Tag: Education
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El-Rufai commends Airtel for role in developing Primary Education
Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has commissioned Yahaya Hamza Primary School, one of its newly adopted schools in Zaria, Kaduna State, in line with its commitment of providing opportunities to underprivileged children. Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, commended the telco for its role in the development of primary education across the country, during the…
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Buhari concerned about gale of strikes in health, education sectors – Presidency
The Presidency has affirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari is concerned about the gale of strikes in the country and will do the needful to ensure industrial harmony. This was revealed in an interview on a monitored programme on Channels Television by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina. He was…
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Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan may not meet 2020 education target – UNICEF
Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan may not meet the 2020 target of education for children of school age unless a collective involvement of stakeholders with political will is encouraged, the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has said. The UN agency said: “The number of Out of School Children (OOSC) in Nigeria constitutes 20 per…
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Oyo to commit 5bn to education, receives 70,000 books
The Oyo State Government at the weekend disclosed that about N5bn will be expended to repair the dilapidating structures in primary and secondary schools in the state. Similarly, the state government has received 70,000 books covering different subject areas such as Mathematics, English, English literature, Physics, Biology, Economics, Algebra, Chemistry among others from a non-government…
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Good governance, education will enhance African trade- Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says that basic education and good governance will boost intra-African trade. Obasanjo said this at the ongoing 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Friday in Kigali. He said that there should be education for all, adding that it was the foundation for development According…
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Ogun to shut down unapproved private schools
The Ogun Government has commenced clamp down on illegal private nursery, primary and secondary schools operating in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Modupe Mujota, made the announcement on Monday during a monitoring exercise tagged “Operation praise or shame.” Speaking during the exercise conducted in Ogun Central District, the commissioner directed…
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Abia Polytechnic recovers N43m from students
Abia State Polytechnic has recovered more than N43 million from students who faked the school’s receipts, Prof. Ezionye Eboh, the Acting Rector, has said. Eboh, while briefing newsmen in Aba, Abia, on the latest development in the institution, said that more than 700 students were involved in the act of obtaining fake receipts from unauthorised…
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Education commissioner calls for establishment of more technical colleges
Prof. John Eke, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Education has called for the establishment of more science and technical schools in order to boost Nigeria’s technological growth. Eke told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abakaliki that technical education was key to the nation’s technological advancement drive. He said that science, technology and vocational…
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Ethiopia shuts internet access to stop exam cheats
Ethiopia has shut internet access until at least June 8 to stop cheats from posting high school exam papers on social media, a government official said on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of students will take the tests throughout the country. The Grade 10 exams began yesterday and will end tomorrow. The Grade 12 tests will…
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2nd Year Anniversary: ASUU rates Buhari low on education, economy
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday said the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration performed low in education and economy since assuming office two years ago. The union noted that it will be difficult for any Nigeria university to effectively compete globally with the attitude of Buhari not to allocate enough funds as…