The College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, of the Niger State College of Education, Minna, has applauded the Niger State House of Assembly for passing a Bill to grant the institution a dual mandate to award both National Certificate in Education, NCE, and Bachelor’s Degree in Education, B. Ed. COEASU in a statement issued […] COEASU applauds passage of Bill to give Minna College of Education powers to award NCE, B. Ed ..read more

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has vowed to tackle corruption in the basic education sector. Chairman of ICPC, Musa Aliyu, made this vow at a three-day capacity-building workshop for officials of State Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs, and Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board, FCT-UBEB on Tuesday in Abuja. […] We’ll eradicate corruption in basic education sector – ICPC ..read more

The Governing Council of Abia State University, Uturu, has directed the management, parents and guardians of students of the school to ensure their children and wards are registered for the ongoing Federal Government NELFUND loan scheme. The governing council gave the directive during its 156 regular meeting, saying that the loan scheme would benefit indigent […] ABSU directs students to apply for Federal government’s loan scheme ..read more

The Federal Government says the 115 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) in the country will soon be unbundled into basic and secondary schools. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu made this known during the opening of the Annual General Meeting of Principals of Unity Colleges in Abuja on Tuesday. The event has the […] FG to unbundle all government colleges in Nigeria ..read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU has expressed worry over the incessant victimization, intimidation, harassment and dehumanization of its members in public universities in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Professor Abdulkadir Muhammad and issued to newsmen. According to the statement, “The victimization is mainly perpetrated by […] ASUU decries victimisation of lecturers, calls for reinstatement of sacked members ..read more

The Management of Kwara State Polytechnic has announced the unbundling of Higher National Diploma Mass Communication and Computer Science, two popular programmes previously offered as a combined course in Polytechnics and Monotechnics nationwide. The decision, which is in compliance with the directive of the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, is aimed at enhancing the […] Kwara Poly unbundles two departments, appoints new heads ..read more

Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. This was confirmed in a letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu, on Friday. It read, “I have the directive of the […] Lagos govt increases boarding fees from N35,000 to N100,000 per term ..read more

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu, has charged teachers to broaden their understanding of modern methodology to better instruct students and improve teaching and learning across the state. Arigbabu gave the charge during day two of the First Term Pre-Resumption Stakeholders Meeting for the 2024/2025 academic session with teachers […] Embrace modern teaching methods – Ogun commissioner tasks teachers ..read more

The Kwara State Government has approved the academic calendar for the 2024/2025 session for all primary and secondary schools, both public and private, across the state. This was announced in a statement signed by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye. The statement explained that the approved schedule […] Kwara approves 2024/2025 academic calendar for schools ..read more

The Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, has taken its Enrollment Drive Campaign to Benue Zone A, held at Vandeikya LGA on Friday, following successful launches in Makurdi for Zone B and in Otukpo for Zone C. This Campaign aims to boost enrollment rates and to sensitize key education stakeholders on the government’s commitment […] Benue: SUBEB takes enrollment drive campaign to Zone A ..read more