Ibrahim Magu, Acting EFCC Chairman of EFCC By Emmanuel Acha The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday solicited the support of trade unions and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to facilitate mass education against corruption. The South-East Zonal Head of the commission, Mr Usman Imam, solicited the support atContinue Reading
A former speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Femi Bamisile, has lauded the new governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his new education policy of free and compulsory education for all primary and secondary school students as well as 200 million naira car and housingContinue Reading
Prof. Mohammed Maiturare, the Vice- Chancellor of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger, said on Friday that the university had introduced French Language course to aid its academics. Maiturare made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lapai. He said that a French languageContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Parents have complained that their children are being harassed and even humiliated by the administration of private schools for paying their fees after the due date, arguing that such negative attitudes were affecting the mental health of their children. The complaints surfaced as parents had a heated debate with representativesContinue Reading
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday debunked the news trending on social media that the Federal Government had approved the hike in tuition fees of Nigerian universities to N350,000. Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry made the clarification at a symposium in Abuja. Echono, who saidContinue Reading
TUNJI OLANIYI An Islamic group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Osun State, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, to state categorically whether or not he will return mission schools to the owners if he eventually emerges winner of the re-run poll.Continue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has called on the Federal Government to implement the 2017 Memorandum of Action (MoA) for the development of the education sector in the country. Mr Theophilus Lagi, the Zonal Coordinator, Abuja branch, made this call while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Gwagwalada, Abuja.Continue Reading
The Branch Chief EducationUSA, Dr Alfred Boll, on Tuesday said about 47,000 U.S.-accredited educational institutions have expressed willingness to admit more young Nigerians. Boll, who made the disclosure in Lagos at the 19th Annual EducationUSA Career, Colleges and Universities Fair, said young Nigerians would benefit immensely from studying in U.S. TheContinue Reading
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged the Federal Government to enact a law that would enable it to demobilise networks in all centres during the conduct of its examinations. The Head, Public Affairs of the council, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu, made the appeal in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
