From Auwal Salim, Yobe The newly inaugurated officials of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Nguru Chapter, Yobe State, have pledged to collaborate closely with the Local Education Authority to advance educational…
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Safe School: Kano Govt to recruit 17,600 security guards
The Kano State Government says it has concluded plans to recruit 17,600 security guards and local hunters to ensure maximum security for public schools across the 44 local government areas. The Commissioner…
Endorsement of Prof. Maikudi as University of Abuja VC: A Step Forward for Education —Voice of African Universities
Voice of African Universities has called on the Nigerian Government to endorse Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the substantive Vice Chancellor of University of Abuja. The call was made by Prof. Mamadou…
COEASU Decries Emergence Of Splinter Group, Says Outfit Stocking Chaos
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Federal University of Education (FUE), Kano branch, has condemned the emergence of a splinter group from the union, describing the development…
YUMSUK Holds First Quranic Recitation Competition
By Suleman D/Kudu, Kano Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (YUMSUK), has successfully organized its inaugural Quranic recitation competition, with participants from 22 states across Nigeria. The event saw 18 participants emerging as…
Kano State anti-corruption agency investigates alleged foreign scholarship scam
The Kano State Anti-corruption and Public Complaints Commission has began investigation into alleged N1.5billion foreign scholarship fraud. The commission is questioning two top officials the state Ministry of Higher Education regarding the…
AGILE Unveils Proactive Safety Measures for Project Implementation
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Gombe State Coordinator of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, Dr. Amina Haruna Abdul, has emphasized that safety measures are a key foundation…
Buni’s Education Revolution: Yobe Set for Major Overhaul – Commissioner
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu In a bold move to transform the education landscape in Yobe State, Governor Mai Mala Buni has directed the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education to develop…
Education: Again Kaduna Senator Lays Foundation for Solar boreholes, Overhead Tanks
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna To keep Primary and Secondary School clean hygiene for both teachers and pupils especially during school hours Senator Representing Kaduna central Senatorial district Lawal Adamu Usman has layed…
Sanusi Executed Varsities’ Projects With CBN Allocation, Emefiele, Cardoso Did Nothing – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has claimed that despite allocations for intervention funds for tertiary institutions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stopped executing projects for public universities in…
Education is the Bedrock of Any Meaningful Development – Kaduna Senator
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has emphasized that education is the foundation for any meaningful development. He called for increased attention and investment in…
Kano Deputy Governor Congratulates Governor Yusuf on NUT’s Best Governor Award
Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has congratulated Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for being named Best Governor by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) during the World Teachers’ Day Celebration…
Gov. Yusuf Launches Learning Materials’ Distribution To 44 LGAs
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has launched the distribution of learning materials to schools across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. Yusuf flagged off the distribution…
ASUU gives FG more 14 Days ultimatum to resolve lingering issues
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has given the Federal Government additional 14 days to resolve the lingering issues and other agreement reached between the two parties…
UNICEF donates 400 tents to Jigawa school pupils in IDPs camps
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of effort to support children education, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) donated 400 Tents to the Jigawa state government for primary schools’ pupils living at…
Senator Lalong rolls out more Constituency interventions with classrooms construction
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District Simon Bako Lalong has commenced construction of classrooms across the Senatorial zone. Dr. Makut Simon Macham his Special Adviser Media in a…
Education Remains Our Major Priority – Gov Buni
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe state Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON has assured that education would continue to occupy a prominent position on the priority list of his administration for…
Gov. Yusuf Reopens Informatics Institute, Admits 250 Students
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano has reopened the Kano State Informatics Institute,Kura, after 8 years of its closure by the immediate past administration in the state. Yusuf also presented…
UNICEF Urges Increased Funding For Early Childhood Education in Northwest
By Mustapha Salisu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for increased funding for Early Childhood Care, Development and Education for children (ECCDE) in Northwest, Nigeria as an important role in…
Hon. Bichi Sponsors 200 Postgraduate Scholarships in Constituency
The Kabir Abubakar Bichi Foundation led by Hon. Abubakar Kabir Abubakar Bichi, the member of the House of Representatives for Bichi Federal Constituency from Kano State and Chairman of the House Committee…
CITAD, FCDO Call for Enhanced Citizen Participation in Education Governance
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), paid a visit to the Chairman of the House Committee on Education at the…
ASUU Kano zone decries victimization of members, calls for respect to Universities laws
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Kano Zone, decried incessant victimization, intimidation, harassment and dehumanization of its members in a number of public universities across the country….
First Lady Flags off Distribution of 60,000 Exercise Books to Jigawa Pupils
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of effort to support basic education, the first lady Mrs Remi Bola Ahmed Tinubu flag-off the distribution of 60,000 exercise books to school pupils in Jigawa….
UNICEF, Jigawa Assembly Partner to Reduce Out-of-School Children
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State House of Assembly has entered into a partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to reduce the rate of out-of-school children by 42% between…
World Literacy Day: PLANE Honours Best Primary School Pupils in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non-governmental Organization known as Partnership for Learning For All in Nigeria (PLANE) in Collaboration with the Jigawa state government honoured best primary schools pupils with impressive gifts…