Robust Education System is the Key to National Development – Wike:The supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that a robust education system was key to achieving a holistic national development.Declaring open a four-day capacity building workshop for primary school teachers in the South East Abakaliki on Monday, Wike said the …
FG Plans to Create UBE Special Vocational Schools in Delta:THE Federal Government, weekend, performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Universal Basic Education Special Vocational School in Evwreni, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State.It disclosed that it had set aside funds to build and equip one …
Provost Warns Freshers to Shun Bad Behaviour, Especially Cultism:The Provost of the Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe, Lagos, Prof. Olu Akeusola, has urged fresh students of the school to shun bad behaviour, especially cultism.The provost, while administering oath of admission to the 470 new students, noted that the …
Yuguda Appeals to FG to Refund N2.7 Billion Spent on Textbooks:Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to refund the N2.7 billion his administration spent on buying seven million text books.Yuguda made the appeal when he received Nyesom Wike, the Supervising Minister of Education …
DFID to Sponsor 350 Female Students from Zamfara:The British Department for International Development (DFID), is to sponsor 350 female students from Zamfara to study various courses at the state College of Education in Maru.The Provost of the College, Alhaji Kabir Dankande, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria …
Ekiti Teacher Emerges Best in Nigeria at President’s Teachers Schools Award:A teacher in Ekiti State has emerged as the best Nigerian Secondary School Teacher while the Second Best Primary School awards 2013 edition of President’s Teachers Schools award equally came to the stateThe successful teachers are Mr Michael Osiagwu of …
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated $20,000 (about N3.2 million) as take-off fund to assist Nigerian students studying in various universities in the United Kingdom (UK).Tinubu made the donation on Saturday in London at an award ceremony by the Association of Nigerian Academics UK (ANAUK).The lawmaker, who was recognised for her …
Over 98% of Benue Children Out Of School Due to Crisis:Over 98 per cent of the children in Benue State are out of school because of the frequent attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen on farmers in the state which resulted in the displacement of scores of persons, the Anglican Bishop …
LASG Gets $42.3 million World Bank Loan for its School Project:The World Bank said it has approved, through the International Development Association (IDA), a credit of $42.3 million to the Lagos State government for its EKO Secondary School Project.This, our correspondent learnt, is an addition to the original credit of …
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has awarded the Forensic Accounting and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) certificates to some of it members who qualified in the various examinations.Forensic accounting is a mechanism for the global war against corruption, money laundering and terrorism financing, even as IFRS is …