The National Universities Commission (NUC) has received a €38 million credit facility from the French Government to drive digital transformation across 10 federal universities in Nigeria. The initiative, known as the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project, was formally launched in Abuja on Tuesday. Funded through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the project aims to upgrade digital infrastructure
The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has urged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to adopt policies that foster the growth of Nigeria’s manufacturing and export sectors. Eugene Nweke, the Head Researcher at SEREC, made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Nweke urged the NCS to focus
Professor Paulinus Chijioke Okwelle, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), has called for a strategic reform of Nigeria’s education sector, hinged on effective administration and the use of data and technology to drive leadership decisions. He made the call while delivering the keynote address at the Human Capital Development
President Bola Tinubu has urged Saint Lucian students to embrace education as a transformative tool and avoid overdependence on artificial intelligence, stressing the importance of critical thinking, discipline, and cultural identity in nation-building. Speaking at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) in Morne Fortune, Castries, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga,
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has intervened in the ongoing industrial strike between primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and local authorities over the implementation of the new national minimum wage. The intervention follows concerns raised by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT chapter, in a communiqué issued
The Nigerian Senate has recently passed the second reading of a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, in Kogi State. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jibrin Isah (Kogi East), aims to upgrade the existing State College of Education in Ankpa into a full-fledged federal university. Leading the debate on the bill
The Technical Committee tasked with establishing the Adamawa State College of Technology Innovations and Entrepreneurship Studies has submitted its highly anticipated report to help the state’s push for advanced technological and entrepreneurial education. I am happy to present the report of the Technical Committee on the establishment of Adamawa State College of Technology Innovations and
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has allocated a total sum of N110 billion to enhance the training of medical personnel and stimulate the adoption of cutting-edge simulation technology to improve healthcare development in the country. The strategic investment in medical training will be maintained over the next five years as part of a broader
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, announced the inauguration of the Blueprint ICT development project in Abuja. Al-Makura succeeds the outgoing Chairman, Mr Idris Olorunnimbe.
The Vice Chancellor of Federal University Kashere (FUK), Professor Umar Pate, has commended the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing it as a game-changer that is reshaping the face of tertiary education in the country. Addressing journalists at a pre-convocation media briefing held on campus on Tuesday, Professor Pate stated that no fewer than 8,266
