The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Council (JCC), Ondo Axis, and the Students’ Union of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have met with the Ondo State Commissioner of Police to raise concerns over rising insecurity in the Akungba community. The meeting focused on addressing recent security incidents, including the
Some private secondary schools in Lagos, founded by foreigners, charge very high school fees. Some of them charge over ₦10 million per year as school fees. These schools offer international standards of education and are highly sought after by the wealthy. These schools employ teaching styles and curricula from the United States, the United Kingdom,
Students of LEA Nomadic Primary School in Rugan Wakili Buba, Paiko Kore, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resorted to learning under trees in the absence of learning facilities. Upon visiting the school, MonITNG revealed that it has no classrooms, furniture, or learning materials. The organisation urged Nyesom Wike, the FCT
Solar Sister, a social enterprise dedicated to empowering women, has announced its plan to support 300 girls aged 11 to 14 in pursuing careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The initiative will focus on secondary schools in Kano, Oyo, Bauchi, Enugu, and Akwa Ibom. In an address at a STEM
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has developed a job portal to provide students with an avenue to access financial assistance to repay their student loans. Through the portal, the agency will connect students with employment opportunities in the public and private sectors in Nigeria and abroad. Akintunde Sawyerr, NELFund’s Managing Director and Chief Executive,
Fidelity Bank Plc has donated textbooks and renovated a block of classrooms at Aso Pada Government Secondary School, Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Dr. Meksley Nwagboh, the bank’s divisional head, brand and communications, said the school was selected as a beneficiary due to its role in developing Mararaba’s residents and because it had
Top stakeholders in the energy and development sectors gathered in Abuja to inaugurate the STEM Project, a national initiative focused on advancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for Nigerian schoolgirls. The programme, jointly implemented by Solar Sister Nigeria and supported by the ExxonMobil Foundation, will reach over 300 girls, aged 11 to 14,
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has ranked secondary schools in Kogi State among the top performers nationwide, praising their adherence to educational standards and consistent demonstration of academic excellence. Hajia Rabia Umar Muhammad, Head of the Quality Assurance Department at NSSEC, gave the commendation during a monitoring and evaluation exercise conducted across selected
Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, has extended his appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his statesmanlike decision to immortalise the late President Muhammadu Buhari through the renaming of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, as Muhammadu Buhari University Maiduguri. Dr Alausa, in a statement through the Director of Press of the
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has revealed that about 4,000 mushroom schools have been uncovered in the State. Speaking on Thursday through his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, while briefing journalists about his achievements in the educational sector over the past two years, the governor stated that the mushroom schools were not conducive for
