A gifted Nigerian teacher has come in for a spot to claim the grand prize in the upcoming “Global Teacher Prize Award”. The Imo State born is an Economics Teacher who has been making wave with his God given talent to serve humanity. It is said “in life, never look down on yourself. Give every…
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El-Rufai Approves N81m For Education Reform
Kaduna State government has approved the disbursement of N81million to 13 researchers to enable them to study the various aspects of education reforms in the state. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye yesterday said the decision was taken by the State Executive Council which was presided over…
Ex-UNILAG VC, Professor Ibidapo-Obe Dies Of COVID19 Complications
Former University of Lagos Vice-chancellor, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe reportedly died of COVID-19 complications. Ibidapo-Obe died at the age of 71 on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021. It was gathered that the professor had been receiving treatment at an undisclosed Lagos hospital before he was pronounced dead on Sunday. The news of his death was confirmed in…
Rivers Government Announces Date For Schools Resumption
The Rivers State Government has announced the resumption of public and private schools from January 4, 2020. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Chidi Adiele. Adiele stated that the resolution is in line with the 2020/2021 academic calendar of the state approved by Governor Nyesom Wike….
Sex-for-Grade: Most Victims Are Dullards – Gov Ayade
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has stated that most university girls who are sexually abused are dullards. According to him, some of the university girls that say they were sexually molested are dullards who visit lecturers privately to beg for marks. He said this during the one-kilometre walk staged in Calabar in commemoration of…
Nigerian Govt Agrees To Pay ASUU More N15bn For Earned Allowances, Revitalisation
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the Federal Government has agreed to pay an additional N15 billion as revitalisation fund of public universities. The minister disclosed this on Friday in Abuja as the government makes efforts to reach the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. According…
We’ll Cancel Third Term If Private Schools Don’t Reduce Fees’ – Mohammad Kiru
The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Mohammed Kiru, has threatened to cancel the third term if management of private schools don’t reduce their school fees by at least 25% before November 1, 2020. Per a report by PUNCH, the Chief PRO of the Ministry, Aliyu Yusuf said in a statement that their decision comes on…
BREAKING: NECO Postpones 2020 Exams Indefinitely
The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite rescheduling of the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. In a statement released by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani stated that the decision to indefinitely suspend the examination followed the current turn of events in the country. According to the statement,…
BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Approves Reopening Of Universities, Polytechnics, Others
The federal government has directed the reopening of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country. Tertiary institution regulatory agencies like the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) have also directed tertiary institutions to reopen. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu,…
BREAKING: Babalakin Resigns As UNILAG Pro-Chancellor
The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin(SAN), has resigned following alleged disagreement with the Federal Government on the Visitation Panel sent to the university. He said there were too many vested interests in UNILAG matter, who were not approaching the issues objectively. But he said it has come to a stage he…
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