6 Inmates Bag Degree Certificates in Enugu Correction Center

ENUGU — Six inmates at the Enugu Correctional Service on Tuesday bagged different degree certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the six inmates, all male, are currently serving their jail terms with the exception of one who had regained his freedom. Performing the ceremony, the Desk Officer, NOUN Enugu Correction Centre, Mr. Kelvin Iloafonsi said the convocation was to celebrate six students of the Enugu...

Inmate in Awka Correctional Centre Bags PGD, Masters Degree in Info-Tech

AWKA — Mr. Jude Onwuzulike, an inmate at the Awka Correctional Centre, Anambra State, on Tuesday bagged two certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Awka Study Centre. Onwuzulike was issued the certificates of Post Graduate Diploma and Masters of Science degrees in Information Technology. Mr. Felix Edoka, Registrar, NOUN, while presenting the certificates at the Awka Correctional Centre, said the programme was targeted at impacting lives, including providing education to the inmates....

Nigeria Has Over 10 Million Out of School Children, Highest In Sub-Saharan Africa

ABUJA — The Minister of State, Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said that Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba stated this during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)”, in Katsina on Monday. The Minister disclosed that Nigeria has an estimated 10,193,918 children out of school. According to him, the current challenges affecting the Nigerian Education system have left much to be desired, saying that the system is...

Ibadan Poly Shuts Down Over Security Concerns

IBADAN — The Management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan in Oyo state has halted all activities in the institution due to security concerns and Covid regulations. Modupe Fawale, registrar of the institution disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday. The directive takes effect immediately for all activities in the institution, except the ongoing second-semester examinations. Fawale said the decision was part of efforts to monitor the security temperature within the institution. “The decision is also...

Residents Of Lafia Travel 200km To Access Tertiary Healthcare Services-Al-Makura

The Federal lawmaker representing Nasarawa South in the National Assembly, Senator Umar Tanko Al-Makura says residents of Lafia, the state capital, and its environs live in danger without the establishment of a Teaching Hospital in the capital city. He said this in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists at the side-line of a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish a Teaching Hospital for Federal University, Lafia. Al-Makura, who is also a former governor...

Committee Discovers 3,268 Teaching Staff On Government Payroll Are Serving In Private Schools In Kano

KANO — The Kano State Ministry of Education said it has discovered about 3,268 of its teaching staff serving in private schools across the state. This is coming barely three weeks after the state has directed civil service to redeploy about 5,000 civil servants with a qualification in education to classrooms to address the shortage of teachers in the state’s public schools. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry Aliyu Yusuf said...

Insecurity: Seven Kebbi Schools Closed Down Amid Fear

BIRNI KEBBI, (Kebbi State) —Amid the tension caused by the recent abduction of students from the federal government college in Yauri, seven schools have been closed down in Kebbi state. This development was confirmed by the chairman of the state chapter of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) Isah Arzika. According to him, the state government had ordered that schools prone to the bandits’ attack or invasion be shut down. “Government has given us an...

20 Multi-million Naira Model Schools Ready For Use Before End of 2021

ABUJA — The Chairman of the Governing Board of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEB), Professor Usman Adamu Kyuka, has assured Nigerians that the majority of the 20 multi-million naira model schools across some states of the federation being built with state-of-the-art facilities, would be ready for use before the end of this year. Kyuka spoke when he and the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi commenced the inspection of the model schools built by...

UTME: Candidates Laud Security in CBT Centers in Imo

OWERRI — Candidates of the 2021 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Imo have expressed satisfaction with the security at the Computer Based Test centers for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the UTME is conducted nationwide from June 19 to July 3. There was widespread speculation that gunmen would attack some of the centers in Imo, following the recent security unrest in the state. Although there was...

Five Management Staff Of Sokoto State Primary Staff Pension Board Arraigned for N500m Fraud

SOKOTO — Five management staff of the Sokoto state Primary Staff Pension Board have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting N553.985,644.1. The staff includes Abubakar Aliyu, Hassana Moyi, Haliru Ahmad, Kabiru Ahmad, and Dahiru Muhammad Isa who are Secretary, Director of Finance and Supply, deputy Director of Finance, and Supply, Accountant and Cashier of the board respectively. The money was meant for the payment of retired teachers’ gratuities...

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