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...

The Federal Government has listed only eight universities accredited to award degrees to Nigerians in Togo and Benin Republic. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education disclosed this yesterday night while speaking on Channels TV, stating that the decision becomes necessary in a bid to sanitise the education system. Recall that an undercover reporter procured a fake degree from Benin Republic and got mobilised to participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The...

Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State has appointed Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, new Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Ayodele, a Professor of Education Management, is until the appointment, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the University. Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, in a press statement on Monday noted that Prof Ayodele’s appointment as Vice Chancellor takes effect from August 20, 2024. Ayodele takes over from Prof. Edward Olanipekun, whose tenure...

The Naval Outpost Onitsha, has donated educational materials and stationery to Central Primary School Odekpe, in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State. The Commanding Officer, Navy Captain Musa Danjuma Jarma, who donated on Friday, 26th July 2024, said the gesture was part of the non-kinetic activities of Operation Delta Sanity to foster civil-military relations with the host communities and civil populace. Navy Captain Jarma disclosed that Operation Delta Sanity was a renewed effort of the...