FG To Feed 9 Million Pupils Across 53,000 Public Schools Nationwide
Ongoing efforts by the Federal Government towards successful implementation of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) gained a boost on Monday, as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) renewed its commitment towards successful implementation of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) as schools resume for the 2022 academic year across the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...
President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Council, VC, Registrar
President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar, from office. The sacked council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, and...
UNN Academics Hails Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Giant Strides In Education Sector
The leadership of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Wednesday visited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu, to appreciate him for his administration’s giant strides in the education sector in spite of the State’s lean resources and the economic, security and public health challenges bedeviling the country. Led by...
COVID-19: Ogun State Suspends Schools Indefinitely
The Ogun State Government on Thursday said it has extended the ban of all high-density gatherings to school and worship centres in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abeokuta. He stated that the ban on high-density gatherings affected all schools – public and private – as well...
FCT Minister Of State Commends ANAN FCT1 On Educational Empowerment Of Indigent Pupils
Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has commended the leadership and members of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN Abuja FCT1 branch for considering the education of indigent pupils of FCT a priority in their Corporate Social Responsibility. According to the Minister, the Abuja Branch of the accounting body has made a meaningful contribution in the...
Gombe SSG Commends HalimaFactor Initiative On Renovation Of Tsangaya Qur’anic School
Secretary to Gombe State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi has applauded a non-governmental, humanitarian organisation with special focus on education, health and environment, HalimaFactor Community Initiative for completing the renovation of classroom blocks, perimeter fencing as well as provision of modern toilet facilities at the Mallam Umaru Titi Tsangaya Qur'anic school located at Ajiya ward in Gombe. This he said...
About 9.7M Students In Nigerian At Risk Of Never Returning To School — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund on Thursday said no fewer than 9.7 million Nigerian students are at risk of never returning to school. The UN body noted this in Abuja, during the launch of the Nigeria Learning Platform, an online, mobile and soon-to-be offline learning platform that will provide continuous education to three million learners in 2022 alone. The UNICEF’s Executive...
FG Warns Vice-Chancellors Against Reopening Universities
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice-chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from COVID-19. ABN TV reports that the National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. The circular read, “Vice-chancellors will please recall...
Okun Indigenes In Abuja Celebrate Newly Established Kogi State University Kabba, Commend Governor Bello
The newly established Kogi State University, Kabba has continued to elicit reactions among indigenes of Kogi State within and outside the country. Recall that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had last month granted approval for the establishment of the University as the 62nd state universities and the 265th universities in the country. The immediate Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed spoke...
No Constitution Of CPC For Fresh Elections In Edo, Says NANS JCC
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council (JCC), Edo State, has denied the constitution of a Convention Planning Committee (CPC) for fresh JCC elections in the state. This is in reaction to a statement credited to Comrade Isaac Ogieva, Deputy Coordinator of NANS Zone B, who purportedly constituted a CPC to oversee the conduct of fresh JCC...
