The presence of officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in examination halls has ``drastically’’ reduced incidences of malpractice. The Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Promise Okpala, told the...
Niger State Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu has attributed the rot in Nigeria’s educational system to lack of synergy between school administrators and parents. Aliyu, who made the comment while inaugurating a committee on the establis...
The next teachers training nationwide which is to be conducted by the National Teachers Institute will be met with stiff resistance until the outstanding balance of N11,500 owed them in the last exercise is paid. This was revealed by the national presi...
The Federal Government on Wednesday challenged the Forum of Laureates of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) to use their wealth of knowledge to improve the nation`s education sector. Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government...
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian (CVC), said on Saturday that Nigerians spend an average of 500 million dollars annually to European and American universities. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a two-day Consultative ...
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, yesterday in Sokoto State, lamented the quality and inadequacy of lecturers in Nigerian universities. He said 57 per cent of the lecturers had no PhD, adding that inadequate a...
Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha yesterday told the newly graduands of the institution to go out and create job opportunities rather than awaiting white-collar job The vice chancellor who s...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruquayattu Rufa’i, on Saturday, appealed to the private sector and well meaning Nigerians to partner with the Federal Government to develop the education sector. Rufa’i made the appeal while inaugurating som...
Nasarawa state governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura yesterday celebrated his 60th birthday with students of Government science school Nasarawa Eggon and Government Science Secondary School, Lafia, with a promise to elevate the schools to a Comprehensive Coll...
A former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to invest in early childhood education as a long-term strategy toward revamping the economy and improving the country’s Gross Domestic Product. ...
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has accredited an additional course for the Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, the Provost of the college, said that NBTE had given the college the approval t...
In August 2012, the Rivers State government, through the Ministry of Education commenced the recruitment of about 13,000 teachers for its Universal Basic Education (UBE) and Senior Secondary Schools. A total of 42,000 candidates applied for the vacanci...
In a letter made available to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND The SUG stated in clear terms that “we the student union government representatives were not duly consulted before such a decision was taken.” The letter signed by Nanlop Maya and Lucky P. Di...
The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday set up a stakeholders’ committee to examine the deplorable state of education at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Briefing State House correspondents yesterday at the end of NEC meeting pre...
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Muhammad Usman, in this interview with MIDAT JOSEPH, speaks on the effort the state government is making to revamp education in the state. He also speaks on the proliferation of illegal sc...