Nestle Awards Scholarships to 23 Students, Undergraduates in Abuja

EducationNewsPhilanthropyNestle Awards Scholarships to 23 Students, Undergraduates in Abuja

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

Nestle Nigeria Plc has awarded full scholarships to three university undergraduates and 20 senior secondary students in Abuja, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The scholarships were announced to the students and undergraduates on Thursday by a delegation of Nestle Nigeria, led by Ms. Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, at the Abaji Area Council Secretariat. Uwadoka said the gesture was part of the company’s CSR in its area of operation,...

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Lutheran Church of Christ In Nigeria, LCCN To Establish University In Adamawa State

EducationNewsNigeriaLutheran Church of Christ In Nigeria, LCCN To Establish University In Adamawa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 26, 2020

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN is set to establish a university in Adamawa state with the acquiring of one hundred and sixty (160) hectares of land has been procured near the church convention ground in Demsa for the project. The Archbishop, Most Reverend Panti Filibus of the Church, made this known while declaring open a General Church Council meeting held at the LCCN Headquarters in Numan, added that other conditions for the proposed...

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Sixty Students, Twelve Teachers Trains On Abacus Mental Arithmetic/Mathematics In Adamawa

EducationNewsNigeriaSixty Students, Twelve Teachers Trains On Abacus Mental Arithmetic/Mathematics In Adamawa

PilotnewsNovember 22, 2020

The National Mathematical Centre Abuja and Sustainable Development Goals have trained sixty (60) students and twelve (12) teachers on Abacus Mental Arithmetic/Mathematics in Adamawa State. Participants were selected from Government Day Junior Secondary School Ladi Atiku, Jimeta and Government Day Junior Secondary School Yola town and drilled for two weeks. The training was designed to improve teachers’ and students’ knowledge of Mental Arithmetic with the use of Abacus, expose them to gain more knowledge on...

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Undergraduates Drag ASUU to Court Over Strike, Demand N10bn Compensation

EducationNewsUndergraduates Drag ASUU to Court Over Strike, Demand N10bn Compensation

PilotnewsNovember 21, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), before the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging what it described as the incessant strikes of the union. In the suit which was filed at the court on Friday, the association is seeking an order to compel ASUU to return to the classroom as well as an order of perpetual injunction to restrain  ASUU  from embarking on...

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Provost Advocates Conversation Of COE To University

EducationNewsNigeriaProvost Advocates Conversation Of COE To University

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 16, 2020

The Provost College of Education, Hong, Adamawa State Professor Johnson H. Pongri has advocated for the conversation of the College to Adamawa State University of Education. The Provost who made the remark while interacting with Journalists in his office said the College is currently awarding Degree and National Certificate of Education (NCE) in various fields of education. Pongri who spent ten years as the Provost of the College expressed gratitude for the support and cooperation...

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FG To Employ Only First-Class Graduates As Teachers From 2021

EducationJobsNewsFG To Employ Only First-Class Graduates As Teachers From 2021

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 15, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigerian on Saturday said it is only professional teachers with First Class certificates will be employed starting from 2021. The government added that it would also consider graduates with 2.1 qualifications, saying that the measure was part of its renewed efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning in public schools. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary to the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc Sonny Echonu, during a monitoring...

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TETFund Spent N5b In Establishing Academic Publishing Centres

EducationNewsTETFund Spent N5b In Establishing Academic Publishing Centres

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2020

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has committed five billion naira (N5b) in the establishment of seven Academic Publishing Centres across Nigeria. Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim Imam, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the fund, who stated this during an assessment session with Heads of Tertiary Institutions in the North East, held at Moddibo Adama University of Technology MAUTECH Yola, explained that the purpose for the centres is to encourage academic and scholarly publications. “The purpose...

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NGO Organizes Inter-wards Football Competition In Adamawa

EducationNewsSportsNGO Organizes Inter-wards Football Competition In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 9, 2020

In order to foster unity and peace among youths in Yola South local government area Adamawa state, a nongovernmental organization “Helping Hands Agenda” has organized inter-wards football competition for youths in the local government. National Chairman of the organization, Alhaji Bashiru Ishaku Madugu while speaking at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Damare football field, venue of the official kickoff of the competition called on the participating teams to conduct themselves peacefully and abide by the rules and regulations...

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M.D FMC Yola Challenge Staffs To Dedicate Themselves To Duty

EducationNewsNigeriaM.D FMC Yola Challenge Staffs To Dedicate Themselves To Duty

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 7, 2020

Staff of the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Yola have been challenged to be more dedicated to their duties and reception to patients. The Managing Director of the centre, Prof. Muhammad Awwal Abubakar threw the challenged during the 2019 staff award ceremony of the centre explained that the ceremony was initially to be held in match this year but was shifted as a result of Corona virus outbreak. The best wards are Pediatric, Surgical, female medical...

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NBTE Approves 2 New Courses For Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi

EducationNewsNBTE Approves 2 New Courses For Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 6, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has approved two new programmes for the Bauchi State Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic. Malam Abdullahi Adamu, Registrar of the institution, made this known in an interview with newsmen.. He said the new programmes are National  (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Crime Management and Control. Adamu said that the two new programmes would begin in the 2019 to 2020 academic session. ”The...

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