Obi Makes N1.5m Donation To Catholic School
Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has encouraged students not to undermine educational opportunities, but see them as avenues of empowerment that will enable them to change the world. Obi said this when he visited St John’s Vocational and Technical Institute, Neni run by the Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State. Obi,...
Abuja American School Refunds $760,000 Paid In Advance Fees By Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the receipt of the refund of $760,000 paid as advanced school fees by a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello for his children at the American International School, Abuja. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development in Abuja on Friday. “The school has refunded the entire $ 760, 000 to...
5th Batch Of OUK Foundation Scholars Depart Nigeria For China Training
The Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation has announced the successful departure of the 5th batch of participants in its Academic and Social Skills Program, organized in partnership with the Government of China. According to the foundation, the three participants — all from Abia North Senatorial Zone — left Nigeria on Tuesday, September 16, and are expected to arrive in Beijing today,...
We’re Fine-Tuning Student Loan, Says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the much-awaited Student Loan Scheme and other programmes of his administration which ought to have commenced are being fined-tuned. “The Student Loan Programme will commence. There will be employment benefits for our graduates. The social security programme for the elderly and vulnerable will commence. We are fine-tuning all of that,” the President said on Monday at...
Tinubu Appoints Bello Masari Chairman Of TETFund Board
President Bola Tinubu has appointed ex-Kastina State Governor, Aminu Masari, as the new Chairman, Board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President also appointed six others as members of the board. They are Senator Sani Danladi, Sunday Adepoju, Nurudeen Adeyemi, Esther Onyinyechukwu Ukachukwu, Turaki Ibrahim and Aboh...
ASUU Salaries: Use Of BVN Will Expose Lecturers With Multiple Jobs – FG
The Federal Government says its insistence on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) producing their Bank Verification Number (BVN) for the payment of their withheld two months will expose lecturers with multiple jobs. ASUU members, who are currently on an indefinite strike, on Wednesday rejected the demand by the Federal Government to produce their BVN before the...
Zamfara Governor, Lawal Vows To Prioritise Education, Inspects Facilities
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to revitalising the education sector in the state. The governor conducted an inspection tour of the College of Nursing and Command Science Secondary School (Girls) in the state capital of Gusau on Monday. According to a statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the inspection tour was characterised...
Imo State University Hasn’t Pulled Out Of Strike – ASUU
The Imo State University (IMSU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that it stands with the national body in the ongoing national struggle for the collective welfare and survival of public university education in Nigeria. ASUU-IMSU said it has not pulled out of the ongoing strike. Recall that Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, on Monday pulled...
29-Year-Old Moses Maduka Becomes First Nigerian To Excel In Mechatronics, Robotics From Russian University (Photos, Video)
Moses Maduka, a 29-year-old robotic engineer from Ahuwa Oboro, has made history as the first Nigerian to graduate with a degree in Mechatronics and Robotics from a Russian University, ABN TV reports. Maduka, who hails from Ikwuano Local Government, Abia State, achieved this feat at the Russia Research State University, Ural, graduating with first-class honors and an impressive grade point...
TRCN Voids Results Of Teachers For Engaging In Malpractices During Qualifying Examination
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has cancelled the results of some teachers who engaged in malpractice in the Professional Qualifying Examination, PQE, it organised in November. Also, the Council disclosed that 3,963 teachers failed the examination, which held across the country. The TRCN conducts PQE to test the competence of teachers. The Registrar of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, told newsmen,...
