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Minister hails NIPEP participating states for smooth take- off

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2016 0

  Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has commended the five states participating in a special education intervention programme known as Nigerian Partnership for Education Project (NIPEP) namely Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna and Sokoto, all in North –West Nigeria for their interest

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FG denies breaching 2009 Agreement with ASUU

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2016 0

  The Federal Government on Tuesday denied breaching the 2009 agreement it signed with the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), admitting however the slow pace of its implementation which it said was caused by the current economic realities. A senior director in the Federal Ministry of Education, who spoke exclusively to the Daily […]

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Unijos Hold Symposium Fault FG On Restructuring

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2016 0

The Federal Government on Wednesday was criticised to have mismanaged the Nation called Nigeria which came together as a result of the amalgamation that took place in 1914. The criticism was based on the fact that marginalization, power sharing, number of federating units, as being mismanaged by FG gave rise for the need to restructure […]

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Gov Ahmed wants Pry school teachers’ salary removed from LG allocation

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2016 0

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for the removal of primary school teachers’ salaries from local government allocations in order to ease funding challenges at the local council level. The governor made the call on Sunday in Ilorin during an interface with Muslim Scholars, tagged: “State of the State in Ilorin. The Daily Times […]

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Enugu one of the safest states in Nigeria – Ugwuanyi

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2016 0

Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Governor of Enugu State has urged the people of the state to continue to offer special prayers for the peace and progress of the state. Ugwuanyi said that contrary to other opinions that Enugu still remains one of the safest states in the country adding “this is God’s own state.” The governor […]

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FUNAAB sets up committee to probe students’ unrest

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

The Senate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, at its emergency meeting, held recently, constituted an investigative committee to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the students’ unrest of Thursday, August 18, 2016, in and around the University Main Gate, Isolu, Camp, Eleweran and adjoining communities in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and […]

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FG appoints new provosts for FCE Katsina, Obudu

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dr. James Bassey Ejue and Dr. Aliyu Idris Funtua as the new Provosts of Federal College of Education Obudu, Cross River State and Federal College of Education, Katsina, Katsina State, respectively. A press stamen which was signed by the Deputy Director, Press, in the Federal Ministry of […]

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6,000 children attend Cowbell Chocolate summer camp

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

No fewer than 6,000 fun-loving school children attended the 2016 Cowbell summer camp, called “Chocademy”. Brand Manager, Cowbell Choco, Promasidor Nigeria, Kingsley Onuoha, disclosed that the brand hosted the participating children in this year’s edition of the ‘edutainment’ program in Makurdi, Enugu, and Ilorin. According to him, the six-day summer camp opened in Makurdi,

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Education ministers debunk rumours of any rift

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, have denied rumours of any ongoing rift between them since their assumption in office. The duo made the denials in Abuja during an impromptu media parley during the presentation of the sector’s road map, tagged ‘Education for Change: A Ministerial […]

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TRCN boss calls for synergy among education parastatals

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

The Registrar/Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has called for synergy between education parastatals, saying it would help strengthen the education sector in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Muyiwa Ojewuyi, the Head, Information and Public Relations of TRCN in Abuja on Tuesday. The Registrar

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Ebonyi restates commitment to technical, vocational education

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

Ebonyi State Government has reiterated its commitment to boost technical and vocational education to enhance economic growth. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. John Eke, made the statement on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki. He said that technical and vocational education is needed to advance the quest for […]

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2016 admissions: JAMB will not interfere in candidates’ list- Oloyede

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has said it would not interfere with the list of candidates sent by institutions for the 2016 admissions, either by addition or removing of names. The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, in a his speech delivered during the ongoing technical meeting on 2016 admissions to first […]

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NMC vows to develop human capacity in statistics

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) has pledged to pursue a sustainable  policy in  human capacity building in the area of statistics and mathematical sciences as part of effort to develop appropriate initiatives and resources of international standing for the re-awaking and sustaining of interest in the Mathematical Sciences. A press statement which was signed by […]

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Adamu: Only qualified, registered teachers will be allowed to practice

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2016 0

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said only qualified teachers, who were duly registered, would be allowed to teach in the country to ensure professionalism. Adamu said this while briefing newsman on the sidelines on the presentation of a draft roadmap tagged “Education for Change: A Ministerial Strategic Plan 2016-2019’’ to education stakeholders in Abuja

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LASU gets new Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2016 0

Professor Adewale Olumuyiwa K. Noah of the Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, has emerged as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor, (Academic) of the university. Prof. Noah polled seventy-five (75) votes to beat Professor Senapon Bak’re of the Faculty of Science, who garnered a total of 29 votes. Two votes cast were declared null and […]

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Edo pensioners protest non-payment of gratuities, pension arrears

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2016 0

 Hundreds of pensioners in Edo State, on Monday, defied the heavy down pour and took to the streets to protest arrears of pension ranging from 10 to 42months. The claimed that nine of their members had  died in the last seven months including the immediate past Chairman of the Union. The pensioners, armed with placards […]

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Education levy: Ekiti Catholic Church insists pry schools’ pupils not taxable

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2016 0

A High Court sitting in Ado- Ekiti has fixed August 31 deliver judgement in a suit filed by Catholic Diocese of Ekiti against Ekiti State Government on the introduction and imposition of N1,000 and N500 Education Development Levy for pupils in secondary and primary schools in both public and private schools in the state. Apparently […]

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Okojie bows out as NUC executive secretary

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2016 0

  Professor Julius Okojie’s current tenure as the executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) will come to an end of this month (July 31, 2016). Okojie, who made the above disclosure in Abuja during an interactive luncheon with the media, said he has improved the growth and development of Nigerian universities more than […]

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UNIABUJA VC tasks varsities on increased research activities

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2016 0

The Vice Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Michael Adikwu, has charged universities in the country to step up their research activities as part of steps aimed at diversifying the internally generated revenue and contribute to national development. Adikwu, who made the call in Abuja while briefing journalists  as part of activities to mark his […]

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ASUU berates FG for scrapping Post-UTME

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2016 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has strongly condemned the decision by the Federal Government to scrap the conduct of Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination otherwise referred to as the Post-UTME, saying the decision did not serve the interest of Nigerians and that the unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) conducted by JAMB is not […]