Chidimma UCHEGBU The Minister of State for Education, Dr, Yusuf Tanko Sununu has flagged-off the construction of Seven State Offices for the smooth operation of the activities of the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Ground Breaking- Ceremony for the Construction of NECO permanent State Office in Lafia, Nasarawa State and…
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Chidimma Uchegbu The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation for all the take-off academic programmes of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State. A statement signed by CUSTECH Registrar, Ms. Olufunke Hudson, said the full accreditation status highlights the university’s dedication to upholding excellence. It…
By Mohammed Danladi “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.” Mark Twain. The above quote by Mark Twin, an American writer, humorist, and essayist whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, only accentuates the responsibility that journalists have to uphold truth and…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has charged lecturers overseeing career centres in Colleges of Education to develop skills in modern technology and pass on relevant knowledge to students to make them employable and competitive with their peers globally. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, gave the…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is set to roll out an open schooling programme designed to provide a flexible learning approach in Nigeria. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, announced this during a meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Effective Schools Programme in Abuja…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Effective Schools Programme in designated 111 schools across the federation. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi announced the take-off of the Schools on Monday in Abuja, at a one-day meeting between UBEC, States Universal…
By Chidimma Uchegbu The Federal Government has, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and development partners, emphasized the critical need to strengthen the social protection system to address growing poverty. This was contained in a communique jointly endorsed by UNICEF Representative, Ms. Cristian Munduate, EU Ambassador in…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) has released results of the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd June, 2024. The supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME…
Chidimma Uchegbu- Abuja Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) haves identified poverty, bad governance and poor education as the major factors breeding insecurity in the Nigeria and the Sahel region. This, they said, could only be tackled by strong commitment and cooperation among member states. They also stressed the need for Nigeria…
By Dan Auta Musa It is no longer news that an ad-hoc committee of Kaduna State House of Assembly investigated the financial affairs of Kaduna State Government under the immediate past administration of Mallam Nasir El- Rufai and turned in a damning report of alleged sordid deals, shady transactions, outright…