The Borno Government said on Monday that it would re-open public secondary schools next week, two years after they were closed due to Boko Haram insurgency.The state’s Commissioner for Education, Inuwa Kubo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that Internally Displayed Persons (IDPs) occupying the schools had been relocated to allow for […]
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande has announced plans to have witchcraft included in the curriculum from 2018. Speaking to representatives from student unions around the country, the minister announced the shocking move and urged future university entrees to consider taking Witchcraft. “There is a lot we can learn from witchcraft, […]
Continue ReadingThe National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday released the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results with 88.51 per cent of the candidates obtaining five credits pass and above in English Language and Mathematics. Announcing the release of the results at body’s headquarter in Minna, the NECO Registrar, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said there is […]
Continue ReadingThe National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced that the 2016 Batch B On-line Registration starts on 17th October, 2016.It also issued a bulletin on its official website, containing a comprehensive mobilisation timetable for expectant 2016 Batch B. Take a look at NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2016 Batch B S/NO Event Date 1 Display […]
Continue ReadingReports have it that five of the 10 Chibok girls who were taken to the United States after their escape from Boko Haram captivity, are actually not in school.The out-of-school girls were originally 10 in number, but the Murtala Muhammed Foundation has agreed to fully sponsor the education of five of them. Aisha Alhassan, minister of […]
Continue ReadingThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home its demands for the implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Sowande said that the union was […]
Continue ReadingThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will soon commence the uploading names of candidates who have been offered admission into tertiary institution on their website.The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. According to […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has banned the collection of development levies by Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) in the 104 unity colleges across the country, the Federal Ministry of Education says.The ministry in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said the ban, aimed at alleviating the sufferings of parents, would take effect immediately. The statement was signed by […]
Continue ReadingThe West African Examinations (WAEC), on Friday in Lagos released results of its 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), withholding the results of 8.89% of the candidates (137,295 candidates).A total of eight hundred and seventy eight thousand and forty (878,040) candidates, representing 52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the replacement of 17 chief executives of various parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education.The new appointees are Abubakar Rasheed (National Universities Commission); Lilian Salami (Nigerian Institute For Educational Planning and Administration); Hameed Boboyi (Universal Basic Education Board); Lanre Aina (National Library of Nigeria); Charles Uwakwe (National Examinations Council); […]
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