By Emmanuel Ado “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others” -Mahatma Gandhi These are certainly not the best of times for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. There appears to be a brewing storm between his government and the hegemonic North. And this has been…
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Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has sought support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to help tackle the challenges of insecurity affecting tertiary institutions in the state. Radda was speaking when he led the Katsina state delegation on a working visit to TETFund in Abuja…
Chidimma UCHEGBU A Grade One Area Court sitting at Aco Estate, Abuja, has convicted a CBT owner, Mr. Ezechinoso Augustine, of registration infraction, concealment, breach of trust and theft. When the case came up for hearing on Monday, 6th February, 2024, the accused, who operates a CBT centre in Onitsha,…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2024 Staff Promotion Examination earlier Scheduled to hold on 14th and 15th February 2024 in Minna, Niger State. The postponement is in compliance with the directive of the Committee on Basic Examination Bodies…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said Nigeria is experiencing a severe learning crisis that requires immediate action to address. Speaking at a two-day stakeholders “Dialogue on Reading Initiative in the UBE Programme and the Use of Mother Tongue/Language of…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), has refuted claims by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), that the council was asking people holding its certificates to rewrite professional qualifying examination. Registrar of TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, in a statement on Saturday, in Abuja, dismissed the claims…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Federal Government has launched a new teacher development programme, Teacher Internship Scheme (TIS), designed to support States in the emergence of a new generation of teachers with skills and knowledge needed to excel in the digital age and help in the implementation of smart education in Nigeria.…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has awarded scholarships to 12 lecturers from public tertiary institutions in Nigeria to undertake doctoral studies on science-related disciplines in France. The scholarships were awarded under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention (TSAS) programme. Speaking at a pre-departure briefing of the…
By Aminu Ali Dan Baki A former Special Adviser to Nasir El-Rufai has proven to have more balls than Zayyad I. Muhammad, the purported author of a malicious piece, entitled: “Governor Uba Sani and Paucity of Funds”, the subject of this rejoinder. Maryam Abubakar, who also worked briefly with the Senator…
This Article Is Published as a Right of Reply -Editor By Obadiah Caleb The world knows that Malam Nasir El-Rufai openly and actively supported Senator Uba Sani’s candidature to succeed him as the governor of Kaduna state, though many believe it was an afterthought, following threats by the Muslim scholars…