By Mustapha Salisu Amidst an atmosphere of uncontainable joy and boundless happiness, the 2014/2016 Department of Law Alumni from Aminu Kano College Islamic and Legal Studies (AKCILS) congregated at Ten to Ten…
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FCE Yola: Address Failing Standards of Education – Provost Degereji to Fg
From Umar Dankano, Yola The provost of Federal College of Education Yola, Dr. Mohammed Usman Degereji has appealed to Federal government to provide more workable strategies to address failing standards of education…
Prof. Adamu Gwarzo Makes Historic Uganda Trip: Diplomacy Takes Center Stage
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi In an innovative significant diplomatic stride, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, the esteemed President of MAAUN Group of Universities, recently undertook a historic visit to Uganda. The visit not…
MAAUN to collaborate with NMCN for production of highly qualified nurses
MAAUN Group of Universities has expressed readiness to collaborate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) to produce highly qualified nurses in the country. The President of the Group of…
Katsina Emir Expels AGILE Program Over Alleged Violations of Islamic Teachings
By Mustapha Salisu His Highness the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, has expelled the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) program from Katsina state. The decision was made…
We’ve trained over 8,000 primary school teachers in Kano – PLANE
Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria, PLANE, has revealed that it has trained over 8,000 primary school teachers in Kano The PLANE’s State Team Lead, Malam Umar Lawan, revealed this during…
Philanthropist sponsors scholarship to 13 students of tertiary institutions in Zamfara
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A Zamfara-based philanthropist, Alhaji Sanusi Bala Turaki has sponsored scholarships to 13 students of various tertiary institutions in his bid to assist in providing sound education in the…
Nigerian Army Renovates Schools in Jigawa Communities
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Nigerian Army has completed the renovation and furnishing of 24 classrooms at the Limawa Primary School in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. PRIME TIME NEWS…
UNICEF Visits Yobe, Promises Continued Support for Education Sector
From Tijjani Muhammad, Yobe A team from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Borno D Field Office visited Nguru Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) to assess the impact of ongoing education programs…
UniCal suspends fee hike after students’ protest
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive is contained in a…
J-Teach Staff Protest: Gov. Namadi Assures Job Security, Emphasizes Aptitude Test
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In response to protests by 4,500 temporary teachers known as “J-Teach” against a planned aptitude test, Governor Umar Namadi reassured them that no one will be disenfranchised from…
Inuwa Makes History as Youngest NANS Vice President
By Salisu Hamisu Ali Muhammad Inuwa from Kano State has been elected as the vice president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Inuwa’s victory came after the NANS 2023 convention…
Al-Ma’arif College Potiskum, Matriculates About 297 Students In Yobe
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Al-Ma’arif College of Health Sciences and Technology Potiskum of Yobe State matriculated about 297 fresh students for various programmes in different departments of the College for set…
FUDMA confers honorary degrees on Shema, Emirs of Daura, Bichi
The Federal University Dutsin-ma (FUDMA), Katsina State, has conferred honorary degree on the former Gov. Ibrahim Shema. The university has also extended the same gesture to the Emirs of Daura and Bichi,…
Deputy Senate President plans foreign scholarship for first-class graduates
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has said that preparations are in top gear to commence postgraduate foreign scholarships for indigent students who graduated with first-class. This was contained…
Yobe Education Technical Committee Charts New Course for Out-of-School Children
From Hamisu Ado, Nguru In a decisive move to address the out-of-school children menace and improve learning outcomes in Yobe State, the Education Technical Committee has outlined a comprehensive plan to ensure…
FUDMA to graduate 4,365 students, 112 with first class degrees
Prof. Armaya’u Hamisu-Bichi, the Vice-Chancellor (VC), Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), in Katsina State, says they are set to graduate 4,365 undergraduate students. Hamisu-Bichi disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Dutsinma on Thursday…
Jigawa Govt, UNICEF Enroll 150 Almajiri, Out-of-School Girls into Formal Education
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In a significant step towards promoting education and reducing out-of-school children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Jigawa State Ministry of Women Affairs have enrolled 150…
Girl-Child Education: AGILE to collaborate with Jewel Care Foundation in Gombe
By Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe The Gombe State office of the Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning and Empowerments (AGILE) says it will Collaborate with the Jewel Care Foundation in promoting the education of…
AUN at 19th unveils DeWayne as 6th president
From Umar Dankano,Yola. The American University of Nigeria, Yola(AUN) has inaugurated it’s new president, Dr.Dewayne Frazier as the sixth (6th) since the establishment of the institution in 2004. Unveiling the new president…
Yobe Education Commissioner reiterates commitments to efficient education service delivery
From Tijjani Mujaheed, Yobe Dr Muhammad Sani Idriss, the Yobe State Commissioner, Basic and Secondary Education has disclosed that his ministry decided to introduce policies and programmes in the education sector to…
Sen. Aminu Iya Abbas Pays Tuition fees of 308 constituents at Modibbo Adama University Yola
Senator Aminu Iya Abbas , representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District paid the tuition fees of 308 university students studying various courses from his constituency at Modibbo Adama University Yola . This is…
Kano Secondary Schools Qualifying Exams to resume Nov. 20
The Kano State Government has fixed Nov. 20 for the resumption of the state Secondary Schools Qualifying Examination (SSQE). Malam Balarabe Kiru, the Director Public Enlightenment of the state Ministry of Education…
ABU Zaria, Nairobi varsity sign pact on research activities
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Nairobi, Kenya have agreed to collaborate for joint research activities, and exchange of scholars, as well as students both undergraduate…
BUK Students Celebrates Suspension Of NLC Strike
Some students of Bayero University, Kano on Wednesday night took to the streets within the university to celebrate the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to suspend…