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,…
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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…
Maitama Sule University ASUU cries out over Gov’t neglect
By Muhammad Kabir, Kano The Academic Union of Universities (ASUU), Maitama Sule University, Kano, has raised the alarm over the state government’s neglect of academics, persistent neglect of the institution, and the…
Assoc. of headmasters, principals endorses Gov. Buni’s education reforms agenda
From Tijjani Mujaheed, Yobe During a recent interactive session, the Association of Headmasters and Principals of Government Junior Day Secondary Schools in Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State has endorsed the…
FCE Yola share palliatives to contract staff, Security guards & Cleaners to cushion hardship
From Umar Dankano,Yola. In an effort to cushion the impact of economic hardship in the country, the management of Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola has again distributed food item to it’s…
UPDATE: CITAD, ASF France train Kano Secondary School Students on E-Rights
The Centre for Technology and Development (CITAD), in partnership with Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France), has continued an E-rights training program targeting more than 500 secondary school students in Kano State….
Nguru LGEA launches 2023 enrollment drive, back to school campaign
From Tijjani Mujaheed, Yobe The Nguru Local Government Education Authority has announced its unwavering commitment to enhancing and improving the quality of education within the region. Education Secretary, Mallam Hamisu Ado Nguru,…
FCDO partners with Jigawa Govt to address out-of-school children challenges
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) has pledged to support the Jigawa State government in addressing the challenges of out-of-school children in the state. This…
Nguru Education Secretary: Rejuvenating education section is responsibility of all
From Tijjani Mujaheed, Yobe In an effort to chart a new course for basic education in Nguru Local Government Education Authority, Acting Education Secretary Alhaji Hamisu Ado Nguru has summoned all critical…
Senator Wali commissions complex in Kazaure Poly
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Senator representing Jigawa North-West zone, Alhaji Babangida Hussaini (the Wali of Kazaure) has commissioned a multi-billion Mathematics and Statistics complex at Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic Kazaure. Senator…
NEDC: Gov. Buni urges Commission to renovate 2 Colleges in Yobe
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has called on the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to renovate the Geidam Polytechnic and Gujba College of Agriculture. Buni made…
Nasarawa LG aspirant offers scholarship to 50 indigent students for public health education
The chairmanship aspirant of Nasarawa local government area, Hon. Muhammad MD Hassan, on Saturday has offered scholarships to 50 indigent students from the local government to study Public Health at various Colleges…
FCE Yola cautions public on the cloning of its provost’s official Facebook account
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Management of the Federal College of Education, Yola has urged the public to disregard and discount any information being issued through the Facebook account of its provost,…
TUP: Kano govt inaugurates 6-member verification committee
The Kano State Government has constituted a six-member committee to verify teachers that participated in the Teacher Upgraded Programme (TUP). The Commissioner for Eeducation, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, who inaugurated the committee on…
NUC Team arrives MAAUN for accreditation exercise
Accreditation team from the National Universities Commission (NUC) has arrived at Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), for the full accreditation of its15 academic programmes. The accreditation team is expected to…