Dr Precious Gbeneol, the Senior Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on Tuesday said the Federal Government had released N113.75 for girl child education programmes.Gbeneol announced this in Abuja at the launching of three million free exercise books, distributed to pupils across the 36 states of the …
Confession of a 15-year-old Secondary School Student Cult Founder:A 15-year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS) three student of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Middle School, Osogbo, Osun State, Isaac Friday has been apprehended for alleged cult activities in the school by operatives of Peace Corps, a security outfit attached to all …
The free education programme initiated by the governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha got a boost at the weekend when indigenes of Imo State in primary and secondary schools received their stipends from the state government.According to Governor Okorocha who flagged off the payment alongside his wife, Nneoma at …
FORMER Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili weekend advocated a permanent structural change that would enhance the quality of education and skill development.Dr Ezekwesili spoke at a Youth Empowerment Summit tagged: “Empowerment for Greatness,” organised by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, at the church’s Conference Centre, on Kilometre 42, Lagos-Ibadan …
School Administrator Urges FG to Use NYSC to Groom Teachers:A school administrator, Mrs Nkechi Oguejiofor, has urged the Federal Government to use the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as a platform to groom young graduates into the teaching profession.Oguejiofor, who is the Administrator of Army Command Secondary School, Abuja, made …
FG to Fix Nigeria Education with Summit Recommendations:The supervising Minister of National Planning (NPC), Mr. Bashir Yuguda, has said the Federal Government will not dump recommendations of the just concluded 20th Nigerian Economic Summit which focused on reforming education to make it responsive to the needs of the economy.Speaking in …
Viewpoint: Transforming the Education Sector:EDUCATION is the process of cultivating the human person and inculcating in him or her qualities that differentiate us from other animals. Whether formal or informal, education makes it possible for the individual not only to understand him or herself, but also able to interact with …
Teachers to File Contempt Proceedings Against Edo Govt over Competency Test:FOR going ahead with the competency test for secondary and primary schools in the state, despite a court order stopping same, counsel to Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASSUS, Mr. Olayiwola Afolabi, is to file contempt proceeding against Edo …
Low-Turn Out at Edo Teacher Competency Test:The competency test ordered by Edo government for teachers in public schools recorded low turn-out, as many teachers refused to participate in the exercise which held on Saturday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the test was scheduled to hold simultaneously in the …
Borno Secondary Schools Closed Indefinitely Over Boko Haram Attack:(AFP) – Public secondary schools in northeast Borno state have been closed indefinitely following deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, teachers and parents said Saturday.The closure reportedly affects 85 secondary schools, catering to some 120,000 students across the troubled state, a …