Chidimma UCHEGBU Federal Government has called on chairmen of States Universal Basic Education Board to ensure that every child in their respective states benefit from the free, universal and compulsory basic education aimed at reducing the incidence of out- of-school children syndrome. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu,…
Author: Editor
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja Nigeria has introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunization system, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls – the largest number in a single round of HPV vaccination in the African region – in a vaccination drive against the virus that causes nearly all cases…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said it will not recognise the one-year top-up degree programme introduced by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) polytechnics to enable holders of the Higher National Diploma (HND) to convert their certificates to the first degree with foreign accredited universities. Quoting…
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has unveiled the Tertiary Education Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Unveiling the platform, initiated by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Tuesday in Abuja, the minister said TERAS marked a significant milestone in the present administration’s quest to transform…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has backed calls for a state of emergency to be declared in the education sector. Chairman of the forum and Kwara State governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, stated this at the National Conference on the Learning Crisis in Nigeria held in Abuja Wednesday. The conference…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Academic Staff Union of Universities ((ASUU), has kicked against any plan by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to include private universities in the country as beneficiary institutions of its projects. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke made the union’s position known at a two-day interactive…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of late Alhaji Tijani Adeyemi. Until his death last week, Adeyemi was the Senate Correspondent of the Tribune Newspapers in the National Assembly. Represented by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme…
From his days as the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Akpabio has always delivered quality leadership. Hence, he earned the sobriquet of an “uncommon” leader through all his public assignments. So, when he told the nation that he will bring about “uncommon changes,” many believed him because his track records…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has pledged support for measures that will improve the employment of graduates in the county. Echono made the pledge at an Implementation Support Workshop for the National Employability Benchmarking Programme in Nigerian universities in Abuja on…
Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu At the senate confirmation hearing for Yemi Cardoso, successor to Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and his deputies, the President of the Senate, Obong Godswil Obot Akpabio, took time to ask a question which many Nigerian consider very pertinent to the stability…