Bauchi to establish oil and gas institute
Bauchi State government has approved the establishment of Oil and Gas Institute in Alkaleri local government area to be called Oil and...
Sokoto to adopt Indonesian madrasah system
Sokoto state government is mulling the adoption of the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah system of education as an alternative to the existing...
Katsina to introduce math, English into Almajiri schools
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has disclosed plans to formalise the Almajiri form of education into the formal education system in...
Lagos to demolish kiosks, motor parks near schools
The Lagos State government would on Monday begin the demolition of kiosks, shanties, and bus parks, as well as other illegal...
Govt right on street beggars’ ban – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has backed the decision of the Kano State government to ban street begging...
Zamfara suspends scholarship offer to China over Corona virus
The Zamfara State government has suspended the trip of 20 of its youngsters who were earlier screened to travel to China for...
Parliament to probe N200bn TETFUND spending
The Nigerian House of Representatives plans to investigate the utilization of over N200 billion intervention fund appropriated for Tertiary Education Trust...
Bauchi SUBEB distributes instructional materials to girls’ learning centres, almajiri schools
The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has flagged off the distribution of instructional materials to almajiri schools otherwise known as...
Rector proposes polytechnics commission to replace NBTE
Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Hephzibar Oladebeye, has advocated the creation of a National Polytechnics Commission (PSC).
UNIJOS’ host community wants development for peace
Narkuta-Babale Bayan Doka Development Association (NABBDA), the host community of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has challenged the institution on the alleged...
Excluding persons with disabilities from school increases poverty – don
A university professor has challenged managers of schools to stop discriminating against persons living with disabilities as that may increase poverty.
UDUS to establish infectious diseases centre
The Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), said it has plans to establish an Infectious Disease Centre to facilitate research and diagnose of...
NIPSS makes critical appointments
Two critical appointments have been made at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
This development heralds...
NYSC appoints new Nasarawa coordinator
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appointed Mr Stephen Gabriel-Dewan as its new Coordinator in Nasarawa state.
Gabriel-Dewan...
Like Kano, Nasarawa bans child street beggars, to jail parents
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has signed an Executive Order prescribing 10 years imprisonment for parents whose children engaged in street...
KASU expels 80 students for malpractices
The Kaduna State University (KASU) said it has expelled about 80 students for various forms of examination malpractices during the 2018/2019 academic...
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...
