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Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea get  NECO exam centres By Uji A Iliyasu  Abuja  The management of National Examinations Council (NECO) in a statement on Saturday by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said with the determination to broaden its horizon and expand its global presence, the Council has accredited more foreign […]

TETFund exhibition fair: FG urges tertiary institutions to concentrate more on practical research By Uji A ILIYASU Abuja  The Federal Government has emphasised the need for tertiary institutions and research institutes to concentrate on practical teachings, research, and innovations to address Nigeria’s developmental needs. This call was made by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji […]

  2025 UTME: JAMB commences  accreditation for CBT centres By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has formally commenced the accreditation of centres for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).  A Statement by JAMB’s Director of Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Sunday, said the accreditation process is a critical […]

16,614 teachers take  professional qualifying exam nationwide By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja At least 16,614 candidates sat for the November 2024 diet of the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) across the 36 states of the federation and FCT, Saturday.  The examination, conducted in Abuja and major […]

  We’ve paid all our examiners their allowances –NECO By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) said they have paid the allowances of all the 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc staff in the 2024 school-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).  A statement from NECO’s Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Wednesday […]

  Education tax rose to 1.5trn in 2024 –Echono A WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, TETFUND – ARC, SONNY S.T. ECHONO, DELIVERED AT THE TETFUND STAKEHOLDER’S ENGAGEMENT.    Monday 11th November 2024 Protocols. It is an honour to welcome you all to this strategic interactive engagement. I extend a special welcome to our esteemed […]

  Address by Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education at the Strategic Interactive Engagement for Heads of Beneficiary Institutions held at the TETFUND auditorium, Abuja Distinguished Heads of Institutions, Esteemed TETFUND Officials, Colleagues from the Federal Ministry of Education, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great honour and pleasure that I […]

Higher education is social. cultural and economic lifeline  —Senate Committee Chair on higher education, TETFund  The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono, Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, Vice Chancellors, Rectors, and Provosts of Tertiary Institutions, Esteemed Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply honored to address you today at this crucial gathering […]

  Minimum wage wahala: NLC barks again Nigeria labour Congress (NLC) has directed members to proceed on strike over non-implementation of minimum wage, and  demands electricity tariff hike reversal. t Those who will help NLC president, Joe Ajaero, on the  toothless barking in states  are those who are yet to enjoy their new minimum wage. The […]

Tinubu breaks fast in Saudi for Arab-Islamic summit President Bola Tinubu has left Nigeria on Sunday to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The summits will begin in Riyadh on Monday with a radar on the fragile situation in the Middle East. Tinubu’s attendance is at the invitation of King […]