Tag: Education
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2022 Budget: Kogi Gov. Bello increases education allocation to 30%
2022 Budget: Kogi Gov. Bello increases education allocation to 30%
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At 59, Okorocha speaks on what is most important to him
Okorocha speaks on what is most important to him
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Commissioner warns schools in Delta against collecting unapproved levies
Commissioner warns schools in Delta against collecting unapproved levies
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ASUU to Nigerians : Blame Buhari if education drifts to total collapse
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lashed out at the Muhammadu Buhari administration for breaching the agreement it reached with public university lecturers. ASUU had “conditionally” suspended its nine-month strike in December 2020 after government promised to honour its agreement with them. The union asked its members to down tools in March 2020…
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The new narratives of unity schools in Nigeria – Ozioma Onyenweaku
Ozioma Onyenweaku Last week I was reminiscing on the good old days of the federal schools now unity schools. There was an idea, a great one at that behind the creation of Federal Schools. The idea was to foster national unity by bringing young ones from different parts of the country together in schools; to…
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FG focuses on arms procurement, ends negotiation with bandits
The Federal Government has explained its decision to cease all negotiations with bandits and kidnappers, saying that ransoms are used to procure arms. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, revealed this while addressing the press at the close of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the…
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Joke with education at your peril – Buhari warns
President Muhammadu Buhari says no Nigerian parent jokes with education, as they know that if their children or wards missed the opportunity of being educated, they have missed a lot. The Nigerian leader said this at a panel session at the Global Education Summit in London, on Thursday. According to him, the size and population…
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I’ll raise education budget by 50% in two years’ time – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, pledged to increase the budget for the education sector by 50 percent in the next two years. Supreme Court verdict; Buhari congratulates Akeredolu, asks PDP to calm down Buhari stated this at the ongoing Global Education Summit in London, United Kingdom. His commitment was contained in a document titled, ‘Heads…
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Buhari vows to improve quality of education
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura, Katsina State, promised that his administration would allocate an increasing share of resources to improve learning in the country. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said improving the quality of education will continue to be his government’s…
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Insecurity, the biggest threat to children, not vehicular accidents – Ozioma Onyenweaku
Ozioma Onyenweaku The Ministry of Education has just launched the Accident Prevention Initiative which has been tagged, ‘Go to School… Be Seen…Be Safe’. It was disclosed at the launch that the Federal Government plans to distribute reflective jackets to 40 million school children across the country. This is seen as part of Federal Government’s efforts…