Category: Education
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$109m GEP 3 Project Enrolls 1.5m More Girls Into School
At least 1.5 million additional girls have been enrolled in school within the timeframe of the Girls’ Education Programme Phase 3 (GEP3) project embarked on by the Federal Ministry of Education, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Partners in the project disclosed this at…
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FG Reintroduces History In Basic Education Curriculum
The Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of History into basic education curriculum in Nigeria, thirteen years after its abolition. The flag-off ceremony was held on Thursday, November 24, 2022 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the reintroduction of teaching of History and training…
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36% Of Nigerian Children Enrolled In Pre-primary Education -UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that only 36% of children in Nigeria enroll in Pre-primary (Early Childhood) Education. UNICEF Education Specialist, Yetunde Oluwatosin disclosed this on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at a media dialogue on Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Nigeria, held in Sokoto. Oluwatosin noted that over 1 in 3 children…
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Nigeria’s Challenges, Reflection Of Educational System -Buhari
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has said that the current situation of the country was a mirror of its educational system. He made the assertion on Tuesday, October 5, 2022, while delivering his keynote address at the commemoration of this year’s World Teachers’ Day in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Buhari,…
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45 Days After, NECO Releases 2022 SSCE Result
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results, exactly 45 days after the exercise was conducted. NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, while announcing the results, in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, September 29, said the 2022 exercise was adjudged credible by stakeholders. Wushishi noted that 1,209,703 candidates…
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Strike: ASUU Unmoved, FG Reverses Order To Resume Lectures
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC) has recalled an earlier directive to Vice Chancellors of public universities to reopen the institutions in obedience to an order of the National Industrial Court. NUC, in a letter to all Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of University Councils as well as Vice-Chancellors of federal universities, on Monday,…
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ASUU Strike: FG Orders VCs To Reopen Universities, Resume Lectures
Against the wish of disgruntled members of the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government has ordered Vice Chancellors of public universities in the country to reopen and commence lectures. The order was contained in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Sam Onazi, on…
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Court Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU, embarked on strike since February 14, 2022 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. All the meetings between ASUU…
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Quality Education: Anambra, TETFund To Partner On Intervention Projects
In an apparent bid to ensure better education in his state, Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has called for a strategic partnership with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the delivery of intervention projects in higher education institutions in the state. Soludo made the call during a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary of…
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ASUU: NANS Wants No-work, No-pay Policy Reversed
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the no-work-no-pay policy on university lecturers under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who had been on strike for the last seven months. NANS South-West coordinator, Emmanuel Olatunji, made the call on Tuesday, September 13, 2022,…