Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has ordered the recall of students from the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, who were suspended after a violent protest in 2024 that forced the school’s closure. The Provost of the college, Hussaini Aliyu, announced the governor’s directive during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has summoned the leadership of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State, to a meeting on September 29 in a bid to resolve the industrial dispute that has kept the institution shut since July 11. According to reports, the meeting will involve the Rector, the Chairman of the Governing
Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, has assured that public schools will resume for the 2025/2026 academic session with upgraded infrastructure and strengthened educational policies. Arigbabu announced on Wednesday during a two-day enrolment campaign in the Egba and Yewa regions. He highlighted that classrooms, laboratories, and libraries had undergone extensive
The Taraba State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have launched a new school enrollment campaign to provide free and quality education to children, in a bid to tackle issues like substance abuse, begging, and thuggery. According to a recent UNICEF report, over 10 million children in Nigeria are
The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the deplorable condition of dilapidated schools inherited from the previous administration. This is contained in a statement by Balarabe Kiru, Director of Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, on Tuesday in Kano. He stated that the Commissioner for Education, Dr Ali Makoda, made the promise during
The Edo State Government has expressed that it is working to prevent children from engaging in cultism and other social ills by providing them with the proper training and development needed to lead the state in the future. While at the NEPL/Seplat Empowerment Programme for teachers in Edo and Delta States, which was held in
