2020: Year of lull in educational aspirations As the 2020 runs to an end, UJI ABDULLAHI ILIYASU highlights some of the important events in educational development in Nigeria. The Lockdown In December of 2019, there had been news of emergence and spread of the dreaded Corona virus in China. The virus spread across continents […]
2020: Year of lull in educational aspirations As the 2020 runs to an end, UJI ABDULLAHI ILIYASU highlights some of the important events in educational development in Nigeria. The Lockdown In December of 2019, there had been news of emergence and spread of the dreaded Corona virus in China. The virus spread across continents and […]
NOUN: State corruption and crimes The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has presented a book on state crimes and corruption which have brought to fore the bane of national development, DOMINIC AKPENSUEN reports. Background In the words of Professor Moses Udo Ikoh of the Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa state, “Crimes against the state […]
TETFund approves N8.5bn research fund for institutions By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja THE Board of Trustees of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has given an approval to increase the national research fund from N7.5bn to N8.5bn in the coming year in order for the Fund to encourage the undertaking of cutting-edge research in […]
Corps mass literacy group reduces adult illiteracy Educational development of the country had also been positively imparted through the posting of Corps Members to teach in schools at all levels. In addition, the level of literacy has been improved among the populace through the activities of the Corps Mass literacy Group, which has the […]
Inter-tribal marriages enhance cultural understanding among youths Overview of the journey so far Since the establishment of the NYSC, successive managers of the Scheme have been committed to meeting public expectations in the pursuit of its mandate with the support of government and other stakeholders. In line with the vision of its founding fathers, […]
DG NYSC & Blueprint’s Education Editor NYSC develops a common destiny of Nigerian people Address by the Director-General NYSC, Brig-General S. Ibrahim, DSS PhD MTRCN, at the media parley with Editors, Bureau Chiefs and Youth Correspondents held on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Barcelona Hotel, Abuja. The Objectives of NYSC are: To inculcate in youths […]
Post civil war policy necessitated NYSC scheme Address by the Director-General NYSC, Brig-General S. Ibrahim, DSS PhD MTRCN, at the media parley with Editors, Bureau Chiefs and Youth Correspondents held on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Barcelona Hotel, Abuja. Introduction I am delighted to welcome you all to this interaction with our esteemed friends […]
NDA presents book in honour of NYSC DG By John Oba Abuja The Nigerian Defence Academy, Department of History and War Studies, has presented a book titled: “War, Society and Leadership in Nigeria,” in honour of the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim. In his opening remarks, the representative […]
UniLag, UniAbuja, 10 others, get TETFund’s Centres of Excellence By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has selected the Uuniversity of Lagos (UniLag) University of Abuja (UniAbuja) and ten other federal universities as the pioneer Centres of Excellence to define the trajectory for the transformation of tertiary institutions. Executive Secretary, TETFund, […]
