FG Has Spent $100m To Feed 10 Million Nigerian School Children — Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has spent at least $100 million to feed 10 million Nigerian children under the National School Feeding Programme. Ngige stated this in his office on Friday, when he received the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leornard and officials of the Department of State who paid him...
Bende Deputy Chairman Redeems 1-yr School Fees Of Two Outstanding Children Of Assemblies Of God Church Ahoada
The Deputy Chairman of Bende Local Government of Abia State, Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro, today Sunday 3rd October, 2021 redeemed the 1year school fees he promise to pay for two outstanding children of Assemblies of God Church 1, Ahoada. You may recall during the National Children's Day Service of Assemblies of God Church 1 Ahoada held on the 15th August,...
JAMB Raises The 16 Year Old Minimum Entry Age To 2025
JAMB said on Thursday that universities and other higher learning institutions nationwide can now enroll students who will be 16 by August 31, 2025. The board announced that the impacted candidates will be accepted for the 2024/2025 academic year, provided they match the institution’s requirements. The Daily Sun recalls that the minimum age for admission in tertiary institutions was earlier this...
ASUU Strike: Imo State University Pulls Out, Opens For Academic Session
The management of Imo State University, IMSU, Monday, pulled out from the almost seven months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and announced that it has opened the university for academic activities. The management made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through the IMSU Public Relations Officer, Ralph Njoku. According to him, it was the decision taken by...
FEC Approves ₦2.9 Billion For Printing Of Question Papers, Others
The Federal Executive Council, FEC on Wednesday approved N2.9 billion contracts for the printing of sensitive and non-sensitive examination materials. FEC also approved N1.6bn for the rehabilitation and upgrade of some roads within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The decisions were taken at the council’s meeting presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Minister of...
Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Kalu To Deliver Enugu’s Economic Summit Lecture
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, is to deliver a lecture at the 4th Annual Economic Summit, an initiative of Egede Economic Summit Initiative, Enugu. The lecture, scheduled for Saturday,April 30 has ...
FG Surprised Corps Members As NYSC Approves N33,000 Monthly Allowance
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has increased the monthly allowance of corps members to N33, 000. Corps members were getting N19, 800 until the latest review. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, announced the increase during a working visit to the NYSC secretariat in Bauchi. He said the increase is in line with the new minimum wage approved by...
Nnamdi Azikiwe Varsity Gets Over N2bn Project From TETFund
The Federal Government has commissioned six projects in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra. The six projects valued at N 2,775,227,111.78 were sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) of its 2019 Special High Impact Intervention. In his address during the official commissioning of the facilities, the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, said the government was committed to the...
Indigenous Firm Partners With WordPress On Digital Training For Kids
EarlyBrite, a learning platform, has announced it had partnered with WordPress to offer free training to 1,000 kids between ages five and 16 on digital skills. Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Victor Tubotamuno, in a statement issued in Lagos, sa...
We’ll Apply Principle Of No Work, No Pay If… – Ikpeazu Warns Teachers
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said his administration will not hesitate to apply the principle of no work, no pay if conversation with the striking teachers in the state fails. The Governor who spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels TV breakfast shows Sunrise Daily monitored by ABN TV expressed surprise that the teachers embarked on strike despite...
