The Federal Ministry of Education, through the National Education Sector Renewal Initiatives (NESRI), has rolled out the revised Basic and Senior Secondary School Curricula. This rollout follows extensive nationwide consultations that brought every critical stakeholder to the table. The review was led by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council…
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Chidimma Uchegbu The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has called for stronger support and collaboration with the National Assembly to ensure that its 25 per cent allocation of the new development levy is fully realised and effectively deployed. Managing Director and Chief Executive of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, made the…
Niger Delta activist and environmentalist, Ann Kio-Briggs, has taken a swipe at two online publications for generating fake news reports and putting them in her mouth in order to gain traction. She described the fake reports as “coordinated campaign of fake news” aimed at dragging her name into the Rivers…
By Abubakar Dan Ali Education in Sokoto State, like in many parts of the North, faces systemic challenges rooted in socio-cultural and historical realities. But the sector is witnessing a transformation under the present administration. Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto deserves huge credit for his fantastic leadership that has brought about…
By Emmanuel Ado In recent days, a deliberate campaign of misinformation and character assassination has been launched against Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, popularly known as Mai Rago. This effort, spearheaded primarily by Magaji Baba, a self-styled political activist lacking clear ideological grounding, and supported by a handful of other political elements,…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Federal Government has unveiled a new digitalised inventory consignments model aimed at tackling persistent challenges in the supply and affordability of essential medicines across federal and national hospitals. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Daju…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja In a decisive move to curb unethical and illegal organ and tissue transplantation practices in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has inaugurated the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC), in line with the provisions of the National Health Act 2014. According to…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has called for a recalibration of Nigeria’s foreign policy to meet the demands of a rapidly changing global order. He made this call while delivering a guest lecture titled “Navigating Realities: Aligning Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Practice with Emerging Global…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja Nigeria and the Republic of Angola have signed two agreements consisting of cooperation on combating illicit production, manufacture and trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychological substances and their precursors as well as on cultural cooperation and exchange. The event took place at the just held 5th Session of…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a major realignment of the roles and responsibilities of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) as part of ongoing reforms to strengthen the teaching profession, streamline education delivery, and ensure high-quality learning for…