Education

ATBU Bauchi, commission Huawei ICT academy laboratory By Ahmed Ahmed Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi has on Tuesday commissioned Huawei Information communication and technology (ICT) academy Laboratory for training of entrepreneurs in the institution. Professor Mohammed Abdulazeez, The Vice-Chancellor of the University at the commissioning ceremony in Bauchi said …

NANS President urges school fee waiver as gov’t palliative to students President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Mr Chidi Ilogebe, has urged Federal and States Governments to waive school fees in tertiary institutions as a palliative to students. Ilogebe made the request while speaking with the News …

Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the reopening of all public and private Schools in the state closed some months ago due to the covid-19 Pandemic. By this approval, Boarding Schools are to resume on the 4th of October, while Day Schools, including Primary, Islamiyya and Tsangaya …

Katsina constructs 1,026 new The Katsina State Government has constructed 1,026 new classroom blocks in its primary schools under the Universal Basic Education (UBE)/State Special Intervention Funds from 2015 to 2018. The Commissioner of Education, Prof. Badamasi Lawal, stated this at a news conference on the achievements of the ministry …

UNICEF, Borno to partner United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Borno State government have initiated a partnership to protect education from Boko Haram attacks. Aside educational infrastructure that had been destroyed, activities of the terrorists also claimed over 32,000 lives and property worth N3.52 trillion in Borno, Adamawa andYobe states. …

City library in conjunction with the Military Writers Society of Nigeria has called for the embracement of e-learning as schools and libraries were shut down due to coronavirus pandemic. They made the call today, at the celebration of international literacy day held at City Library Abuja. Speaking at the event, …

Taraba govt. charges schools to intensify tree planting: By, Sule Barwa, Jalingo The Taraba state state government has charged institutions to intensify tree planting to encourage afforestation in the state. The Commissioner for Tertiary Institution, Mr. Edward Baraya made the call on Thursday at the Taraba state Polytechnic while performing …

Gombe Govt. partners NBAIS on certification of Qur’anic students By Ahmed Ahmed Gombe State Government has expressed readiness to partner with the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, NBAIS, on certification of Qur’anic students in the state. This is just as it pledged to establish model Tsangaya Schools that …

JAMB set to hold online meeting with Heads of Tertiary Institutions The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has scheduled the 2020 Policy Meeting of tertiary institutions for June 16, 2020. The exam body disclosed this in its weekly bulletin on Monday in Abuja. According to JAMB, the policy meeting …

UNIBEN reacts to rape, murder of 100 level student: The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has decried the news of the rape and subsequent murder of one of its students, Miss Vera Omozuwa. The victim was a 100 level Microbiology student of the institution before her travail. Vice …