Education
Nigeria to sign educational MoU with Sudan, Rwanda
The Federal Government has expressed readiness to sign Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Sudanese and Rwandan governments on educational cooperation.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, dropped the hint in Abuja during separate meetings with the Ambassadors of both countries in h [...]
CoEs issue backlog of 64,432 NCE certificates
The National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, has said a backlog of 64, 432 Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, have been issued to students who graduated long ago from some of the Colleges.
Executive Secretary of NCCE, Prof. Monday Joshua, disclosed this in Abuja while presenting [...]
Five states get $100m GPE grant for girl-child education
Five states in the North-West geopolitical zone have been offered a grant of $100 million dollars by the Global Partnership for Education, GPE, for the provision of girl-child education.
World Bank Senior Education Specialist and Task Team Leader of GPE, Dr. Olatunde Adekola, disclosed this in A [...]
SSANU wants more allocation to education sector
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has frowned at the amount allocated to the education sector in the 2016 budget urging the Federal Government to increase the allocation in line with UNESCO standard.
In a communiqué signed by its National President, Comrade Samson [...]
We are not recruiting teachers, yet - FG
The Federal Government has warned members of the public to disregard any information linking it with ongoing recruitment of teachers.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, pledged to inform Nigerians when the government would commence the planned recruitment [...]
NAPPS back FCTA on closure of illegal schools
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS Abuja, has thrown its weight behind any move by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, to shutdown unregistered and substandard schools.
President of NAPPS in the FCT, Mrs. Samira Jibir, gave the indication in Abuja, [...]
Varsities to begin subscription of e-books from 2017
Universities in the country are to commence full subscription of e-books and journals from a South Africa-based resource provider, EBSCOHOST, from 2017.
Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the free trial period [...]
Bridging enrollment gaps in rural schools
For 12 years, only 59 percent of rural community children, aged 6 to 11 years attended primary school, while 46 percent, aged 12 to 17 years attended secondary school. In this report, Godfrey AKON examines causes of low enrolment into rural primary schools, attendance issues and ways of tackling the c [...]
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