Education

The Federal Government has said the spending by states and intervention at the federal level are not reflected in the national budget for education, adding that the quantum spending on education in Nigeria is far above the UNESCO’s 26 per cent recommendatiin in budgetary spending. This was revealed when the United Nations tasked federal government  to ensure that children in Read More

In his continued payment of scholarship for various categories of Borno students, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved N19, 392,000 to pay registration fees of 59 Borno students, currently in law school campuses across the nation. The registration was for the 2021/2022 academic session. Executive Secretary of Borno State Scholarships Board, Malam Bala Isa disclosed the payment to newsmen on Read More

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination (JAMB) said it has conducted 2022 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for over 40,000 candidates across the country. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a release to Blueprint Monday.  He said the cancelation of 2022 UTME in some centres due to some hitches necessitated the mop-up examination. “Having thoroughly Read More

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said there has been a well coordinated attempt by some groups to drag the Board on the mud. This was contained in a statement signed by JAMB’s Head of Publicity and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and presented to Blueprint on Thursday evening. The statement reads, “This is to alert the general public to a well-orchestrated Read More

One year after bandits attacked Greenfield University and kidnapped scores of its students, killing five of them in captivity, the school has appointed the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, as its pioneer Chancellor. The appointment was part of the University’s preparation for its maiden graduation ceremony next year, according to its management, who was led by the Founder Read More

The Provost of the Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology (FCFFT) New Bussa, in Niger State, Dr. David Babatunde Olaosebikan, has said he would pursue the actualisation of the institution’s vision. He also stated that he would provide enabling environment for students, staff and the college community to feel safe and secure as well as carried along in the implementation Read More

The Prorietor, Gamji Academy, Ilorin, Dr Yusuf Garba Manjo, has implored parents and guardians never to get tired of funding the education of their  children and wards. He said parents should not see investments in a child’s education at any level as a waste and should not be taken for granted. Manjo, an author of four books at a time Read More

Students Movement of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s APC presidential candidate decision to address the issues surrounding the protracted strike. The group said our political leaders should emulate the steps Asiwaju is taking to put an end to this lingering crisis between the government and ASUU. If this strike continues to linger, that Read More

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Tuesday, deployed a total of 1,301 corps members to Anambra State with a charge on them to strive to acquire relevant skills during the orientation programme. The NYSC Anambra State Coordinator, Mrs Blessing Iruma, who gave the charge during the swearing in ceremony of the 2022 Batch B stream II orientation course held at Read More

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has deployed cutting-edge software to ensure efficient grading of candidates in all its examinations.  NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known in Minna during a press briefing to mark one year in office.  Wushishi, Professor of Science Education, was appointed the registrar of NECO on July 12, 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari and Read More

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said  after a thorough consideration of the submission of the minimum admission scores cf from all tiers of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, stakeholders has agreed  that each institution should use its own submitted minimum admission scores submitted for the 2022 admission.  This was contained in release signed by JAMB’s Head of Publicity and Read More

Nigeria’s telecom service provider 9mobile, in continuation of its commitment to inspire and support the career aspiration of students, organized a career counselling session for Junior Secondary Students (JSS 3). The carrier session which was well attended by notable citizens of the state held in Government Secondary School; Government Girls Secondary School, Bichi Education Foundation Community Secondary School all in Read More

The Class of 1982 of Saint Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School Benin City have pleaded with the Edo State Government to consider returning the school to the Catholic Mission to enhance the education of the girl child. The old students, under the auspices of Saint Maria Goretti Old Girls’ Association (SMAGOGA), made the passionate appeal in Lagos recently when they Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, called on Academic Staff Union of Universities to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike,  expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. The President, who received some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), legislators and political leaders at his Read More

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has urged the Association of All Nigeria Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPS) to sensitise students ahead of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for higher performance. This was contained in a release signed by JAMB’s Head of Publicity and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to Blueprint Monday. Speaking Read More

The joint admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced the constitution of a research ethics committee which aims to streamline all research proposals to be done by the board. The decision to set up the committee was taken at an emergency board’s management meeting held on July 2, 2022. According to a release signed by JAMB’s Head of Publicity and Read More

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has declared one week free for its ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school-based candidates to enable Muslim faithful have enough time to celebrate the festival. The Head Information and Public Relations Division of the Council, Azeez Sani,!stated this on Monday in a statement issued in Minna, Niger state capital.  He made it clear that Read More

The Chairman, Planning Committee of the 30th Graduation Anniversary of the 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Dr. Femi Adefila, has emphasised the need for old students to play active roles in developing their former schools. Adefila, in a statement on Wednesday, said alumni associations could become the pillars Read More

The foundation vice-chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof Olugbemiro Jegede, and other stakeholders have called for the implementation of a national policy to promote digital learning in the country. They made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at a two-day workshop on policy initiative for digital learning in Nigerian universities attended by 19 vice chancellors and Read More

Acting Governor of Kaduna state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, has said the administration is investing in education and human capital development to ensure that no child is left behind for lack of access or poverty. Addressing the flag-off of the distribution of free learning materials to basic education schools in Kaduna on Wednesday, the acting governor pointed out that the distribution Read More