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ASUU may sue FG over withheld salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2023 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, may drag the Federal Government over its members’ eight months’ withheld salaries, The PUNCH has learnt. ASUU will resort to the court, it was learnt, once the government goes ahead to pay members of the parallel union, the

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Why we ‘re upgrading Abia college of education to varsity – Provost

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2023 0

By Doosuur Iwambe Provost, Abia State College of Education Arochukwu, Dr Philip Nto, has explained that part of the plans to upgrade the institution to a university of education was to boost students’ enrollment which, according to him, is grossly inadequate. The Provost made the explanation after a media round the on-going projects in the […]

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Minister tasks South-West governors to increase budgetary allocation to education

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2023 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nana Opia has tasked South West Governors to Prioritise education through increased budgetary allocations, infrastructural development and sustained public reorientation as ways of tackling the menace of out-of-school children. He also appealed to South West Governors to emulate and sustain the legacies of

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NABTEB results valid for tertiary institution admission — Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2022 0

BY DOOSUUR IWAMBE The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, General Certificate of Education Advance Level results for 2015 to 2021 are valid. The Minister noted that the results are not only valid but also usable for admission to tertiary institutions. This information is […]

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JAMB fixes registration date for 2023 UTME

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed major dates for its 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board in its weekly bulletin released on Tuesday approved the commencement of registration for the 2023 UTME from Saturday January 14 to Tuesday February 14, 2023. The exam body however disclosed that […]

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NECO unveils measures to check exam malpractice

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The National Examinations Council (NECO) has put in place new measures to tackle the menace of examination mal practice in the country. The exam body while calling for concerted efforts to nip the trend in the bud expressed its readiness to totally root out incidents of exam malpractice in all its examinations. […]

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Ginikachi Prisca Ifenatuora Is Changing How Nigeria Teaches Kids with Language Delays; One Phonic at a Time

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2022 0

In a cramped classroom in Lagos, a child stares blankly at a worksheet. Letters swim on the page, nonsensical and alien. Around them, classmates chant effortlessly through a phonics drill. The teacher presses on, overwhelmed by the ticking clock and the weight of a crowded curriculum. For many Nigerian children with language delays, this is […]

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Out Of School Children: Stakeholders advocate consistent, adequate funding in basic education

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe For Nigeria to curb the menace of the growing number of Out-of-school chlidren, key stakeholders in the nation’s education sector have stressed the need for consistent investment, political will and good leadership in tackling the menace. Participants at the National Conference on ‘Out Of School Children in Nigeria’ also called for adequate

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TETFund trains 17,000 academic staff on ICT

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe At least 17,000 academic staff on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been trained in the last two years, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said. Speaking during the Asset Declaration, Security and Fraud Detection Awareness Workshop /TETFund SERVICOM Week in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono said,

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Group Donates Educational Materials to Public School in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye In a bid to give back to society, Ikeja Dynamic Lions Club, under Lions Clubs International, Lagos has distributed educational materials to pupils of Agidingbi Primary School, Lagos State. The distribution of educational materials such as exercise books and stationary materials to the pupil according to the vice president, Ikeja Dynamic Lions […]

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UK supports girls’ education with N45 Billion in 6 Northern States – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe At least $109,196,039.80, which is about N45 billion with the current exchange rate was donated by the United Kingdom Government to support girls education in 6 Northern States in Nigeria. Education Manager, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Field Office, Miriam Moreso made this disclosure at a 3-day media dialogue for journalists in […]

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NECO Registrar marks one years in office

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi has marked one year in office reeling out the achievement recorded so far under his watch. Speaking while addressing journalists in Minna, the Niger State capital, Wushishi said,NECO headquarters and state offices were in a sorry state when […]

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Nile University of Nigeria holds 3rd annual career fair

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2022 0

Nile University of Nigeria recently held the third edition of its annual career fair at the University Campus in Abuja. The career fair aimed at the employability drive attracted over 3,000 students and alumni. The fair was organised by the Career Services Centre. The centre has professional career a dvisors who guide, advise, and provide […]

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2022 UTME: JAMB fixs August 6 to hold mop-up exams

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2022 0

By Francesca Iwambe The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed plans to hold a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, 6th August, 2022, for candidates who could not participate in the examinations during the period of the exercise for some genuine complaints. This was contained in the weekly bulletin of the […]

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TETFund dissociates self from fake Approvals-in-Principle in circulation

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe *Caution institutions to be wary of fraudsters The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) , has raised the alarm over activities of some fraudsters using the name of the Fund to issue the Approval-in-Principle (AIP), to unsuspecting institutions. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, TETFund cautioned tertiary education […]

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X-raying National Examinations Council performance under Wushishi

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2022 0

About 24-years after the establishment of the National Examinations Council, NECO, the name has become a household name in the area of examination assessment. In this report, DOOSUUR IWAMBE examined the feat recorded by Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi seven months his appointment as registrar. After President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Professor Dantani Wushishi as the

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NYSC Trust Fund: Centre hails National Assembly over Second Reading of Bill

Ayomide Ayansiji 24 January 2022 0

…urges Presidency to sign bill after legislative processes The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has applauded the National Assembly for ensuring that the Bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund passed second reading. Sponsored by Samuel Akinfolarin, the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill 2021 passed the

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ASUU threatens another strike, issues FG 3-week ultimatum to meet demands

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on industrial action if the Federal Government fails to fulfill outstanding agreements in the next three weeks. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, insisted that the government’s failure to fulfil previous agreements had

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Ifeanyi Kingsley Kwentoa Emerges Best Graduating PGD Student in Computer Science at FUNAAB

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2021 0

Ifeanyi Kingsley Kwentoa has been named the Best Graduating Student for the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) programme in the Department of Computer Science, under the College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS) at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The announcement was made during the university’s convocation ceremony held on Wednesday, November 10, 2021,

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Exam Malpractice: WAEC begins clamp down on Miracle Centres

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2021 0

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has said it will do everything possible to stop special centres, also known as ‘Miracle Centres’. Eucharia Onodu, WAEC’s zonal coordinator in Enugu, made this knowing during an interview with newsmen, NAN reports. She reiterated that WAEC would sanction schools suspected of foul play. “We make use of unique […]