Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has renamed Abia State Polytechnic Aba after the first Executive Governor of Abia State, the late Dr Ogbonnaya Onu. Otti disclosed this during an interdenominational church service in honour of the departed statesman on Thursday in Umuahia, the state capital. The polytechnic was established in 1992 during Onu’s […]
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Quality education is impossible without quality and qualified teachers. The quality of education in any nation is intrinsically linked to the calibre of its teachers. In Nigeria, the teaching profession is often overshadowed by poor working conditions, inadequate training, and low societal esteem. These challenges have long contributed to the country’s educational crisis, affecting millions
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The Federal Government has been urged to support private tertiary institutions to cushion the effect of the current economic hardship in the country. The Vice-Chancellor of the Precious Cornerstone University, Timothy Adejumo, gave this advice at a press conference in commemoration of the third convocation ceremony of the institution, held in Ibadan, the Oyo
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Nigeria is in mourning following the loss of its Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on Tuesday in Lagos after a brief illness. His death, occurring less than a year after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu, deals a significant blow to the nation’s military leadership. Here are 15 important
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The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the newly released entrepreneurship curriculum for pupils in Basic schools, stressing the need for skill acquisition for national development. It also announced its intention to grant the just- released 52 minors scholarship up to secondary school level. President Tinubu
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the new Education Minister, Tunji Alausa, to prioritize preventing strike actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university unions, calling for sustainable funding and improved welfare for educators across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Addressing the media, Senate Clerk Abdulyekini Odunayo emphasized the need
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A group of 704 students from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto has called on Governor Dr. Ahmed Aliyu to urgently intervene in their unresolved tuition fees, which have left them in academic limbo. The students, who are indigent indigenes of Sokoto State, allege that the governor’s Special Adviser, Abubakar Salame, misappropriated funds meant for their tuition,
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Lagos State University (LASU) has completed Nigeria’s first nationwide, comprehensive study on rape, funded by a N34 million grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The research team, led by LASU’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Prof. Olufunsho Omobitan, conducted this in-depth study across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, gathering data to reveal critical insights into the
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Japan-based companies Kawasho Foods Trade Corporation and JFE Shoji Corporation have donated vital educational materials to 10 public basic schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. The significant contribution includes 11,000 exercise books, 360 desks and benches, and 150 cartons of canned food products, aiming to enhance the learning environment for students across the state’s three senatorial
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The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has launched a revamped curriculum. This initiative, unveiled by Akpama Simon, NMEC’s executive secretary, during a curriculum review in Nasarawa, aims to create a more inclusive, flexible, and relevant educational framework tailored to the diverse needs of adult learners. Simon emphasized the critical role
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Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State has pledged N100 million to the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna for the construction of new hostels. This generous contribution was announced during a courtesy visit by the university’s Governing Council at the Government House in Minna. Governor Umaru-Bago highlighted the pressing need for inter-institutional collaboration among tertiary
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