The National Association of Private School Teachers (NAPST), which is the umbrella body of private teachers in Nigeria, has raised the alarm that things are getting really bad and unbearable for them, financially, due to the prolonged closure of schools as a result of coronavirus pandemic. The body said that...
The Federal Government has launched the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project, in six universities chosen as Centres of Excellence. Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, chaired the launch on Thursday, October 28, 2021in...
Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has renamed the Eastern Palm University (EPU) and also announced modalities for the establishment of Imo State Traffic Management Agency. The governor, who made these known after the weekly Imo State Executive Council meeting, through the state’s official twitter handle @GovtOfImoState, said the decision...
The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-owned Universities (COPSUN) said, it read with disbelief a statement made by the President of the ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on a television programme on Arise, where he said that State Universities were “irrelevant and quacks” on 26th August, 2022. Secretary of COPSUN, Marcus Awobifa...
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has labelled as 'false' and 'baseless' an Editorial by the Sun Newspaper of 20th June, 2023, stating that about N110 billion of the intervention funds accessed from UBEC were not utilised by states as of 2021 with the money left in the coffers...
The Education Correspondents' Association of Nigeria (ECAN) has conferred the Registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede with the Icon of Transparency and Accountability award. Presenting the award to the JAMB Registrar, the Chairman, ECAN, Mr Chuks Ukuwatu, said Prof. Oloyede was carefully selected following the report...
Lawsuit alleges closing schools has harmed children socially, mentally and emotionally Los Angeles parents are suing the local school district and teachers union for continuing school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that students have suffered academically and emotionally as a result. The personal injury lawsuit filed this week named the...
In an effort to increase the funding of public tertiary educational institutions in the country, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has sought the support of the National Assembly towards meeting its target of three percent Education Tax collection before the end of the present administration. Executive Secretary of TETFund,...
The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has reiterated the importance of the education sector to any country and to the Commonwealth in general. Nwajiuba stated this while delivering his keynote address at the Commonwealth Day Celebration in Abuja on Monday, March 14, 2022. TheFact Nigeria gathered that illiteracy...
The Katsina State government has re-emphasized its commitment to the furtherance of girl-child education in the state, in regards to enrollment, retention, completion of secondary education as well as transition to higher levels of education. Communication Officer, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, (AGILE) Project, Linda Irabor disclosed this...