New education policy: Another fiasco loadingÂ
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Let me waste no time in saying that if care is not taken, the new policy on education as enunciated by the Minister…
FG, ASUU in crucial meeting to avert strikeÂ
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are currently holding a meeting to avert the strike notice issued by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Degree Mill: 21,600 students parading fake certificates – FG
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government says no fewer than 21,600 students are parading fake certificates obtained from degree mills institutions in Benin Republic, Togo and others. The Minister of…
FG denies slash in students’ allowancesÂ
The Federal Government says it has no plan to slash scholarship students’ allowances, as recently projected in the media. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, was speaking during a…
Education ministry celebrates appointment of Walson-Jack as HOS
The Federal Ministry of Education, with immense pride and joy has congratulated its Permanent Secretary, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, on her recent appointment as the Head of the Civil Service of…
FG worries over apathy of civil servants’ participation in education sector gamesÂ
The Federal Government has bemoaned an apathy of participation of civil servants in the annual Federal Education Sector Games (FEDUGAM). The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, was speaking at…
FG vows to enforce law on 18 years admission age as Stakeholders’ disagrees
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has vowed to enforce a law mandating admission age for entry into tertiary institutions as 18 years. Mamman was speaking at the 2024…
Strike: FG meets NASU, SSANU to address grievances
The Federal Ministry of Education has held a crucial meeting with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU,…
FG inaugurates governing councils of federal tertiary institutionsÂ
The Federal Government has inaugurated the recently constituted governing councils for federal tertiary institutions in the country. They include governing councils of federal universities, federal polytechnics and federal colleges of…
FG to close gender gap in technical education
The Federal Government has pledged to close the gender gap currently experienced in the National Business and Technical Examinations. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said this during the…