Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance and the chairperson of Gavi board, says education is the strongest antidote and vaccine against poverty.Okonjo-Iweala, via a write-up on challenging Africa to achieving sustainbale development goals said "Vaccinations of 1.6 million children are halting an outbreak of measles in Cambodia"."In drought-stricken Somalia, 450,000 people are being immunized against the spread of deadly cholera. [...]
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Olusegun Ajiboye, registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), says teachers without professional certificates will be removed from classrooms by the end of the year.Ajiboye, who spoke in Ibadan on Tuesday, said the rule was in line with the government’s effort at removing quackery from the teaching profession.Explaining the relevance of professionalism to the education sector, Ajiboye said, [...]
We must love our children, but never be afraid to teach them. We must be prudent and economic, but never with the truth. We must be diplomatic, but never with the taboos that underdevelop our people.This is the philosophy of Muhammad Sanusi II, the emir of Kano, who ruffles feathers anytime he puts his opinion in the public domain.On [...]
The Katsina state government says it used N700 million to procure some medical equipment in order to reduce the rate of people seeking medical attention abroad.Mariatu Usman, commissioner for health, disclosed this during a recent a media summit in the state.Usman said the equipment would be installed at laboratories, theaters, dental units, x-ray units, special baby care units, intensive care [...]
The Imo state government has removed non-indigenes in tertiary institutions from the beneficiary list of its free education programme.Sam Onwuemeodo, chief press secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement, explaining that the action was taken because of the refusal of other states to reciprocate its gestures.Onwuemeodo also explained that the state government is presently conducting verification of students [...]
Ace Charity, a non-governmental organisation, says it has raised millions of naira to provide access to literacy and support the development of quality education for underprivileged children in Nigeria and Africa.The organisation's fundraising dinner at Transcorp Hilton on November 26 was attended by artistes, who bought tickets to raise funds for uneducated kids.At the event, Bolaji Osimi, guest speaker and educationist, [...]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said about 70 per cent of children in Kebbi state are out of school.Mohammed Mohiuddin, zonal head of the fund from Sokoto field office, made this known to journalists in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, during the end of year review meeting.The meeting is expected to review the joint government and UNICEF [...]
Ismail Junaidu, executive secretary, Nigerian Educational Research Development Council (NERDC), on Monday said that subject, history, would be reintroduced in primary and secondary school curricula from September 2017.Junaidu made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in Abuja.“Hopefully by next academic session, all things being equal, we should start implementing the policy. This is what the country is yearning for," [...]
BY ‘SOLA FAGORUSIAs we commemorate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child, it is difficult not to remember the night of 14th/15th April, 2014 in Chibok, a community in Borno State, North East Nigeria where 276 girls were kidnapped.It was an easy task for the Boko Haram religious extremists that executed this sordid task as the girls were [...]
Insight Africa UK with British Department for International Trade will discuss the current state of education in Nigeria and work towards forging a mutually beneficial relationship with UK universities.Wale Adebanjo, communication manager, British deputy high commission, made the plan known in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.Adebanjo said the discussions would be held at the launch of Insight Africa [...]
The World Bank has set aside $125 million education support to motivate and attract teachers to the rural areas to enhance teacher development in Nigeria, an official has said.Adebayo Solomon, a World Bank education specialist, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Thursday.He explained that the project would be implemented in such a way that the [...]
Boko Haram attacks and the Nigerian military tactics are depriving over 1 million children in the north-east an education, a research, done by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), has shownBoko Haram, translated to mean 'western education is a sin', targets schools and teachers for its attacks and abducts school children, mostly girls who are forcefully married and raped, at will.According [...]
Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has approved a 34 per cent reduction in the tuition fees of students of the Lagos State University (LASU).This followed a report submitted by the ad hoc committee he set up to review the fees.After deliberations on the report of the committee, the state executive council met on Wednesday and issued a communiqué stating [...]
Vice chancellor of the Lagos State University, Prof. John Obafunwa, has condemned recent protests by students of the institution over increase in tuition fee.Speaking with Channels television on Monday, Obafunwa said the upward review of the fees was for the upgrade the institution and subvention of staff salaries.He recalled that the issue had been on since 2011 when a visitation panel from the state government [...]
Following protests staged by students of the University of Lagos, authorities of the institution have rescinded the decision to impose a N25,000 payment for late registration.One of the protesting students who spoke to TheCable said the dean of students affairs, Prof. O.O Amunda, addressed the students and directed that those who had made initial payment to present their tellers for refund.The students [...]
At least 250 inmates in Kaduna and Lagos States desiring tertiary education have written the Computer-Based Test (CBT) of the Joint admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).According to the head of public relations at JAMB, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, integrating the inmates is part of the board’s resolve to meet global expectations of reformative institution and remolding repented prisoners to pursue their educational careers.He suggested the [...]
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