgery
Barely three months after it dismissed 70 staff for engaging in certificate forgery, the National Examinations Council, (NECO) has sacked another 19...
Nigerian Edtech firm, 11 others to benefit from MasterCard grants
HITCH, a Nigerian educational video platform that provides underserved African schools with curated, high-quality educational content among other African Edtech companies will...
‘Facing the new decade’ – Full text of Osinbajo’s address to...
Nigeria's Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo delivered the recently held convocation lecture at the Federal University Dutse. Below is the text of the lecture...
Oyo to reintroduce open day in public schools
The Oyo State Government has announced plans to reintroduce the open-day system in public primary schools across the State.
How NYSC is tackling fake certificate holders – DG
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has emphasieed that it has mechanisms to tackle fake certificate holders attempting to enrol in the...
Ekiti govt promotes 4000 primary school teachers
The Ekiti State Government on Monday announced the promotion of over 4,000 teachers in the state public primary schools.
NSUK, Nasarawa federal polytechnic sign MoU on postgraduate studies
The Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) and the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa have signed a memorandum of understanding as part of steps towards...
Panel recommends return of single-sex schools, 6-3-3-4 system to Osun
A panel set up by the Osun State government to review its education policy on Monday submitted its report.
EFCC arrests Kano commissioner who converted school to shops
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arrested the Kano State Commissioner for Special Duties, Mukhtar Ishaq over various allegations of...
ASUU makes fresh demands over unremitted funds
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Thursday asked the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris to resign for alleged...
Almajiri: Arrest irresponsible fathers who leave their children – Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for the enactment of laws against all forms of injustice in marriages by...
BREAKING: UNILAG lecturer jailed for 21 years for rape
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, to 21- year imprisonment...
