PTA Rejects Students’ Transfer to Katsina:The Parents Teachers Association, Federal Government Science and Technical College, Michika in Adamawa, says its members will not allow their children’s transfer to a similar school in Katsina State.The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that following the Feb. 20 insurgents’ attack on FGC Buni-Yadi in Yobe, the Federal Ministry of Education had …
FG Spends N110 Billion on Tertiary Education in 3 Years – Wike:The Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government spent N110 billion through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) between 2011 and 2013.Wike made the announcement in Enugu at a Stakeholders’ Town Hall …
Student Appears Before Court Over Alleged N1.3m Internet Fraud:A student, Ekumah Emeka, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over an alleged internet fraud of N1, 340, 000.Emeka, 24, a 200-level student of Architecture at the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, is facing a two-count charge …
Atiku Calls for Decentralisation of Nigeria’s EducationFormer Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the decentralisation of Nigeria’s education remains an antidote to the declining fortunes of education in the country.Atiku made the recommendation yesterday while delivering his keynote address at the rescheduled 2013 16th Annual Conference of the African Council …
Even with the ongoing strike embarked upon by polytechnic lecturers, peace still eludes the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, EMMANUEL OBE writesThese are not the best of times for the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. Lecturers of the institution, alongside others in the nation’s public polytechnic, have been on strike since October …
Oyo State Technical University to Take Off in September:The Oyo State Technical University will take off at its Ajoda campus by September 2014.Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who stated this in Ibadan, said students of the university would have the opportunity of studying in Nigeria and in the United States.He said, “The …
The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Hon. Micah Jiba has announced an increase in the bursary allowance of indigent students in tertiary institutions and secondary schools, to support their education.According to him, with the increase, indigent students in universities will now receive N100,000, students in Colleges if Education …
Five days after the transfer of students from five Unity Colleges in the three states under emergency rule (Borno, Yobe and Adamawa), the federal government has received criticisms from parents who described the closure of the schools as gross insensitivity by a government in whom so much is expected.The students …
Following the successful completion of the recently revitalised Nigerian University Games (NUGA) hosted by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) emerged as the surprise host of the next edition of the bi-annual Games, which will come up in 2016.An elated Vice Chancellor of the University, …
FG Rewards Deserving Teachers, School Administrators:The federal government has rewarded deserving teachers and school administrators in the 2013 edition of the President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award (PTSEA), as part of the continued efforts geared towards motivating teachers for better service delivery in the education system.The supervising Minister of Education, …