President Muhammadu Buhari weekend said that education is the key element to the nation’s industrialization and development. He made the remark at the 44th convocation ceremony of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), also noted that there is a great disconnect between education and industry in Nigeria, adding that the difference between industrialized economy and non-industrialized economy […]
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The World Bank on Friday said that it had granted $300 million to Tanzania to support its education sector, a statement from the country’s Directorate of Presidential Communication said. Hafez Ghanem, Vice President of the World Bank for Africa, announced the new grant during talks with Tanzanian President, John Magufuli at State House in the […]
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Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, on Monday said the Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April. He made this disclosure when he received Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger and some members of his cabinet at the Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters in Abuja. Mr. Adamu requested the […]
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The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said on Thursday that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was putting in place deliberate policies and measures to reform all facets of the education sector. Adamu, represented by Mr Ezekiel Asubiojo, Director , Ministry of Education said this at the 37th Convocation and 50th Anniversary of Federal College […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education to convene a ministerial summit on education within the next few weeks. The president gave the directive on Saturday in Ilorin, in his address at the 33rd Convocation of the University of Ilorin. The president was represented by Prof. Abubakar Abdulrasheed, the Executive Secretary of the […]
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Information from JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, has made it clear that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), plans to set up three centres for visually impaired candidates in 2018. Making the information public on Wednesday at Arewa House, Kaduna, the Registrar said the centres will be located in Abuja, Lagos and Kano. Mr. Oloyede […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) data reflected that 11,703,709 applications were received between 2010 and 2016. A report on, “ JAMB Admitted Candidates by State and Gender within Faculty’’, released by NBS in Abuja on Monday said that 2,674,485 students were admitted across the 36 […]
Continue ReadingThe Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday confirmed that it had ended its one week nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of a 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who said this in Abuja, urged lecturers to return to work. “We are making progress, especially with the […]
Continue ReadingOne of the key achievements of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja, was the approval of eight new private Universities in the country. Addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, said the approval followed a memo submitted by the […]
Continue ReadingIn an effort to get the federal government to honour an agreement earlier reached, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will commence a warning strike action starting on the 2nd of October, 2016. According to reports, the ASUU Chairman, University of Abuja Chapter, Dr Ben Ugheoke disclosed this while speaking with […]
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