A Teacher and her pupils as FG set to disengage unqualified teachers by 2019 By Okeoghene Akubuike The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged teachers to ensure they were qualified, licensed and registered before 2019 or be flushed out of the classrooms. Adamu gave the warning while monitoring the 2018 Batch A Teacher […]
Pupils of New Rimawa Model Primary School, Goronyo Local Government Area, Sokoto State, in the classroom. (NAN/Picture) By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Felicia Imohimi Poor infrastructure and lack of furniture in some schools in Sokoto State have threatened the sustainability of the Cash Transfer Programme (CTP) introduced by UNICEF in 2014. This followed an appeal to the government […]
Candidates seeking admission into universities surge as Don asks FG to reduce number of Varsities from 152 By Desmond Ejibas Rivers state Head of Service, Rufus Godwins, has urged Federal Government to reduce the number of universities in the country to enhance quality and performance. Godwins made the call at a public lecture organised by […]
I wish to Congratulate the Twenty one out of the fourty three Students we Sponsored to study different Medical Courses at Newgate College of Health Technology Minna Niger State.As you Graduate today I pray May Allah SWA Bless your Knowledge to Impact on the People of Suleja/Tafa/Gurara Federal Constituency. You May Recall Three years back […]
Federal Government has been called upon to put proper mechanism to check the activities of the university lecturers instead of forcing students to spend extra year in specialized institutions after graduation. The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwukah proposed that university graduates should spend extra one year in specialized institutions to make them employable. […]
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan By Olabisi Akinbode The University of Ibadan (UI) on Sunday closed its medical school, directing students to vacate hostels by noon on the same day. The directive is contained in a release signed by the institution’s Registrar, Olujinmi Olukoya, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
No fewer than 63 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Edo state’s camp sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Coordinator, International Christian Mission Centre, Uhogua, Ovia North East local government area of the state where the camp is located, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, disclosed this […]
Auchi Polytechnic By George Edomwonyi The Federal Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo has expelled 18 students and rusticated 62 others for misconducts in the 2016/2017 academic session. The Rector of the institution, Dr Sanusi Jimah, said at the 36th matriculation of the 2017/2018 students in Auchi. Jimah, who was confirmed Rector last week, said the institution […]
Striking non-academic staff of universities threaten to disrupt UTME from 9 March. Above File Photo: UTME exam in session By Joan Nwagwu The striking non-teaching staff of the Nigerian universities have threatened to disrupt the 2018 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which will hold from March 9. Mr Samson […]
Teacher and her pupils The salary of secondary and primary school teachers in Kaduna states has shot up by 32.5 per cent with effect from February. The teachers would also enjoy tax-free pay until the implementation of the increase in pay. These are incentives introduced by the state to boost teaching and make it attractive […]
