TETFund to sanction non-performing centre of excellence – Minister
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has said the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will defund any non-performing […]
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FG to flush out fake degree certificate holders
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has pledged to flush out persons in public and private organisations working with fake certificates. Mamman made […]
Senate supports minimum entry age into tertiary institutions
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Members of Nigeria Senate on Tuesday put its weight behind the Federal Government move to pegg the minimum entry […]
UTME: FG to review minimum entry age to varsities, others
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Monday that the Federal Government would consider the possibility of reviewing and […]
2 million ‘Almajiri’ children registered in basic education – Minister
The Federal Government has enrolled two million out-of-school “Almajiri” children in basic and Arabic literacy programmes. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this […]
Reps move to halt planned NASU strike, summon minister
The House of Representatives has resolved to halt the planned strike by the Non-Academic Staff of Universities (NASU), with move to intervene in the […]
Strike: Minister meets SSANU, NASU, NAAT leaders
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman on Wednesday in Abuja met with the leadership of the striking unions to discuss towards ending the […]
Minister tasks WACREN on research/education to move African continent forward
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of Education, Pro. Tahir Mamman has charged African Researchers and Educationist to harness the power of research […]
Minister lauds BUK for roles in education sector
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir, has commended Bayero University, Kano, (BUK) for being a positive, progressive and […]
TETFund to establish 24 innovative hubs across Nigeria
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disclosed that it would establish over twenty-four skills […]
FG approves two new private universities
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved the establishment of two new universities, bringing the number of private universities to 149 […]
FG launches teachers intensive scheme to provide new generation teachers in Nigeria
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Federal Government has launched a new teacher development programme, Teacher Internship Scheme (TIS), designed to support States in […]
Education minister orders speedy completion of nuclear energy curriculum
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Education Minister, Prof Tahir Mamman has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to expedite action towards the completion of the […]
Tertiary Institutions: FG pledges to implement presidential directives on IPPIS
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman said the ministry will work within the ambit of the law to facilitate the full implementation of […]
FG approves N5.1b for award of 185 TETFund research grants
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a quest at boosting Research and Development for economic and technological development in Nigeria, the President Bola Ahmed […]
FG commissions 70 operational vehicles, scanning centre, others for NECO
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has inaugurated new 70 operational vehicles for the National Examination Council (NECO) for enhanced conduct […]
FG reverses implementation of Nigerian universities’ payment of 40% IGR to govt
The Federal Government has announced the reversal of the implementation of payment of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from Nigerian universities […]
FG plans fast-track of education development through blackboard digital learning
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has disclosed that the full deployment of blackboard digital learning platform in Nigerian tertiary institutions […]
FG to allocate 25% of national budget to education sector
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has disclosed plans to allocate 25 percent of the national budget to the education sector. […]
Out-of-school: Nigeria needs 20,000 more schools, 907,769 classrooms — UBEC
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission has revealed that Nigeria needs an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms to be […]