KADUNA — To end the age-long discrimination between Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders in the Nigeria labour market, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it is in talks with the federal government on the need for polytechnics to transit from HND-awarding to degree-awarding institutions. The national president of the ASUP, Anderson Ezeibe, disclosed this in Kaduna on Thursday. Speaking at the award presentation and farewell ceremony organised by...

ABUJA — The minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, says he failed to resolve the issues in the education sector despite being the longest-serving minister. Speaking at the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) in Abuja yesterday, Adamu said reducing the number of out-of-school children across the country to the barest minimum was one of his key priorities when he was appointed as the minister of education by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. He admitted...

ABUJA — The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has attributed the rising number of out-of-school children in the country to insecurity. The Minister who spoke in Abuja at the ministerial session of the 66th National Council on Education (NCE), with the theme ‘Strengthening of Security and Safety in Nigerian Schools for the Achievement of Education 2030 Agenda, said schools must be safe and secure at all costs. He said the government was working towards reducing...