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Crisis in education sector cuts across all levels, says Bogoro

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The crisis being witnessed in the nation’s education sector, cuts across all levels from primary through secondary and tertiary levels of learning, the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has said. Speaking during the 13th Thematic

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Ogun recruits 1, 500 teachers, completes renovation of 236 schools

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

As part of efforts to revamp the education sector in Ogun state, the state government has commenced the recruitment of 1, 500 teachers to fill existing vacancies in public schools. About 29, 000 applicants applied for the job which closed on Saturday. The recruitment would be completed before the end of the year. A statement […]

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Scholar calls for strategic reforms in education sector

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

Malam Nurudeen Lemu, an Islamic scholar says strategic reforms are needed in the education sector to carter for the teeming youths. Lemu, who is also the director, Islamic Education Trust (IET), Minna, Niger state made the call in Abuja at the 10th annual Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society Women’s Forum with the theme: ” Managing teen years […]

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Stakeholders decry decay in Nigeria’s education system

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2019 0

Esther Taiwo Stakeholders in the education sector have decried wanton decay in the system occasioned compromise among school owners and regulators. They spoke at the 21st Valedictory Service and Prize-Giving Day of Good Shepherd Schools, Meiran, Lagos, at the weekend. Good Shepherd Schools held valedictory service in its three campuses at Alakuko, Atan and Meiran, […]

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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 […]

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Our education sector needs to be reformatted – Prof. Okebukola

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

The Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Peter Okebukola (OFR) has stated that the Nigerian Education Sector needs to be reformatted to achieve the needed change. Okebukola who is also the Chairman of Council, Crawford University and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Caleb University stated this while speaking as the guest lecturer for

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Obaseki assures sustainable funding for basic education

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2017 0

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the core of his administration was to revamp the state’s basic education as it was the bedrock of the education sector. The Governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, said this when he addressed some primary school teachers under the Nigerian Union of […]

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Delta Assembly okays N1bn loan request for UBE fund

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2017 0

  The Delta State House of Assembly has ratified Governor Ifeanyo Okowa’s request for N1billion loan facility to enable the state access the Universal Basic Education Fund (UBE) by the federal government. At the plenary session on Wednesday, the lawmakers gave approval to allow the loan to be exclusively applied for in the payment of […]