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Education NewsSchools In Enugu State To Resume Third Term On 7th June, 2021

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

The Commissioner for Education Enugu State calls on parents and guardians to ensure their wards complete all holiday assignments given to them before schools reopen on Monday, 7th June 2021. A statement signed by Prof. Uche Eze, Commissioner for Education announces 7th June as the resumption date for the third term of 2020/2021 academic session, for pupils/students of primary and secondary schools in the state.

Crime & Security EducationGunmen Abduct School Principal In Katsina

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2021

The principal of Government Day Secondary School Ruma, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Malam Sa’idu Usha, has been abducted by gunmen. The Principal was abducted on Friday evening after closing for the day and was returning to Batsari from Ruma. The gunmen reportedly abandoned the motorcycle Mallam Usha was riding on and forced him to enter the forest. One of the residents said, “The kidnappers have called Malam Sani’s immediate family but they...

Education Health NigeriaOsinbajo Highlights FG’s Interventions in Healthcare, Education, Others

PilotnewsMay 29, 2021

ABUJA — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has, over the years, deployed significant resources to address challenges in education and healthcare. He said that the Federal Government was committed to addressing human capital development and related issues in the country with the same zeal it showed in the implementation of the Social Investment Programmes. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the vice president virtually-delivered a keynote...

EducationGanduje Urges Prioritisation of Technical Education in Universities

PilotnewsMay 29, 2021

KANO — Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, of Kano State has called for the revisiting of the university curriculum to give priority to technical education. Ganduje made the call on Saturday in Kano while receiving the Presidential Visitation Panel for Bayero University at the Government House. He said that the number of unemployed graduates was always increasing, saying that there is need to give and shift priority to technical education. “Education is not only about gaining employment,...

Education ReligionChildren’s Day: Don Urges Parents to Desist from Comparing their Children With Others

PilotnewsMay 27, 2021

IBADAN — Dr. Nathaniel Omilani, a Science Educator, from the Department of Science and Technology Education, University of Ibadan, has urged parents to desist from comparing their children with their other mates and siblings. Omilani gave the advice on Thursday during Children’s Day celebration organized by Trinity Council Mission, Ibadan. He remarked that comparing çhildren with others could make them feel unloved, lack confidence, and inferior to their mates. He calls on parents to always...

EducationKwara State Government Fires Provost College of Education, Ilorin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2021

ILORIN — The Provost of the College of Education, Ilorin, Professor Abdulraheem Yusuf has been sacked by the Kwara State government. Yusuf, who had only 12 months before the expiration of his tenure was allegedly engaged in running battles with the management and staff of the institution since the assumption of office. The altercation with the management had bordered on maladministration. Professor Yusuf was replaced by Dr. Ahmed Jimoh Ayinla, a staff of the college...

Education NewsJAMB Extends UTME, DE Registration By Two Weeks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has extended the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and the Direct Entry, DE, registration by two weeks. JAMB’S Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the extension at a press conference, Saturday, in Abuja, said the decision was the outcome of a two-day stakeholders’ meeting the board had in Abuja. As at the time the press conference, a total of 1,134,424 candidates have so far registered. “Stakeholders recommended that a...

National Identification Number Registration Prevents Over 600,000 Candidates To Register For 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

Education Science & TechnologyNational Identification Number Registration Prevents Over 600,000 Candidates To Register For 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said its system dictated efforts/attempts by over 600, 000 candidates to register for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) but failed due to the compulsory use of the National Identification Number (NIN). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said 2021 UTME was hitherto scheduled to commence on 5th of June and run till 19th June, 2021, but the date may be shifted. Oloyede, who disclosed this at a...

Crime & Security Education NewsDetails of the Kidnapping, Negotiation, Ransom, Security Report and Release of Kaduna Students

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 6, 2021

The remaining 29 students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have regained freedom after spending 55 days in bandits’ den. The Chairman of the Parents’ Committee, Mr. Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the release of the students by the bandits to newsmen on Wednesday in Kaduna. He explained that their children were released some minutes past 4pm around the Kidanda area in Giwa Local Government Area of the state, and have...

Education Labour NewsGovernor Ganduje Approves New Retirement Age For Teachers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 2, 2021

KANO — Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has approved the implementation of 65 years as retirement age for teachers and lecturers in the state’s higher institutions. The governor also announced the approval of 40 years as the service retirement years for teachers and lecturers across the state’s tertiary institutions. The governor announced this during an award night organized by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday in Kano to mark the 2021 May...

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