Implementing the Draft 2024 Schemes of Service for Polytechnics has been suspended until grey areas are amended. Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje who announced the suspension at a news briefing in Kaduna, explained that some areas require amendment including dichotomy against HND holders in other cadres and omission of some cadres. “Allowing at least one skipping for all cadres like it is in other tertiary institutions in Nigeria and...

The Enugu State Government has announced plans to commence construction of eight Science, Technical, and Vocational (STV) Schools in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah revealed this on Wednesday during the inspection of the Government Technical College, GTC, Enugu school premises. Prof Mbah further revealed the STV Schools will focus on three major areas; Science and Technology, Building and Architecture, and Industrial Agriculture. Disappointed at the present state of GTC Enugu, the...

The Vice-Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University, Professor Kate Azuka Omenugha, has said that the Institution is engaging in programmes that mirror the school’s values, ahead of the climate summit to be hosted by the university. “We are engaging in programmes that will make us reflect our values”, Prof. Omenugha said during a press briefing which was held at the Vice-Chancellor’s conference room of the university, on Tuesday. Since resumption, Prof. Kate Omenugha has continued her...