TETFund to help King’s College London establish medical school in Abuja By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has assured of its readiness to provide support for King’s College, London, on its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) towards establishing a medical school in Abuja. Executive Secretary of TETFund Sonny […]
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Sokoto and genuine definition of democracy
Sokoto and genuine definition of democracy By Baba Haruna When I first read about the achievements of Dr Ahmed Aliyu in his first 100 days in office as the executive governor of Sokoto state, I thought it was one of those media stunts often sponsored by some unscrupulous public servants. But a personal investigation […]
Charging tuition fees in dollars not allowed –NUC warns
Charging tuition fees in dollars not allowed –NUC warns By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) has reiterated that tertiary institutions in Nigeria are not allowed to charge tuition fees in dollars. The acting Executive Secretary of NUC Chris Maiyaki, stated this at a media parley with education correspondents in Abuja Thursday […]
Gov Aliyu and the new dawn for PLWDs
Gov Aliyu and the new dawn for PLWDs By Musa Abdullahi There is a new dawn in Nigeria’s democracy. Changes in the perception of of our politicians in the eyes of the masses and the downtrodden are taking place in one state among the 36 states of the federation. This happening, to be specific, […]
Gov Radda seeks TETFund’s intervention for state-owned higher schools
Gov Radda seeks TETFund’s intervention for state-owned higher schools By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The executive governor of Katsina state, Dikko Radda, Monday appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to complement the government’s efforts in tackling security challenges bedevilling tertiary institutions in the state. Radda made the appeal when he led the Katsina […]
Breaking: NECO postpones staff promotion exam indefinitely
Breaking: NECO postpones staff promotion exam indefinitely By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) postponed indefinitely the 2024 staff promotion examination earlier scheduled to hold on February 14 and 15, 2024, in Minna, Niger State. A statement signed by NECO’s Acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication Azeez […]
Tambuwal west rerun: Test of Gov Aliyu’s popularity
Tambuwal west rerun: Test of Gov Aliyu’s popularity By Isa Muhammad The by-elections or the reruns conducted across the nation by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday February 3, 2024, is very significant to the political calculation in Sokoto State. The rerun elections conducted have come a number of offsets. The most glaring of […]
UBEC advocates use of mother tongue as solution to learning crisis
UBEC advocates use of mother tongue as solution to learning crisis By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has identified the use of mother tongue as solution to learning crisis in education sector. The Commission noted that poor attitude towards implementing the language policy on the use of mother tongue […]
TRCN refutes renewal of teachers’ certificate claims
TRCN refutes renewal of teachers’ certificate claims By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN) has refuted claims by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) that the council was asking people holding its certificates to rewrite professional qualifying examination. Registrar of TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, Saturday in a statement in […]
New teacher programme gets $10.4m support
New teacher programme gets $10.4m support By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Federal Government has launched a new teacher development programme, known as Teacher Internship Scheme (TIS), designed to support states in the emergence of a new generation of teachers with skills and knowledge required to excel in the digital age and help in the […]