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It’ll take Nigeria 120 years to meet medical demands – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2021 0

Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, has declared that it would take the country about 120 years to have the number of medical doctors needed in Nigeria’s health sector. The Minister spoke at the weekend during the maiden matriculation of the Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHSO)

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Nigeria’s BSc, HND, others soon to be acceptable across Africa – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2021 0

Nigeria’s federal government has announced plans to have its degrees and certifications recognized in other African countries. Specifically, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) announced that it has ratified the convention aimed at standardizing diploma and credential recognition across the continent. After the virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi

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FG approves N18bn for take-off of 4 specialised varsities

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Federal Government has approved a take-off grant of N18billion for the establishment of new universities of technology and health sciences in 2021. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu who made this disclosure in Abuja on Monday noted that the universities of technology will be located at Jigawa and Akwa Ibom […]

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New retirement age for teachers takes effect Jan 1

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2021 0

Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, says the new retirement age of 70 years for teachers and the new years of service of 40 years takes effect from January 1. Adamu made this known at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He, however, said that there would not be a uniform take-off […]

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Number of out-of-school children drop from 10m to 6million – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2021 0

*Says, it has secure $611million loan from world bank to strengthen UBE Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government has said that the number of out -of – school children in Nigeria has dropped from 10.1million from May last year to 6.9million. Speaking during the annual ministerial press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the minister of […]

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Updated: FG insists on January 18 schools resumption date

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Despite the pressure mounted by some organizations, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, against reopening of schools amid the second wave of the pandemic, the Federal Government has insisted that the January 18 date earlier slated for the resumption of nationwide has been retained. The minister of education Malam Adamu Adamu […]

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BREAKING: Buhari approves special salary for Nigerian teachers

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in the Nigeria, in commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Buhari approves N10b for census Daily Times understands that Buhari said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the celebration of the 2020 World Teachers Day. The education minister, […]

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Chibok girls: FG reaffirms commitment to protect learning centres

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of schools and learning centres across the country from violence and all forms of attacks. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who was speaking during an address to   commemorate the first International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack, maintained that the protection of […]

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COVID-19: FG gives conditions for reopening schools

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

The Federal Government has advised institutions of learning to put in place preventive measures against COVID-19 before announcing re-opening dates. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the advice at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was organised […]

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Adamu tasks successor on further reduction of out-of-school children

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2019

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday, charged his successor in the ministry to work toward further reduction of the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Adamu gave the charge during a Valedictory Ministerial Briefing, covering his stewardship in the last four years. He said that Nigeria had the largest number of out-of-school […]

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63rd NCE: Adamu admits Failure to Meet UN’s 26% Benchmark on education funding

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2018 0

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said that despite the United Nation’s benchmark of 26 percent budgetary allocations to education, Nigeria is yet to meet up with the bench mark. Speaking while declaring open the 63rd stakeholders meeting of the National Council on Education in Abuja on Wednesday, Adamu said that Nigeria had in […]

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Only 28 Candidates Registered For Common Entrance Exam In Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Wednesday said the Federal Government was worried about the low number of candidates seeking admission into its 104 colleges across the country, who registered for the 2018 National Common Entrance Examination. The minister, in a statement released in Abuja by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, Mrs. […]

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FG to declare state of emergency in education sector

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2018 0

Minister of education, Adamu Adamu has said that the federal government will declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April. He disclosed this on Monday when he received Abubakar Sani-Bello, governor of Niger state, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. Adamu requested the support of all states governors to do the same […]