The federal government yesterday warned that the trend in which children of school age are engaged in other businesses as obtained in the South-East, or roam the streets begging and hawking must stop, saying what happened to the almajirai in the North ...
The Federal Government on Wednesday summoned State Governors, Commissioners for Education and other Stakeholders to address the challenges facing the Almajiri Education Programme. The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, said this while briefi...
Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo yesterday stated that the attainment of the country’s national goals and objectives, especially in the education sector cannot be complete without taking into account the plight of over 9.5 million Almajirai. ...
Kabiru Nuhu Koko is the president-general of Unity Schools Old Students Association, (The Pro-Unitate) (USOSA). In this interview with Ruth Choji and Binta AbdulAziz, the banker stated that most unity schools are in a state of decay. He also declared t...
The Senate yesterday endorsed the passage of bills establishing four federal universities. The universities include, Federal university of Dutsin-ma, Federal university of Uyo, Federal university of Kashere and federal university of Lafia, Nasarawa sta...
The national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT) Comrade Michael Olukoya has called on institutions to come up with relevant research materials that will serve as guidelines for more effective labour activities in the country. He made thi...
The Director General Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi has said that the agency would partner with IBB University, Lapai to establish Institute of Maritime Studies at the university. The Director...
Kogi State Governor Idris Wada, has expressed the commitment of his administration to uplift the standard of education in the state. He stated this during the inauguration of the board of governors of Advancement and Support Centre, as well as the comm...
Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, the National President of ASUU, has told the National Universities Commission (NUC) to ensure that courses offered in every university in the country are accredited. Awuzie made the call in an interview with the News Agency of N...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyat Rufa'I, says lack of quality assurance is the major concern of government in implementing its education sector reforms. Rufa'I made the observation on Friday in Abuja on the occasion of the inaugu...
It’s overwhelming to discover that 9.5 million children in Nigeria especially in the North-West are Almajiris with no exposure to western education. In this exclusive, Kuni Tyessi challenges northern governors on the importance to make available,...
One critical area where the Federal Government is making slow but deliberate gains of recent is in developing the Non-Formal Education, NFE sub-sector to ensure that millions of Nigerians from all walks of life have access to sound functional education...
Three orphans of different orphanages in the FCT have been given scholarship up to university level by Youth Empowerment Education Initiative, a Non Governmental Organisation after winning a quiz competition which was organised by the group for student...
No fewer than 600 Almajirai in Kaduna State have received training on various skills, especially those bordering on moral values as a tool for attaining peace. The training was at the instance of a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, known as ‘Ge...
Mallam Usman Sule, a one-time university undergraduate, now a commercial bus driver in Kogi, has decried the high cost of education in the country. Sule told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that he dropped...