The Acting National President of Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD), Haruna Tsafe has called on the federal government to incorporate sign language into the country’s official language and educational curriculum. He made the plea while in his keynote address during the 34th Annual General Meeting and General Election held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday. “Sign language, if incorporated, will enhance accessibility, and inclusion, as well as improve communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. “State governments should...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 Internal Senior Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE). Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar/CEO of the Council, who announced the release on Thursday at the Council Headquarters in Minna, Niger State said, 828,284, representing 60.55 percent scored five credits including English language and Mathematics. Wushishi said 1,376,423 representing 709, 950 males and 669,473 females registered for this year’s internal examination while 1,367,736 representing 702,112 males and 665,624...

A repentant female Boko Haram who resettled in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno, Fatima Musa, has expressed regret over shredding her National Certificate of Education (NCE) after undergoing deradicalization. Musa disclosed this in Maiduguri during a community dialogue organized by the community-based NGO, Allamin Foundation, with support from the British Government under UKaid on understanding, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence organized for the repentant and community leaders of Mafa. The repentant female Boko Haram, who...

The Jigawa State government will train 288 secondary school teachers on the Education Management Information System (EMIS). Trainees will include staff from ten zonal education offices, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. Governor Malam Umar Namadi, while inaugurating the initiative, emphasized the successful design and implementation of a comprehensive Educational Management Information System (EMIS) software, and noted that it is the significant milestones achieved under the JIGAWA COMPETE Initiative in the state’s...

Over N500 billion in intervention funds remains unutilized at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by Nigerian tertiary institutions nationwide. Hon. Mariam Odinaka Onuoha, Chairman of the Committee on TETFund and Other Services disclosed this during a recent visit to Kaduna State governor Uba Sani, said the House is committed to addressing the challenges that are preventing Nigerian tertiary institutions from accessing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) allocations available to them. She revealed that...