Education Archives — Page 13 of 21

November 11, 2020 No Responses

TETFund Targets N500bn Tax Revenue In 2021

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has unveiled plans to generate N500 billion as Education Tax in 2021 fiscal year. Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees, Mr Kashim Imam, said this at the 2020 Joint Interactive Forum organised by TETFund and Federal...

November 7, 2020 No Responses

WAEC Explains N1.5b Budget For 2020 WASSCE

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), said it spent over N1.5 billion to conduct the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Head, WAEC National Office in Nigeria, Mr Areghan Patrick, disclosed this on Friday in Ab...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

WAEC Withholds Results Of 215,149 Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215,149 candidates over alleged various forms of examination malpractices. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known at a news conference on Monday in...

October 31, 2020 No Responses

Esan Agenda Lauds Renewed Step To Reposition Ambrose Alli Varsity

Convener of the pro-development group, Esan Agenda, Mr. Akhere Obozele, has hailed the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for his administration’s sustained investment in the education sector and commitment to repositioning the Ambrose Alli University as...

October 29, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves N4.5b For Printing Of Exams’ Materials, Others

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N4.5billion for printing of examination materials for the Basic Education Certification Examination, Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and National Common Entrance as well as rehabilitation of ro...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

Kano Distributes N1.5b Instructional Materials To Schools

The Kano State Government has commenced distribution of instructional materials worth over N1.5 billion to primary and junior secondary schools in the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed this at the inauguration ...

September 14, 2020 No Responses

18 Candidates Jostle For UI VC Position

No fewer than 18 candidates are in the race to fill the vacant office of the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI) come December 1, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that the candidates who...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Kano Approves N3.2b For Rehabilitation, Construction Of Classrooms

Kano State Government has earmarked N3. 2 billion for schools rehabilitation and construction of classrooms to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols when the schools resume. Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Executive Secretary, Dr Danl...

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna Scholarship Board Rejects 63 Law Students Application

Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board has offered N18.5 million scholarship to 27 law students from the state out of the 90 candidates that applied. A statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the board, Malam Hassan Rilwan on Tuesday explai...

August 23, 2020 No Responses

Zimbabwe President Signs Law Allowing Pregnant Girls In School

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a law barring government schools from excluding girls, who fall pregnant, from attending lessons. Teachers are also no longer allowed to cane pupils, under amendments to the Education Act, which became law on Sa...

August 21, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria CEO Implores Graduands On Digital Technology, Agriculture, Others

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has reiterated the need for young Nigerian graduates to be digitally savvy, imbibe uncommon integrity, deep insights, accountability and excellence to be able to compete in the new world order. Akinwun...

August 20, 2020 No Responses

Babcock University Produces 66 First Class Graduates

Babcock University, Ilisan – Remo, Ogun State, has graduated 2,169 graduands, comprising 1,686 undergraduates and 483 postgraduates out of which 66 of them made first class. The Department of Christian Religious Studies in the School of Education and Huma...

August 19, 2020 No Responses

UNILAG: ASUU Seeks Visitation Panel

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a special visitation panel to look into the purported removal of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi...

July 29, 2020 No Responses

World Bank Approves $500m For Girls’ Education In Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Four Others

The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) towards improving secondary education opportunities among girls in seven states in Nigeria. A statement from the bank in Abuja on Wedne...