Osun Ministry of Education Shuts Unregistered Schools:The Osun Ministry of Education on Thursday in Osogbo ordered the immediate closure of four allegedly unregistered private schools, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported.The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr. Lawrence Oyeniran, ordered the closure to check the growth of mushroom and …
This is to inform Students of tertiary institutions for the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) accredited disciplines that fully participated in the Scheme that the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has paid their approved allowances.The allowances of the under-listed students (check here for the students: http://www.itf-nigeria.com/siwes.html) were, however, returned by …
The Lagos State Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Mr Alawiye King, on Friday assured parents of the protection of children in the state’s public schools.King gave the assurance in Lagos while reacting to Thursday’s incident involving about 13 pupils of Ogba Junior Secondary School, who became unconscious …
In the quest for higher education in other countries, Nigerians settle for anything including substandard universities which admit as low as six passes. KUNI TYESSI just back from Ghana takes a look at Ghanian Universities and Nigerian patronage.That over 150,000 Nigerians are currently enrolled in Ghanaian universities may not be …
FG Shuts 5 Unity Schools in Yobe, Borno, Adamawa:The Federal Government has shut down five Federal Government Colleges in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states, following the killings of school children by members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who have been attacking schools.Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, communicated …
Lagos — Scores of parents yesterday stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to protest the killing of students of Federal Government College, Bunu Yadi in Yobe State and others who have been killed in the northern region by the Boko Haram.The aggrieved parents arrived the governor’s …
Northern States Governors to Abolish Fees in Secondary Schools:The Northern States Governors Forum has resolved to abolish fees in secondary schools in the northern part of the country just as the forum also agreed to harmonise fees paid in tertiary institutions in the region.The Chairman of the Forum and Governor …
Jonathan States That FG Alone Can’t Fund Varsities:President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that the federal government alone would not be able to fully fund all the universities in the country.He, therefore, urged university authorities to seek enhanced funding through partnership with relevant agencies, foreign donors and organizations to augment the …
Wike Urges Students to Engage in Academic and Sporting Activities:The Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Saturday urged students to take their minds away from mischief by engaging meaningfully in academic and sporting activities.Wike gave the advice at the 43rd Annual Inter-House Sports Competition of the Federal Science …
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, on Thursday renamed a hall initially named after him, to “Peace Hall’’, in memory of slain Yobe school children.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 43 children of the Federal Government College, Burni Yadi, Yobe, were killed by members of the Boko …