Education

UniAbuja Council Chair assures CONUA of collaboration By Saheed Badmus   Chairman, Governing Council, University of Abuja, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (rtd), has assured the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), UniAbuja Chapter, of the council’s collaboration in moving the Institution forward. Kaita gave the assurance when a delegation of the union, led by Professor Issa Abdulraheem, paid him …

Raising champions: How Mrs Bola Olusa’s commitment to excellence transformed JSS Dutse Alhaji 2 Mrs Bola Olusa, a Deputy Director with the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), FCT, and the Principal of Junior Secondary School, Dutse Alhaji 2, is a mother of three and married to Dr Olusa Olusegun. She trained as an agriculturist and teacher. Mrs Olusa’s teaching career …

Strike: FCT Minister To Divert Councils’ 10% IGR For Teachers’ Salary The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Thursday threatened to divert the 10 percent Internally Generated Revenue accrued to the FCT area councils to pay the striking primary school teachers in the territory. Wike, who was responding to questions from journalists on the ongoing strike by the teachers, described the industrial …

LET US UNITE AND RECLAIM THE BROKEN LEG   Nigeria stands at a precipice in its educational journey, and the urgency of the situation demands not just awareness but decisive action. The state of our educational system, marred by crumbling infrastructure, outdated curricula, and inadequate funding, paints a dire picture. This crisis is compounded by a troubling trend: the lack …

Your Security, Welfare remain top priority – DG NYSC tell Corps Members The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen YD Ahmed, has assured that security and welfare of corps members remain top priority of the President Ahmed Tinubu Administration. Brig. Gen YD Ahmed, made government’s position known during a familiarization visit on Thursday to the NYSC Permanent …

Osun tops other states in education loan fund uptake Osun State has been ranked as the first state in Nigeria with the highest number of students who have applied for the Education Loan Fund initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Sanya Akintunde, revealed this while being hosted by Osun …

  McPherson University Earns NUC’s Full Accreditation for 7 More Programmes McPherson University,Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State has again proven its net worth as a choice destination and fastest growing citadel of learning in Nigeria with the outcome of the October/November 2023 Accreditation of Academic Programmes in Nigerian Universities released recently by National Universities Commission(NUC). In keeping with its avowed mission …

Latest Rugipo Alumni Association Kaduna State Chapter excites Otunba Abubakar Adeshina Chairman, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Ondo State, RUGIPO Alumni Association, Abuja Chapter, Otunba Abubakar Adeshina, has felicitates with the National Executive of RUGIPO Alumni Association over the latest Kaduna State chapter of the Association. He described the development as a very unique one, saying the gesture would continue to unite …

Sen. Ibrahim Ida becomes Chancellor, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University The Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua University, Katsina on Saturday 25th May, 2024, decorated the Distinguish Senator Dr. Ibrahim Ida Wazirin Katsina as the new Chancellor of the State own University on Saturday 5th May 2024 As a mark of honour, the Distinguish Senator, was conferred with a Doctorate Degree of the …

Why Government must encourage polytechnic, Technology institutions —OSCOTECH Chairman. The only way for Nigeria to developed is to encourage polytechnic and Technology institutions that are capable of training students on skill acquisition programs required for development of the nation. To this end, students of polytechnic and Technology institutions should be well funded by both federal and state governments in other …