Abia Govt Feeds Primary 4 – 6 Pupils, Ikpeazu’s Aide Insists
Mr Chinenye Nwaogu, the Special Adviser on Social Investment & Intergovernmental Affairs to Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has said the state government under the home grown school feeding feeds primary 4 - 6 pupils in public primary schools in the state. Mr. Nwaogu who is also the Abia State Focal Person on National Homegrown School Feeding Programme...
Minister Charges NYSC Members To Stop Influencing Posting
Dr Ramatu Aliyu, Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, cautioned youth corps members against influencing their postings to their preferred places of assignments. Aliyu gave the advice when the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) led by the FCT Coordinator, Alhaji Abdul Suleman, visited her office in Abuja . The minister urged the corps members...
About 1.3 Million Candidates Write 2021 NECO Exam — Registrar
No fewer than 1.3 million candidates are currently writing the National Examination Council (NECO) internal examination nationwide. Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Yola, said that he was in Adamawa to monitor the conduct of the ongoing NECO Senior Secondary School Examination nationwide. He recalled that in 2020 , about 1.1 million candidates...
NBTE Notifies JAMB On Abia Polytechnic Accreditation Restoration
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has written to the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) about the restoration of the accreditation of the Abia State Polytechnic Aba. Recall that governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu had vowed to ensure the restoration of the Polytechnic's Accreditation within one month, a promise is fulfilled by...
Bauchi Gov Endorses 3,000 Teacher’s Recruitment
The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has approved the recruitment of 3,000 teachers to work in junior and senior secondary schools. The Project Coordinator, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment in the state, Ali Gar, stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation meeting on the Girls Scholarship Programme with stakeholders from the Bauchi Local Government. According to Gar, the...
Varsities Likely Not To Resume Jan 18 — FG
The Federal Government on Monday said universities across the country may likely not resume as earlier scheduled due to the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The minister said, “On the January 18 resumption date, we are reviewing it....
ASUU Strike Can’t Stop Us From Conducting Exams — JAMB Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has kept their students away from classrooms now for many months cannot stop it from conducting anot...
FG Reverses Policy On 18-Year Admission Benchmark
The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. However, the minister said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians in some...
There’s Problem With Science Subjects In Abia Public Schools — Chief Nkemdirim (VIDEO)
The Principal Ray Nkemdirim Foundation, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim has urged the government of Abia State to invest more in recruitment and training of science teachers for public primary and secondary schools in the State, noting that science is the bedrock of the development of any society, ABN TV reports. He noted that a quiz competition organized by the Foundation earlier...
FG Raises School Feeding Programme From N70 To N100 Per Meal
The National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme has been reviewed from N70 per meal for schoolchildren to N100 in Delta State. The state Commissioner for Humanitarian and Community Support Services, Dr Darlington Ijeh, who stated this in Asaba, frowned on the manner in which the caterers were shortchanged. Ijeh, who was sworn in by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as a commissioner on August...
