Education propels growth and industrialisation. Education lays the foundation for virtually all forms of human development that repel poverty. However, in spite of the obvious contributions of education to growth and development, many African countries lag behind in the implementation of education components of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of...
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President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week extended the ongoing fight against corruption to nation’s education sector to demand for accountability in the administration of academic institutions. This, he said, has become imperative to address corrupt practices in the institutions. He said that corruption in education sector...
Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, says the state government will use funds provided under a World Bank assisted programme, AGILE, to revamp schools infrastructure across the state. AGILE is Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, a World Bank Assisted Programme to help improve the secondary education of girls...
Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday said that no nation developed without adequate and appropriate investment in education sector. Jega stated this in his keynote address at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector with the theme: ‘Corruption...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has always been open to dialogue that will bring lasting solution to all areas in contention in its face-off with the federal government. It , however, regrets that the protracted strike by its members has taken this long without solution....
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Civil Society Organizations tracking and monitoring the progress being made by the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration in the education sector, have tasked the government in the area of providing improved infrastructure and learning environment, particularly for girls and those living with disabilities. Members of...
Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday implored the Federal government to end the six-month old ASUU strike in the interest of the students and for national development. The House made the call at its plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun. The lawmakers called on...
The Niger Development Commission (NDDC) has resumed the suspended scholarship scheme as part of efforts to eradicate poverty in the Niger Delta region. Mr Udengs Eradiri, Special Adviser on Youths to the Interim Administrator, NDDC, Dr Efiong Akwa, who announced the development, said that it was part of NDDC’s...
According to the budget office, Nigeria budgeted N127b on education in the year 2021 while it spent N121b on security. The 2022 budget estimates however showed that the security budget had risen to N2.1t while that of education stood at 1.29t, a development which was roundly criticized by the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said The Federal Government would continue to establish more schools to meet the growing demand occasioned by the increasing population in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund , Arc. Sonny Echono, who stated this on Tuesday in Abuja,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he is not leaving any inheritance behind for his children, saying his greatest asset to them is education. Buhari stated this when he visited the Emir of Daura, Dr Faruk Umar Faruk, at his palace on Sallah homage. During the visit, he urged...
The Anambra State House of Assembly has expressed displeasure over 70 per cent budget slash in education from N3.23 billion to N1.1billion in the 2022 revised budget presented by Gov. Charles Soludo. They said that the budgetary allocation to education sector was unrealistic and the slash would lower the...
The global community is presently in agreement that just as an unchained torrent of water submerges whole country sides and devastates crops, even so, lack of strong will, unclear policy direction as well as government’s inability to create substantial innovative fiscal space serves but to destroy the nation’s education...
Some stakeholders in the education sector have continued to express worry over the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They said that the face-off had crippled the livelihood of the people around the universities. The stakeholders, who spoke with the News...
Prof. Danladi Matawal, a Professor of Civil Engineering with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has identified corruption, poor funding, insecurity and decline of the teaching profession as the major factors responsible for the decline in the educational standard in the country. Matawal stated this in Abuja on Saturday...
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) affirms that education is one of the shortest ways to sustain peace and freedom in the country. According to it, with sound education of the people, many of the socially induced crises that bedevil the society, such as religious upheavals that lead to human...
The recent decision by Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, to provide financial aid to 40 schools it returned to religious missions in 2011, again underscores the time-honoured belief that leaders must learn the art of management, an art of engineering and a skill to absorb and mater success...
Cubana Chief Priest, the popular Instagram celebrity, has pledged support for students engaging in peaceful protest to put an end to the ongoing Academic staff Union of Universities(ASUU) strike. According to Cubana, the crime rate keeps increasing because youths are not properly engaged. In a shared Instagram post on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advised Federal Government to focus more on Child Rights Act to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Education. This was even as it said Nigeria is facing one of the worst crisis of staggering learning outcomes in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, has said to ensure continuity of learning for all children, Nigeria must change and reimagine the education sector. Osinbajo stated this at the official launch of the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in Abuja on Thursday, a programme supported by the...