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  • BREAKING: FG orders all schools in Nigeria to reopen

    BREAKING: FG orders all schools in Nigeria to reopen

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The federal government (FG) has ordered all schools in Nigeria to reopen after almost six months of stemming and trying to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education disclosed the FG’s order during a press briefing in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT). He advised…

  • FG’s intervention for tertiary institutions hits over N700bn

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) allocated a total of N727,225,862,128.86 billion worth of investment in critical areas of infrastructure development in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, disclosed this during the Sixth Edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja, saying that the intervention was for…

  • ASUU, ASUP: FG releases N16.8bn to settle outstanding arrears

    ASUU, ASUP: FG releases N16.8bn to settle outstanding arrears

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Federal Government has released N16.8 billion to settle outstanding salary arrears of staff in the country’s tertiary institutions. Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, who disclosed this during the“Sixth Edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing’’ in Abuja, said the disbursement is ongoing through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Adamu said…

  • Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost

    Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reduction in the cost of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) form. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Buhari also approved reduction in the cost of National Examinations Council (NECO), Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination forms. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made…

  • Only 28 students registered for Common Entrance examination in Zamfara – FG

    Only 28 students registered for Common Entrance examination in Zamfara – FG

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    The Ministry of Education has revealed that only 28 students registered for National Common Entrance Examination in Zamfara State. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the Federal Government is worried about the low number of candidates seeking admission into its 104 colleges across the country. In a statement released by the spokesperson of the Ministry…

  • FG to spend N5bn on security for 104 unity schools

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Federal Ministry of Education has set aside N5bn for the provision of “security infrastructure” in the country’s 104 Federal Government Colleges in 2018. According to the breakdown in the proposed 2018 Executive Budget obtained by our correspondent, the fund will be used for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television Cameras and the construction of perimeter fencing…

  • Just in: Sick Buhari’s minister, Anwukah flown to US for treatment

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Barely six weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari returned from medical treatment in the United Kingdom, his Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwukah, has also been flown to the US, United States for the same purpose. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at a press briefing on the 2017…