Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education has said the new curriculum for basic schools will take effect nationwide starting in January 2025. Mamman stated this at a stakeholder’s engagement on the implementation of the curriculum on Monday in Abuja. He noted that under the new curriculum,…
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Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has said technical education teachers form the bedrock of the country’s educational system, in the Technical and Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) and skills development eco-system. The minister stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the annual sensitisation meeting of…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) is set to hold an online conference in response to the growing global concern of shortage of qualified teachers and the future of the teaching profession. Acting Registrar of TRCN, Stella-Maria Nwokeocha disclosed this on Monday, at a press conference ahead…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu has inspected a military fighter jet, and other facilities provided by the State Government, in preparation for a new military operation code-named ‘FANSAR YAMMA’, aimed at ridding the North-West zone of banditry. The Governor, in company of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, was at…
The mortal remains of foremost and widely published academic, Professor Aja Akpuru Aja, who passed on March 16, 2024, following a brief illness, will be laid to rest on November 9. A statement by Prof A. O. Unagha, Chairman, Burial Committee and Dr. E.J. Okorie, (Secretary), on behalf of the…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has again boosted the capacity of the Nigerian military to tackle insecurity in the northwest region with the donation of 10 additional patrol vans. Presenting the vehicles to the Minister of State for Defence Bello Muhammad Mutawalle, Gov. Aliyu appreciated President Bola Tinubu’s concern…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Executive of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has extoled the invaluable contributions of Nigerian diplomats to policy formulation and development of curricular for careers in Diplomacy and International Relations, even as he assured of TETFund’s support for their foreign policy journal. Arc. Echono commended…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu has said that his administration would soon equip its health training institutions with the state-of-the-art equipment to enhance teaching and learning so that they can produce highly qualified manpower for the state. He dropped this hint while speaking at a reception organized in honor of the outgoing…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Organising Committee of the TETFund National Research Fair/Exhibition has announced that it is in receipt of over 1,600 entries in the maiden edition of the programme. This is even as it has extended the submission of concept notes by one week. In an interview with reporters yesterday…
Chidimma UCHEGBU Former Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has called on the Federal Government to establish a National Teachers’ and Caregiver’s Welfare Commission to address the challenges facing educators in the country. Prof. Ajiboye made this appeal during the Colleges of Education Academic…