5,850 Private Schools In Benue Are Not Certified- BEQA

The Director General, Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BEQA), Dr. Terna Francis has expressed concern that only 150 out of the 6,000 private schools operating in the state are certified. Dr. Francis this during a meeting with key stakeholders at the BEQA headquarters, in the light of plans to close unapproved schools and demolish substandard structures. Dr. Francis explained that over 6,000 private schools in Benue, only about 150 are fully certified, stressing that...

Federal Government Registers Over 11,000 Almajirai In Abuja

Over 11,000 Almajiris were registered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) alone and will be enrolled in different schools nationwide by September. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while taking a tour of the FCT Smart School in Karshi said it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another...

NYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has invalidated 101 certificates of persons fraudulently mobilized for national service. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations. Megwa urged members of the public, especially corps employers, government ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, corporate and religious organizations, multi-national companies, crop-producing institutions, and other critical stakeholders of NYSC, to take note of prompt...

WAEC Releases Results for Nearly 1.7 Million Students, Withholds 215,267

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, announced on Monday the release of results for 1,685,889 candidates who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. The results were made available to students on Monday, according to a post on WAEC’s social media page. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday,” the post on...

Oyebanji Appoints Ayodele New Ekiti State University VC

Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State has appointed Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, new Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Ayodele, a Professor of Education Management, is until the appointment, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the University. Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, in a press statement on Monday noted that Prof Ayodele’s appointment as Vice Chancellor takes effect from August 20, 2024. Ayodele takes over from Prof. Edward Olanipekun, whose tenure...

Abia State Government Set To Recover 180 Public Schools

A special committee has been constituted by the Abia State government to recover all public schools allegedly taken over by officials of the immediate past administration in the state. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Caleb Ajagba is heading the committee with Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eme Uche, as Secretary, while Commissioners for Justice, Lands/Housing, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, General Managers of the Umuahia Capital Development Authority and the Greater Aba Development Authority...

Naval Outpost Onitsha Donates Educational Materials to School in Odekpe

The Naval Outpost Onitsha, has donated educational materials and stationery to Central Primary School Odekpe, in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State. The Commanding Officer, Navy Captain Musa Danjuma Jarma, who donated on Friday, 26th July 2024, said the gesture was part of the non-kinetic activities of Operation Delta Sanity to foster civil-military relations with the host communities and civil populace. Navy Captain Jarma disclosed that Operation Delta Sanity was a renewed effort of the...

NAF Boss Hails AFIT For Emerging Fastest-growing Tertiary Institution

Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has hailed the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) for emerging the fastest-growing tertiary institution in Nigeria. The NAF boss stated that the institution has achieved a significant milestone, emerging as the fastest-growing tertiary institution in Nigeria in terms of national spread. According to CAS in a press statement on Tuesday signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian...

Odumegwu-Ojukwu University Joins Global Action Against Climate Change

Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University – COOU, has joined the league of institutions and organizations campaigning for global action against climate change. The Vice Chancellor – VC, of the University, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, on Wednesday during the summit on tree planting climate action at the university, unveiled a five-year grand climate action by the institution. This includes planting at least one million trees in the university, to contain global warming and earn carbon credit....

Fear of Kidnapping Sparks Mass Exodus of Students from Kogi Varsity  Hostels

…School management stops hostel room allocation Fear of kidnapping has led to a mass exodus of students from hostels at the Federal University Lokoja, FULOKO. The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, raised the alarm during a recent visit by the House Committee on University Education. Professor Akinwumi disclosed that the two university hostels, with a combined capacity of 500 students, are practically empty. He attributed the low occupancy rate to a May 2024 kidnapping incident...

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