Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has announced plans to recruit 4,000 additional teachers to bolster the state’s education sector. This move is aimed at strengthening the state’s teaching workforce, particularly in primary and secondary schools. The governor made this disclosure during the June edition of his media chat, “Gov....
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to strengthening basic education during a working visit to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) headquarters in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Governor Mohammed emphasized the critical importance of foundational learning,...
A professor of English Grammar and Applied English Linguistics, Roseline Adejare, has disclosed that Nigerian teachers commit grammatical errors every 16 minutes in a particular classroom. Speaking at Lagos State University’s 107th Inaugural Lecture, Adejare lamented the declining standards of English language teaching. “The standard is getting lower, and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has applauded the role of women in advancing education and shaping future generations through education, administration, research, and mentorship. The Minister made the commendation at the opening ceremony of the 2nd national conference of the...
Nigeria’s federal university system is at a perilous crossroads. Beneath the surface of swelling student populations, convocation speeches, and shiny accreditation plaques lies a festering reality: our universities are slowly dying—not from a lack of talent or potential, but from the weight of structural contradictions, policy inertia, and a...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved ₦6.154 billion as counterpart funding for Anambra’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) grants for 2022 to 2024. This approval will enable the state to access an equal matching grant from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), amounting to ₦12.308...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has called for increased investment in agricultural education that effectively blends theoretical knowledge with practical enterprise, alongside improved access to financing and tools for young agripreneurs. She also advocated for the establishment of innovation hubs where...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani’s relentless efforts towards providing a well rounded quality education, have manifested at the maiden edition of AGILE Games, where Kaduna State clinched eight laurels. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa on Monday, noted that...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has taken human capital development to a new level, by building 62 new secondary schools and constructing more than 600 classrooms and renovating quite a number. He has improved the lives of the citizens of both rural and urban...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen education in communities recovering from insurgency, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned three newly built Government Junior Day Secondary Schools in Tungushe (Konduga LGA), Yerimari, and Wadiya (Jere LGA). The schools were delivered under...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The newly appointed Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Dr. Ronke Soyombo has stated that efforts are being made to elevate the quality of teaching in schools. The Registrar who assumed duties on Monday made the statement during a media interview...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Coordinator of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, Engr. Ibrahim Baba, has been honored with the prestigious Independent Electrical Operators Association (IEOA) Special Merit Award. This recognition is a testament to his outstanding leadership and commitment to...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government will convene an Education Summit as part of its strategy to bring about transformative change in the education sector, which will be anchored on four strategic pillars. The Commissioner for Education, Professor Muhammad Sani Bello, who disclosed this while inaugurating the...
The former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John-Nnia Nwodo, has expressed serious concern over what he described as “a drastic decline” in the quality of education in the country. He said, “It pains me that children of our contemporaries in the university cannot get the quality education that...
The Federal Government and education stakeholders have vowed to end the Almajiri street-begging crisis by integrating modern learning with quranic education. This was the position of stakeholders at one-day presentation of Civil Society Organisations on the Revitalisation of the Almajiri- Tsangaya System of Education in Nigeria in Abuja on...
PART ONE: EDUCATION With less than 8 weeks to May 29, 2025 today, I have undertaken an altruistic and apolitical assessment of the midterm performance of the administration of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia of Benue State. It is about halftime! Every week from Sunday, April 6 until Sunday, May...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Finpact Development Foundation (FINDEF), in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, have successfully supported out-of-school adolescent girls in Rimi, Mani, and Katsina LGAs of Katsina State through the REACH project weekend. The FINDEF Representative, Sadiya Badamasi, said the initiative has empowered 1,950 out-of-school adolescent girls by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has reaffirmed commitment of the commission to strengthen collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government to improve access to quality basic education. Garba made this known when she led a high-level delegation of...
Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr Danlami Hayyo, has said the administration has spent N200 billion on education from 2023 to date. Hayyo disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the opening of a two-day innovation and entrepreneurship education training for Vice Principals (Academic) in...