Education

FGN Suspends Recognition Of Degrees From Benin Republic And Togo

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💥BREAKING The Federal Government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. ●This was contained in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. ●According to the Duru, the decision followed an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks” published last week. By Theumar Audu ●The federal government lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a Degree with the end…

Dec

2023

FGN Begins Teachers Recruitment For ‘Build-A-Thon’ Initiative

BREAKING: FG Begins Teachers Recruitment For ‘Build-A-Thon’ Initiative The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has announced the commencement of applications for teaching positions under its Build-A-Thon initiative programme. The programme which was launched earlier in December, according to the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, will promote early-technology adoption among senior secondary students. The programme will run for four days in January 2024 and it is expected to have 1,500 students from 150 schools in three locations, Owerri, Maiduguri, and Abeokuta. The ministry announced the call for applications from prospective teachers on Thursday on X.…

Dec

2023

Nigeria’s Progressive Moment Must Deliver Quality Education – President Tinubu

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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU: NIGERIA'S PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT MUST DELIVER ON QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND JOBS FOR YOUTHS President Bola Tinubu says democracy must be progressive and inclusive with a primary focus on pragmatically addressing poverty through the provision of job opportunities for youths and quality education for all Nigerian children. Receiving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives' Congress (APC), on Thursday, in Lagos, President Tinubu expressed support for the establishment of the National Institute of Progressive Studies by the party. The President noted that the Institute is expected to conduct…

Dec

2023

Jubilation As FGN Donates Brand New Buses To NANS President And Senate President

Jubilation As FG Gifts NANS President, Senate President Brand New Buses The Federal Government of Nigeria has given the legitimate and duly elected leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, brand new buses, our correspondent confirmed. The buses were branded with “Office of the President NANS National and President of the Senate, NANS National”, respectively. A source disclosed to our correspondent that the buses were given by Federal Government, through office of Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Student Engagement, Comrade Asefon Sunday Dayo. Recall that AttNews reported that the Emonefe Lucky was elected NANS President, Akinteye…

Dec

2023

2024 UTME: Why Candidates Have To Pay Extra – JAMB Registrar

Why Candidates Have To Pay Extra For 2024 UTME- JAMB Registrar Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has explained that the extra money being paid by candidates was a charge by operators of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres to assuage the high cost of diesel. This is as he denied that the examination body increased the fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024. He said JAMB only facilitated the process of collecting the payments so that candidates would not be exploited by the operators. Prof Oloyede said these when he appeared…

Dec

2023

Tinubu Commends Nigeria-Born Professor Who Emerged Cambridge College President

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Nigerian-born Professor Emerged Cambridge College President; Tinubu Reacts President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated Nigerian-born Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and top-flight researcher, Ijeoma Uchegbu, on her election as President of Wolfson College, Cambridge. This was revealed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, and shared on his Facebook account on Sunday. Professor Uchegbu is known for her innovative work in nanoparticle drug delivery. The statement read, “President Tinubu celebrates the outstanding accomplishment and commends Professor Uchegbu for being an excellent ambassador for the country and for her relentless efforts to advance the frontiers of…

Dec

2023

FEC Exempts Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges Of Education From IPPIS; Victory For ASUU

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Victory For ASUU As FEC Exempts Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges Of Education From IPPIS The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has exempted universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Maman, disclosed this after the federal cabinet meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He also said the heads of these institutions got relief to embark on recruitment exercise without recourse to the Head of Service of the Federation. The minister said the president had…

Dec

2023

Governor Suspends Principal Of A School Over ‘Harassment Of Female Students’

Governor Suspends Principal Over ‘Harassment Of Female Student’ Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has directed for immediate suspension of a staff of the Ministry of Education in the state for alleged harassment of a female student. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Director Press, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Katsina. The statement said, “Gov Dikko Radda has received a report of alleged harassment against one Lawal Ibrahim, now a staff of the Ministry of Education. It said Ibrahim was the then…

Dec

2023