The Senate at plenary on Thursday passed for second reading, a bill to repeal and enact the Students Loan Access to Higher Education Act, 2024. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Opeyemi…
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Kano Governor’s Aide, Hafsat Adhama Set to Re-enroll 500 Out-of-School Girls Back Into Education
By Mustapha Salisu Hafsat Aminu Adhama, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Girl Child Education (GCE), has initiated a project aimed at reintegrating 500 girls who had previously…
2024 Budget Allocates 25% to Education Sector in Kaduna State – House Committee Chairman
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Honourable Mahmud Lawal Isma’ila, the Member Representing Zaria City Constituency and Chairman of the Kaduna State House of Assembly Committee on Education, revealed that the Kaduna State Government…
Students Loan recovery begins 2 years after NYSC – FG
The Federal Government says the recovery process from beneficiaries of the Nigeria Education Loan Scheme (NELFund) will commence two years after the National Youth Service Scheme(NYSC). Executive Secretary NELFund, Dr Akintunde Sawyer,…
Yobe State Varsity, Google Train About 110 students From N/E
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State University (YSU) in partnership with Google Search is hosting a five-day workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) research for about 110 students from the North…
Plans Ongoing For Sustainable Power In Varsities – Tinubu
By Abdullahi Yusuf President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says arrangements are ongoing between the Federal Ministry of Power and the Federal Ministry of Education to workout modalities to develop sustainable power to boost…
Convocation: BUK 5th Best University In Nigeria, Says VC
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University,Kano(BUK),Prof. Sagir Abbas, says the Institution is now ranked as the 5th best University in Nigeria. Prof.Abbas disclosed this at the 38th Convocation of…
Minister lauds BUK’s educational development drive
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has commended the Bayero University Kano (BUK), for the rapid progress made in science education towards repositioning the sector. Tahir stated this during the inauguration…
Zamfara: Gov Lawal flags off distribution of Teaching/Learning materials
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has flagged off the distribution of teaching and learning materials to 250 public primary and junior secondary schools across the state which…
ZSUBEB Keyed Into Synergy With CSO’s To Revive Education in Zamfara
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB) has keyed into collaboration with the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) to ensure recovery of lost glory in education…
Stakeholders Hail Yobe Gov’t, UNICEF for Distribution of Teaching Materials
From Auwal Salim Critical stakeholders in the education sector have expressed their gratitude for the commendable initiative by the Yobe State Government in collaboration with UNICEF.This collaboration has resulted in the…
Technology Initiative: Sa’adatu Rimi Varsity Acquires 90 Terabyte Capacity Computers
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Saadatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State, has spent N30 million to procure 90 Inter-connected Terabyte Capacity Computer as part of the institution’s Information Technology Development Initiative….
Zamfara: NSCDC/CSOs Assure Safer Schools
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has keyed into partnership with Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in the State under the umbrella…
180 Students Bag First Class Degrees As BUK Holds 38th Convocation
By Abdullahi Yusuf No fewer than 180 graduating students of the Bayero University,Kano(BUK) will receive first class degrees at the 38th Convocation of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof….
180 bag first class as BUK graduates 11,000 students
The Bayero University Kano(BUK) Kano says it has concluded arrangements to graduate 11,000 students during its 38th staggered convocation. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sagir Abbas, said this at a pre-convocation…
JAMB closes 2024 UTME registration, says mock slips ready for printing
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ends on Monday, Feb.26. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the…
Kano Govt To Construct Senate Building For Dangote Varsity
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government has concluded arrangements for the construction of a befitting Senate building at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil. A statement made available to newsmen…
President Tinubu, Gov Namadi Congratulates Dutse Varsity Graduands
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The President, Federal republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Jigawa state governor Malam Umar Namadi, congratulated the newly graduands of Federal University Dutse for the successful completion…
As Dutse Varsity Sets for Investiture of 2nd Chancellor, 74 Students Gets 1st Class
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse No fewer than 74 students Federal University Dutse (FUD) have successfully graduated with first-class division from the 2019/2020 and 2020/2024 academic session. This was announced by the Vice…
Kano State Government Declares Education as Beacon of Hope
By Mustapha Salisu As part of its commitment to prioritize education, the Kano State Government, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared education as mankind’s hope and a pivotal pathway to…
Yobe Gov’t, UNICEF Donate School Supplies to Thousands of Children
From Auwal Salim, Yobe In a significant initiative aimed at boosting pupil enrollment and enhancing quality education at the basic levels, Yobe State, in collaboration with UNICEF, has undertaken the procurement and…
Zamfara: Lawmaker, Zanna, Disburses Cash to 61 ABU Students
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A member of Federal House of Representative under APC, Abdulmalik Zubairu Zanna has in his continuous sponsorship on education, disbursed N2.4 million to 61 undergraduate students of Ahmadu…
Governor Mutfwang Pledges Welfare, Adequate Provision Of Security for Corps Members Posted to Plateau
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has assured of his administration’s commitment to creating an enabling environment both in welfare and security for corps members posted to Plateau. This…
Avoid Drugs, Other Vices: MD, FMC Azare Instructs Students
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Azare Youths have again been advised to desist from the prevailing get-rich-quick syndrome which pervades the society and is seen as a bane of National Development. The Managing…
Zamfara Reps Member Disburses N13.2m as Scholarship Grants To 275 Students
From brahim Kaulahi, Gusau A member Federal House of Representatives, Hon Abdulmalik Zubairu Zannah representing Maru/Bungudu of Zamfara State has awarded N13.2 million being scholarship grants to 275 University and Nursing students…