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Over 37 illegal Universities Operating In Nigeria – NUC

The Nigerian Government has released a list of at least 37 illegal universities operating in the country. Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. According to him, arrests have been made in conjunction with security operatives. The NUC Secretary urged parents to check the commission’s website for illegal and legal varsities in Nigeria so that their wards […]

todayJanuary 4, 2024

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FG Suspends Evaluation, Accreditation Of Degree Certificates From Benin, Togo

By Nkiru Okeke The Federal Government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics. The suspension followed a recent publication by an online newspaper which unraveled how a Cotonou university issued a degree certificate to an undercover journalist within 6 weeks and participated in the NYSC scheme. In a statement by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations of the […]

todayJanuary 2, 2024

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FG Targets 15 Million Out-Of-School Enrolment By 2027

      The Federal Government has expressed commitment to return 15 million out-of-school children back to the classroom by 2027. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a one-day retreat on Quick Wins in the Ministerial Deliverables (2023-2027). Mamman explained that the learning crisis had also been a major issue which he said was a bad product of the out-of-school menace, hence, […]

todayDecember 22, 2023

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House To Check Discrepancies In JAMB Remittances To FG

  By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives is to set up a committee to look into discrepancies in the remittances of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to the coffers of the Federal Government. The decision to set up the committee followed the non reconciliation discovered in the books of the examination body and the account of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Appearing before […]

todayDecember 21, 2023

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JAMB Denies Increment Of UTME Fees

  By Oduyemi Odumade Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has denied that the examination body in Registrar creased the fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024. Prof Oloyede who said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education at the National Assembly Complex explained that the extra money being paid by candidates was a charge by operators […]

todayDecember 21, 2023

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Wike Approves N13.1bn For School Projects

  By Remi Johnson The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has approved the sum of N13.1 bn for renovation, construction of toilets and provision of furniture across secondary and primary schools in the Six Area Councils in the year 2024. The Mandate Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration Education Secretariat, Dr Danlami Hayyo made this know during the end of year media briefing in Abuja. He said […]

todayDecember 21, 2023

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Out Of School Children : HOR Orders Investigation Of Funds Disbursement

  By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the disbursement of funds meant to reduce the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. This is to ascertain the role played by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies concerned through the Alternate School Programme, Better Education Service Delivery for All and At-Risk Children Programme. This followed the adoption of a motion on notice by Tijani Kayode Ismail at […]

todayDecember 20, 2023

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Nasarawa Govt Inaugurates Safe Schools Response Centre 

    By Nkiru Njemanze In a bid to address the menace of insecurity bedevilling the education sector, the Nasarawa State Government has inaugurated the state's Safe Schools Response Centre in Lafia. The State Governor, Abdullahi Sule disclosed this in Lafia at a Sensitisation Workshop on the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC) and the Safe Schools Programme in Nigeria, organised by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). […]

todayDecember 9, 2023

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House Queries NUC Over IGR Under-remittance

  By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has criticised the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) for under-remittance of internally generated revenue into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, Mr Sa'idu Abdullahi, issued the query during the resumed interactive session with revenue-generating agencies on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Mr Abdullahi, who expressed displeasure with the […]

todayDecember 6, 2023