Education
12 states fail to submit nominations for best teacher awards
Ahead of the October 5, 2020 World Teachers Day celebration, the Federal Government says only twenty-four states have submitted candidates for all five award categories, despite sending instruments for the nomination of potential awardees to all state ministries of education and FCT.
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NUC, others directed to develop digital platforms
The National Economic Council, NEC, has directed regulatory bodies of tertiary institutions in the country to develop digital learning platforms.
The council gave the directive during a virtual meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
It urged the National Universities Comm [...]
Blasphemy: UNICEF urges Nigeria to review sentence of 13-year old
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has called on Nigeria and the Kano State Government to review the 10-year sentence handed a 13-year-old boy named Omar Farouq, by a Sharia court in Kano, over allegation of blasphemy.
UNICEF, in a statement, condemning the imprisonment of Farouq a [...]
UNILAG crisis: why Babalakin resigned
The leadership crisis rocking University of Lagos, UNILAG, has claimed another casualty as the Pro-Chancellor of the university, Dr. Wale Babalakin, on Tuesday, threw in the towel over differences with the Federal Government’s Visitation Panel.
Babalakin conveyed his resignation to the Mi [...]
9, 246 candidates fail teachers professional qualifying exam
UNICEF partners defence ministry on schools safety
JAMB lifts suspension on post-UTME services
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has lifted the suspension earlier placed on services in its centres nationwide such as processes and corrections before the year 2020.
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N59m fraud: JAMB delists 22 CBT centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has uncovered a N59 million fraud allegedly committed by 22 Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres against 11,823 candidates who sat for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
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