Tag: Education
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New bill wants first degree qualifications for elective offices
The House of Representatives has begun the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to raise the minimum educational qualification to contest for elective offices in the country to a university degree.
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Why my administration invested so much in education – Ex-President Jonathan
Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said no country can make progress without educated citizenry as education is vital to the development of the manpower resources of any society. The one time number one citizen, who was the keynote speaker, stated this on Monday
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Kogi declares ‘state of emergency’ on education
Kogi declares ‘state of emergency’ on education
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Kano govt to establish ICT Girls Secondary School – Commissioner
Kano State Government has announced plans to establish an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Girls Day Secondary School, to boost ICT education among women in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Sanusi Sa’idu-Kiru, made the disclosure while reviewing activities of the ministry in 2021, on Saturday in Kano. Sa’idu-Kiru said that the school project…
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Education, infrastructure get highest allocation as Sanwo-Olu presents N1.39trn budget to Lagos Assembly
The Lagos State government has earmarked huge capital expenditure in the 2022 fiscal year to service key growth areas to consolidate the recovery of the
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‘We agree standard of education in Nigeria has fallen but…’ – …FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it admits that the standard of education in the country has fallen but funding cannot be left to it alone.
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Nigerians are competitive abroad due to good education from home – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the competitiveness which Nigerians display abroad is a result of the good education they acquired before travelling out of the country. This is as he urged Nigerians in Diaspora to always abide by the rules of their host countries. The President said this when he met with the Minister of…
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Nigeria education system producing unemployable persons – FG
The Federal Government has said the country’s education system, over the years, produced graduates with no generic and essential skills needed for global opportunities and responsibilities. It blamed the curricula used in teaching in schools, particularly at tertiary institutions, and students’ poor interest in marketable skills and other requirements of the workplace as largely responsible…
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Nigeria spends more money servicing debts, NASS, subsidy than on education – Ex-Kano Emir Sanusi
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has slammed the Federal Government for failing to prioritise education in the country.