Education (Page 2)

Kaduna State University (KASU) has implemented the new salary structure for academic staff in October, but the state government has yet to fulfil its promise to pay lecturers an additional 10 per cent above the agreed package. A university academic, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Wednesday night, saidContinue Reading

Bauchi State Government has unveiled a Gender in Education Policy for 2026–2030 and guidelines for the re-entry of married and pregnant adolescent girls into schools, targeting a 50 per cent reduction in girls’ school dropout rates. The State Commissioner for Education, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, said the policy demonstrates the government’s commitmentContinue Reading

No fewer than 772 girls from 16 government secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have developed 755 technology-based projects through an artificial intelligence education programme organised by AfroTechXL. The projects were designed around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which the girls were taught to approach asContinue Reading

The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has said it is working to expand access to quality technical education through Open, Distance and Flexible E-Learning (ODFEL), with plans to become a leading technology education centre in the North-East and one of the best in Nigeria. The rector, Sani Usman, said flexible learning hadContinue Reading

  The federal government has warned Colleges of Education against poor implementation of the Dual Mandate policy, stressing that institutions must demonstrate adequate readiness, maintain academic standards and ensure accountability before commencing or expanding degree programmes. The Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, gave the warning atContinue Reading

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Segun Aina, has explained that the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is aimed at making entry into Colleges of Education easier andContinue Reading

The House of Representatives on Tuesday took steps to halt the recent increase in school fees by public tertiary institutions, considering its impact on Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).   It urged the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to engage with the management of public tertiaryContinue Reading

The Kaduna State Government has partnered with the Street to Scholars Foundation to support out-of-school and street-connected children, targeting the elimination of the state’s estimated 187,000 out-of-school children within one year. The Commissioner for Finance, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, disclosed this at the official flag-off of the foundation’s programme in Kaduna,Continue Reading