The Federal Government has approved the use of Hijab for female Muslim students. The news of the approval was contained in a circular dated February 1, 2023, signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo. The circular was sent to all Principals of all the 112 Federal Unity Colleges and Federal
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“The exclusion of higher education from the list of fundamental rights means that the government is not bound to incur unnecessary expenses on people of all intellectual levels” Dr. Atiq ur Rehman Kashmir Institute of Economics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir After 2018, discouraging news about the financial position of public universities has become
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…calls on Nigerians to support in the development of the education sector The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has called on well-meaning Nigerians to support in the development of the education sector as government alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of funding of the sector. Adamu added that the promotion and sustenance of science and technology
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‘Adamu said 31 percent of citizens were illiterate as of 2021, as against 38 percent in 2015’ Federal Government has announced that at least 30 percent of Nigerians are illiterates. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the information on Wednesday in Lagos, NAN reports. Adamu addressed the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) 2022 Summit
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‘The exploits by the award winning teachers is a clear testimony of the committment of Governor Soludo’ Four teachers in the Anambra State school system have won the 2022 President’s Teachers and Schools’ Excellence Award, held at the Eagle’s square, Abuja. Public Relations Officer, State Ministry of Education, Nnaemeka Egwuonwu, in a statement, listed Dr.
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Anambra State Government has said that it would no longer condone use of sub-standard books in schools. Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma Udeh gave the warning while addressing publishers from various publishing houses in a meeting held at the Ministry of Education, Awka, the state capital. She said the era of training children with
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Anambra state has banned the wearing of mini-length uniforms in schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma Udeh made this known during an interactive meeting with Education Secretaries of public and mission schools held at ASUBEB hall, Awka. She condemned the growing trend of putting on mini-length uniforms in schools, saying it
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Anambra State Government has given schools operating illegally in the state end of current academic session to secure government approvals or risk being shut down. The Commissioner for Basic Education, Prof Kate Omenugha gave the warning during her monitoring of schools’ resumption to ensure that nursery pupils were not allowed back to school as directed
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National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Enugu state chapter has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for transforming the state’s education sector. The student body made this commendation after a statewide evaluation tour of infrastructural projects carried out in various schools across the state. In a statement jointly signed by the Deputy Coordinator, NANS Zone B, Comr.
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The Anglican Bishop of Isuikwuato, Umunnochi Diocese, Abia state, Rt. Rev. Manasses Okere has lauded the gradual resumption of schools across the country to enable the exit classes prepare for their entrance examination. He however cautioned against quick resumption of other classes to ensure the successes so far recorded in containing the coronavirus pandemic were
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Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State expressed his delight over the establishment of a Federal College of Education in Jamaare, headquarters of Jama’are Local Government Area of the state and pledged his support for the smooth taking -off of the institution. He also thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for finding the same worthy I’m siting
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday kicked against the reopening of schools by the Federal Government following to the COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the country.National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who stated this in Ota, Ogun State, said the Federal Government needed to address the challenges of education sector before it can talk
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, says the population of out-of-school children in the North is disheartening. The First Lady who said this during the inauguration of her pet project, Future Assured Youth Education and Empowerment Programme, which would train 750 young persons in Adamawa, said the situation required government’s urgent attention. She said, “The
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Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved N428.4 million for payment outstanding Earned Academic Allowance to members of staff of the state-owned University of Science and Technology, Aliero. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Hajiya Halima Dikko, in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, in a statement, said Governor Bagudu approved the payment of the
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the governors in the South-west to declare a state of emergency on education in the region. Kowe Abiodun, South-west Coordinator of NANS made the call in a statement in Abeokuta on Thursday. Abiodun noted that education remained the bedrock of any nation’s development, saying that
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