Shekarau Resumes into House of Ruins, Can he Clean Up after Wike?When Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau stepped into his new mandate as the Minister of Education earlier this week, he resumed into a house of ruins. He now presides over a sector notorious for having the highest number of Out-of-School children …
Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information graduates 70 students. Graduates charged to always manage information positively with the aim of being good ambassadors of the military.Purveyors of information have been told to properly and objectively present them in order to have positive impact on the receivers.The Director, Nigerian Army …
A retired Director of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration, Alhaji Sagir Hamisu, urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the education sector as necessary measures to address the situation and safe it from further collapse.Alhaji Hamisu stated this while addressing newsmen shortly after the 3rd year …
An educationist, Mr. Kenneth Imansuangbon, gave out laptops and ipads to 126 secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the 18 local government areas of Edo State who tool part in an essay competition.Imansuangbon said the gesture was born out of the love shown him and the prayers offered by the people …
Former Governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has been appointed as the Minister of Education by President Goodluck Jonathan.The President in his short remarks, said the ministers’ appointment could not be described as enviable because they were brought in at a time when Nigerians expected a lot from them.He …
A National Open University Special Study Centre for policemen and other Nigerians who aspire to acquire tertiary education has been inaugurated by the Nigeria Police Force. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, said the that the facility was meant to satisfy police personnel who wished to broaden their horizon through …
The 2014 Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) final stage result is out. 13-year-old Akintokun Adegboyega emerged winner in the senior secondary school category. While Deborah O. Adesina emerged winner at the junior secondary school category.MASTER Akintokun Adegboyega and Miss Deborah O. Adesina recently emerged winners in the senior and junior secondary …
Stakeholders Differ on Cut-off Marks for Admission SeekersGaining admission is now tougher.’ This was how a 19-year-old university admission seeker, Boladale Ilori, reacted having read the fixing of 180 as cut-off points into universities and 150 into polytechnics and colleges of education for the 2014 admissions.Ilori, who said he scored …
Etisalat launches a child-friendly educational product called Cliqlite to unleash e-learning in schools.With Nigerian children under 15 years of age accounting for about 45 per cent of the country’s population,according to report, the burden on e-learning is becoming overwhelming, particularly with technology gaining continuous influence in every area of human …
Edo State Government announced the cancellation of the planned competency test for teachers in the state and recalled the 936 teachers whose names were deleted from the payroll over certificate discrepancies and age falsification.Making the announcements, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, during a meeting with the teacher’s unions and the Nigeria Labour …