Education
Abia to enforce free basic education in 2025
By Deborah Nnamdi The Abia State Government has said that they will begin implementing compulsory free education for primary schools and Junior Secondary Schools 1–3 in 2025, as approved by Governor Alex Otti. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi, disclosed this in Umuahia on Friday when his…
Read More »Grab Opportunity Offered by NELFUND, MD Urge Students
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, has advised students to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the fund to achieve their academic dreams. The NELFUND MD made the call at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun-Warri, Delta State when he led members of…
Read More »Benue Uni Don in Police Net over Colleague’s wife Abduction
Photo: Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue State By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Nigerian Police in Benue State have arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague. Tersag was arrested in connection…
Read More »FG Tackles Student Bullies with Whistle-blowing Policy
Photo: Sylvester Oromoni (m) a student of Dowen College, Lagos, who died after a horrific encounter with bullies By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the launch of a platform for whistleblowers to report bullying cases anonymously following the rise in bullying incidents in primary and secondary…
Read More »120 Bag first-class as Rivers Varsity Graduates 8,920 students
By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State University has disclosed that 120 students will be awarded First Class Degree honours during its 36th convocation slated for Saturday. The figure represents 1.8% of bachelor’s degree graduates participating in the ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum Okogbule, disclosed this during a pre-convocation press briefing at…
Read More »Woman Arrested for Falsifying CBT Result in Oyo
Photo: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde By Deborah Nnamdi The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has arrested a middle-aged woman, Abosede Ojo, for allegedly falsifying her job portal results. Board Chairman Nureni Adeniran disclosed this in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday. He explained that the suspect, who took…
Read More »NSSEC Introduces Senior Secondary Schools Ranking
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, is set to introduce a ranking system for senior secondary schools nationwide. The ranking will be based on the minimum benchmark standards for senior secondary schools. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Iyela Ajayi made this known in an…
Read More »ASUU Opposes FG’s Student Loan Initiative
By Deborah Nnamdi The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has again criticized the Federal Government’s student loan initiative, arguing that beneficiaries often struggle to repay the loans. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Thursday, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke stated that the union’s research on…
Read More »Use Subsidy Savings to Fund Education, Children Parliament tells FG
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Children’s Parliament has urged the federal government to channel a significant percentage of the savings accrued from the removal of the petroleum subsidy into improving and expanding access to quality education at all levels in the 2025 budget. The parliament also called on the federal…
Read More »WAEC Blacklists 13 Kogi Schools, 14 Supervisors Malpractices
By Deborah Nnamdi The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has blacklisted thirteen schools, including 14 supervisors, have been blacklisted over alleged examination malpractices in Kogi State. The Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, disclosed this in a meeting in Lokoja with some principals and supervisors indicted by the West African…
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