Education

A Niger Delta humanitarian group, the Fenibo Jack Foundation has called for quality education in the Niger Delta region. Founder of the group, Alabo Fenibo M.M. Jack made this call while speaking at an awareness talk organized by the…

By Olabisi Deji-Folutile The Yoruba have a saying that could literally be interpreted thus: “When a child is confronted with something bigger than him, he frets.” This probably captures the response of Nigerian leaders to the ongoing…

The Federal Government has ordered a full-scale investigation into the alleged diversion of funds meant for a school feeding programme into individual accounts. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu gave the directive according to a…

Governor Nyesom Wike has decried the incursion of politics into the Nigerian education system particularly the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). The governor made this known while receiving the acting Vice-Chancellor of UNIPORT,…

The Bayelsa State Government has announced guidelines to ensure that schools are safe to allow final year students to resume and participate in external examinations as directed by the Federal Government. The Permanent Secretaries of…

By Justice Eyo The Federal Ministry of Education recently issued a press release directing all schools to reopen for exit classes on August 4. At once, it struck me, ‘ they will need help,’ I said, quickly posting a screenshot of the…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) subjects peculiar to candidates in Nigeria will be written from the 5th to the 14th of September 2020. It has also…

Nigerians studying in the united kingdom, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Students’ Union UK (NSUUK) have appealed to the Ministry of Niger Delta, Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC and the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN to release…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB has directed institutions to begin the conduct of the first and second choice admissions from August 21. The directive was contained in the 2020 admission guidelines released by the…

The Federal Ministry of Education says it still stands by its decision to bar Nigerian candidates from sitting for the forthcoming West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination WAEC. The clarification was made by the Minister of…