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Dr Hassan FCE Okene tasks newly appointed committee on targetsBy Oyibo Salihu  Lokoja The Provost, Federal College of Education, Okene, Dr Umar Hassan, has charged the newly appointed Committee of Deans and Directors of the college to always  be proactive while discharging their duties in order to achieve the targeted  goals of the college. Dr […]

  Dr Bobboyi FCTA reaffirms commitment to close down illegal schools By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has reaffirmed commitment to close down all illegal schools operating in the nation’s capital as part of efforts to promote quality education. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu stated this at […]

Ganduje Educational centre organises reception for General Sarham By Bashir Mohammed Kano Rawdah Educational Centre, Dandago, Kano, has recently organised a special reception in honour  of its  member, Jamilu Sarham, on his promotion to the rank of Major-General and his subsequent  appointment as the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. The event took place at […]

Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education FG to blacklist foreign schools issuing fake degrees By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Federal Government has vowed to blacklist any university, especially in African countries found to have issued or are issuing fake degrees to Nigerians. The government said it would publish the list, so that Nigerian parents will […]

NIMASA donates instructional material to Okene school By Oyibo Salihu Lokoja The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has donated computer hardwares, textbooks and other instructional material to Abdulazeez Atta Memorial College in Okene local government area of Kogi state. Presenting the materials to the school principal in Lokoja, the Kogi Commissioner for Education, […]

Arms network: Foundation partners on children’s education By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The first vice president, West African Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA), Mr Dickson Orji, Wednesday stressed the need to educate children on problems associated with small arms. Orji said this in Abuja at a speak-out session organised by WAANSA in partnership with […]

Atiku Nigeria’s higher education sector over populated –Atiku By Uji Abdullahi Ilyasu Abuja Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February general elections, Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigeria’s higher education sector was over weighed by population explosion, and therefore suggested the establishment of more tertiary institutions across […]

Ogunyemi IPPIS: You’re a frustrated account clerk – UI  blasts AGF  By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Ahmed Idris, as a frustrated ‘account clerk’. This is coming as ASUU members have refused to enroll into the Integrated payroll and Personnel […]

Kagame OAU to honour Rwandan president, 3 others By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, and three other eminent Africans are to be honoured at the 44th convocation of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. A statement issued Wednesday in Ile-Ife by the public relations officer of the university, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, and posted to Campuses, […]

Prof  Bogoro TETFund rebukes non-performing institutions, retrieves N10bn By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Elias Suleiman Bogoro, said the agency has retrieved N10bn for projects awarded, but not executed by beneficiary institutions. Bogoro stated this Friday in Jos when he inaugurated the new University of Jos […]