Hon. Wemi Jones, the Kogi State Commissioner for Education Hon. Wemi Jones, the Kogi State Commissioner for Education, stated that the Ministry of Education will focus on ongoing projects and new programmes to improve the quality of education and address other education-related issues in the 2026 Appropriation Year. The commissioner revealed this at the 2026
Uma Kalu Oke, a Professor of Animal Genetics and Breeding Uma Kalu Oke, a Professor of Animal Genetics and Breeding, stated that establishing the Federal Ministry of Livestock by President Bola Tinubu has not resolved the country’s animal protein challenges. Oke expressed this while delivering the 66th Inaugural lecture of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,
Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education The federal government (FG) has unveiled three education policies to protect students, modernise the Nigerian education sector, and enhance learning outcomes. The policies include the National Teachers Policy, Guidelines Against Drug and Substance Use in Schools, and the National Policy on Almajiri Education. Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister
The Niger State Government has inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Committee to work with Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL), Lapai, addressing gaps identified during a recent pre-clinical and advisory accreditation by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The committee, comprising representatives from the Ministries of Health, Tertiary Education and Works, the State Bureau of Public
Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, has approved the outstanding salaries and minimum wage arrears of the staff of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. The governor disclosed the approval during the inauguration of the institution’s governing council, noting that the state government
FG kicks off TVET training for Nigerians to boost skilled workforce The federal government (FG) has opened 1,600 technical and vocational centres across Nigeria, equipped to accommodate the 1.3 million Nigerians who have completed their applications. Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, said that to strengthen the technical and vocational education in the country,
Dr. Iyela Ajayi, Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has given state governments a one-year ultimatum to enforce the new minimum benchmarks for secondary schools. Dr Iyela Ajayi, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, disclosed this while addressing journalists, expressing that enforcement inspections will
Governor Ahmed Ododo, at the convocation of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH). Ahmed Ododo, the Governor of Kogi State, has offered automatic employment to 31 best graduating students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The governor offered employment during the university’s maiden convocation, which was held on Saturday, November
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s Vice President (VP) Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s Vice President (VP), has said that the improvements in Nigeria’s education sector under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration demonstrate the administration’s intention to build the country’s global knowledge economy. According to him, if Nigeria’s universities remain underfunded, they cannot compete globally. He emphasised that continued investment
Governor Babagana Zulum, with Isaac Balami, founder of Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management, and his team Borno State governor Babagana Zulum has announced a plan to sponsor indigent youths for degree programmes at the newly established Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management in Maiduguri. He pledged on Thursday, when the institution’s founder,
