EDUCATION
UK Schools To Hold Exhibition In Abuja, Lagos
This month, a number of British award-winning schools will host UK Boarding Schools Week in Abuja and Lagos. The exhibition, organised by Mark Brooks Education in collaboration with the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, will take place at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja and The Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos, from Thursday, January 16, to Sunday, January 19. According to a...
Abia Government Orders Traditional Rulers To Enforce School Attendance Directive
The Abia State Government, under the leadership of Governor Dr. Alex Otti, has issued a directive aimed at ensuring every child of school age in the state returns to school as the new academic term begins on January 13, 2025. In a statement signed by Prince Nnamdi Elekwachi, the Director of Chieftaincy Affairs, traditional rulers across the state have been...
WAEC Introduces Resit Exams For WASSCE Candidates
The West African Examinations Council has introduced resit examinations for candidates. This was said to allow them to retake their West African Senior Secondary Examinations papers as early as January and February 2025. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show in Ghana on Sunday, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, confirmed the development. “Students who access their results now and realise they need...
Governor Otti Abolishes PTA Levies, Mandates Free Education In Abia
The Abia State Government has officially enforced the law mandating that every child of school age in the state be in school as the new academic term begins today, 1st January 2025, ABN TV reports. This landmark decision is part of Governor Alex Otti’s administration's commitment to universal education and improved access to learning opportunities for all children. In a bid...
Aisha Maikudi Emerges Substantive VC UniAbuja
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), under the chairmanship of Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita, has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the University. The appointment was announced during the 77th Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The appointment takes effect from January 1, 2025, and it...
CSO Group On Education Tips Prof. Aisha Maikudi For UniAbuja VC, Asks Security Agencies To Investigate Attempts To Cause Chaos
BEING THE REPORT OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE APPOINTMENT OF A SUBSTANTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA AND THE ENSUING ABSURDITY OF PROTEST , CAMPAIGN OF CALUMNY AND OBVIOUS GANGUP AGAINST YOUTH AND WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. The twenty five member Civil Society Coalition for Educational Development after painstaking interrogations, independent investigations and review of...
FG To Spend N100bn On School Feeding In 2025
The federal government has proposed to spend N100bn on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). Analysis of the 2025 budget showed the programme is under the Service Wide Vote (SWV) and domiciled in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. It would be recalled that the feeding programme was suspended on January 12, after the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
Ebem Patriots Commission New Classroom Block At Kpoke Primary School, Ebem Ohafia (Photos, Video)
The Association of Ebem Patriots has delivered a remarkable intervention to the educational sector of Ebem Ohafia with the commissioning of a newly constructed classroom block at Kpoke Primary School. The ceremony, which took place on December 25, 2024, was marked by great excitement and attended by distinguished personalities, including the Paramount Ruler of Ebem Kingdom, His Royal Highness Eze...
Governor Otti Appoints Additional Members To ABSU Governing Council
In a bid to strengthen the leadership and management of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has approved the appointment of seven distinguished individuals as additional members of the university's Governing Council. The newly appointed members are: Elelenta Nwabuisi Elele, PhD Stanley Onyekachi Okonta Idris Korform Wabara Rt. Rev. Nkechi Udunma Nwosu, PhD ...
ASUP Calls Off Strike, Urges Members To Resume Work On Monday
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has ordered its members all over the country to return to work on Monday, ending its two-week warning strike. PUNCH Online reports that the union had embarked on a two-week strike on December 2 over neglect of the polytechnics education in Nigeria and other issues. However, in a statement dated December 12 and made available...
