The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Efiong Akwa, has assured that the 1,000-bed space hostel at the permanent site of the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, will be completed and commissioned in the next two weeks. Akwa spoke during a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of UNIUYO, Professor Nyakudo Ndaeyo,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Jos. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, said Buhari also approved the appointment and reassignment of Chancellors to 42…
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced Monday that 39.82 per cent made credits in five subjects (including Mathematics and English) in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates 2020 (second series). The Head of National Office Patrick Areghan also announced the opening of registration for the 2021 WASSCE for school candidates…
The Federal Government has reinstated Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement by the Ministry of Education’s Director Press and Public Relations, Ben-Bem Goong. The statement titled, “Re: Report Of The Special Visitation Panel To University Of Lagos,” was made available to…
All Schools within the Federal Capital Territory are to re-open for the first term of the 2020/2021 academic session on Monday, 12th of October 2020. This was revealed by the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello during a press briefing held on Thursday, 8th October in his office. According to the FCT Minister, boarding…
The Honourable Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has congratulated all the teachers in the FCT on the celebration of the 2020 edition of the World Teachers Day Malam Bello also used the occasion to reiterate the commitment of the FCT Administration to the development of the education sector and the improvement of…
1. The Honourable Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has expressed deep sadness over the passing of the Acting Secretary for Education, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Alh. Umaru Marafa who died on Monday, 28th of September 2020 after a brief illness. 2. Malam Bello described the late civil servant as a dedicated, resourceful and hardworking officer who devoted…
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has distanced herself from reports linking her to the diversion of school feeding funds to private accounts. In a statement on Monday by her media aide, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the Npower Minister explained that the report by Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt…
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Peter Obi, have both spoken on the need for the government to pay attention to education, saying that a nation’s development is directly proportional to the level of educational investment in the nation. Speaking Monday at…
The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to verify and pay all outstanding foreign scholarship claims within the next few weeks. Dr Cairo Ojougboh, the Executive Director, Projects, of the Commission made the pledge in London at a meeting on Monday with representatives of the Commission’s scholars in the United Kingdom….
