The police in Taraba on Wednesday confirmed that a 400-level student of Taraba University, Friday Samson, committed suicide in Jalingo after a family disagreement.The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Joseph Kwaji, who confirmed the incident, said the police were still investigating the matter.He said Samson, a student of Mathematics, …
Promasidor Nigeria Limited has announced its readiness to host this year’s edition of its Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC), promising a bigger competition and handsome rewards this year.The executive director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Kachi Onubogu disclosed this at a press conference to kick-start activities leading to the …
KANO (AFP) – Terrified students in northeast Nigeria have fled boarding schools after an attack by suspected Boko Haram extremists in which 43 students were shot and hacked to death and the whole school razed.Students refused to stay overnight in their schools and colleges in the wake of the attack …
First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan has said that Nigerians must ensure that a significant percentage of the country’s young people, especially girls, should acquire university education. “There is a popular saying that if you educate a man, you educate a person, but if you educate a woman, you educate a …
Wike Calls for Increased Funding for Teachers’ Training:The supervising Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday in Abuja called for increased funding for the training of teachers in the country.Wike made the call at the defence of 2014 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Education.He said that …
A News Analysis by Tola Okinbaloye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Stakeholders in the education sector regard the Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme as a pragmatic programme aimed at boosting literacy in Nigeria.Basic education refers to the whole range of educational activities taking place in different settings — formal, non-formal and …
Boko Haram Attacks Girls College in Yobe, 43 Dead:KANO (AFP) – The death toll from a school massacre in Yobe by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Tuesday has risen to 43, a hospital source in the troubled northeastern Yobe state said.“Ambulances have been bringing in bodies from Federal Government College …
Not less than 50 students have been rusticated from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko (OKOPOLY), Anambra State over participation in examination malpractice and other sundry activities.MSG Team gathered that the last semester examination brought fever on students because those caught in examination malpractice were expelled, while those who did not meet …
Edo State Government Moves Against Ghost Workers In Public Schools:The Chairman, Edo State Committee on Education, Mr Mayaiki John, on Monday re-stated the state government’s commitment to get rid of ghost workers in public primary and secondary schools.John made the commitment during the committee’s assessment tour of government schools in …
World Bank Approves $80 Million Grant for Nigeria Varsities:The World Bank has approved 80 million dollars grant for Nigeria to fund its 10 Centres of Excellence in universities.The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, announced the approval in Abuja on Monday at a news conference …