A youth-led non-governmental organisation, Stand With A Girl (SWAG), has called on relevant government agencies to strengthen ongoing support for teachers through regular school monitoring, updated learning resources, and partnerships with health organisations to ensure effective delivery of Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) in Nigerian schools. The appeal came at the close of a
The Lagos State Teaching Commission (TESCOM) has urged the teaching and non-teaching staff to give priority to their health, warning that neglect could be a contributing factor to the rise in preventable ailments and mental health disorders. The commission’s chairman, Mrs. Mopelola Peregrino, appealed on Wednesday, during an annual sensitisation seminar with the theme: “Mental
The Federal Government has urged state governments to implement the National Policy on Skills Development in Formal and Non-Formal Education, with a clear plan to monitor progress and ensure accountability in delivering industry-relevant training across the country. Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, the Minister of State for Education, disclosed this during the Northern Region Sensitisation and
The Federal Government has reassured its position to transform Nigeria’s livestock sector through sustainable pasture cultivation, describing it as the Foundation for improved animal nutrition, higher productivity, and peaceful co-existence between herders and farmers. Speaking during the inaugural National Pasture Planting Day at the Kawu Grazing Reserve, Bwari Area Council, FCT, on Tuesday, the Minister
Aisha Garba, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says the Federal Government is leveraging digital technology to improve basic education and position public schools in Nigeria to compete on a global scale. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the $10 million Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)-Nigeria Smart Education Project, Garba said
The Federal Ministry of Education says it has maintained its commitment to a long-standing educational and cultural partnership with the Russian Federation, even as economic realities impact the sponsorship of students abroad. During a meeting in Abuja, Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa met with the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Nikolay N. Udovichenko, to
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has called on governments of the 36 states and the FCT to intensify their year-round community campaign to curb the spread of Lassa fever. In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from
The Nigerian Women in Agriculture Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) has unveiled the Sovereign AgroTrade System to transform the country’s agricultural economy. The Sovereign AgroTrade System is said to be a groundbreaking digital and physical trade infrastructure designed to connect Nigerian farmers, especially women and youth, directly to national and international markets. NWAPDI’s National Coordinator,
Some Lagos state farmers’ associations have called for a partnership between the government and stakeholders to prevent flooding in local farms across the country. The associations made the calls in separate interviews with the Newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. The Deputy Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr Sakin Agbayewa, called for the training of
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has rejected the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) by the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with TETFund, demanding instead, payment of their outstanding arrears. The union in a statement by its national President, Ibeji Nwokoma views the TISSF as a distraction, and, “therefore rejects it and
