Tag: Education
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Delta to set up education endowment fund
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has disclosed that as part of efforts to move the education sector forward, the state government would soon establish an Education Endowment Fund for schools in the state. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the governor, represented by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, disclosed this on Wednesday in Asaba at…
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Teachers’ welfare key to reviving education in Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said reviving the educational sector, with renewed focus on teaching valuable lessons like integrity in schools, will require giving priority to the welfare and training of teachers, who directly create the enabling environment for learning. Buhari spoke while receiving a delegation from the Arewa House Centre for Historical…
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The Story Of Busola Dakolo’s Unknown ‘Cousin’ – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene Busola Dakolo has a cousin she has never met and might never even meet. They don’t share blood ties, of course. But like tens of hundreds of victims of sexual abuse, there’s a common thread of grief that binds in a way that only those who feel it know. Since last week, we…
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CEPEJ charges Okowa, IOCs on education in Delta
A Non-govermental Organization, the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) yesterday charged the state government to pay more attention to the state’s educational sector. The group also appealed to multinational oil companies operating within the state to channel more of their Corporate Social Responsibility functions to eradicate illiteracy and reduce civil unrest in their…
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Presidency denies ban of Almajiri System of Education in Nigeria
The Presidency on Friday dismissed media report that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to ban the Almajiri system of education. The Almajiri system of education is a form of Qur’anic learning system associated with begging on economic and religious grounds peculiar to some Northern states. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the…
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Parents risk arrest as Buhari seeks compulsory education for every child
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja urged state governors to “enforce very vigorously” free and compulsory basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age. A resolute enforcement of free and compulsory education in the country would mean parents failing to enroll their children in school up to junior secondary school, would…
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Deny your children basic education, risk punishment – Buhari warns parents
President Muhammadu Buhari says it is now a crime for parents to deny their children basic education in the country. The president stated this when he inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) for the year 2019-2023 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He also stressed the need to take very seriously and enforce very rigorously the…
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Saraki: Education Crucial for Peace, Security, Rule of Law
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has reiterated the importance of education in ensuring peace, security and rule of law in any society. Saraki, stated this while contributing to the General Debate on the theme: “Parliaments as Platforms to Enhance Education for Peace, Security and the Rule of Law” at the ongoing 140th…
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ASUU strike: You can’t continue to neglect education sector, Saraki tells FG
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to work towards ending the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu expressed concern that the strike had entered its 62nd day and…
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Stakeholders underscore need for technology in education
Some education and technology stakeholders have underscored the need for integration of technology in education for effective performance and development. This was the focus of the Edu-Tech Fire Side Chat Series organised by Smart Kids Zone, an NGO in partnership with Global Innovation Learning Lab and AI6 in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of…