Korede Abdullah in Lagos The United States government has honored six Nigerians among 400 recipients with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This award is the highest recognition given by the US government to exceptional young scientists and engineers. The awardees include Azeez Butali, Ijeoma Opara, Eno Ebong, Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Abidemi…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the employment of 2,000 teachers across Zamfara State. The governor made the announcement on Wednesday while presiding over the Executive Council meeting on Monday at the government house council chamber in Gusau. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the planned recruitment…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has responded to concerns over alleged misrepresentation of figures in the Board’s 2025 budget proposal. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Tuesday, Oloyede clarified that reports claiming JAMB spent large sums on items such as fumigation and meals in 2024 were…
The Ogun State-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, has been closed indefinitely from Monday, January 13, 2025, following student protests over multiple issues, including tuition hikes and delays in National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation. In a statement issued on Monday by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Yemi Ajibola, the management stated the need to…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf is set to flag-off the distribution of school uniforms for Primary 1 pupils across the state on Monday 13th January 2025 as part of the administration’s commitment to addressing the problem of out-of-school children in the state. An estimated number of over 789,000 male…
The Nigerian federal government’s decision to rename the University of Abuja after former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon has sparked widespread criticism and backlash. In this special report, Africa Health Report’s Southwest correspondent, Korede Abdullah shares the reactions of stakeholders affected by this move. UniAbuja’s Renaming Backlash In a move that has sent shockwaves…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A Lagos State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba has arraigned Stella Nwadigbo, a teacher at Christ Mitot School, for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old pupil. The police accused Nwadigbo of committing the offence on January 7th within the school premises, where she was filmed slapping and punching the young boy while…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to recruit 2,000 additional teachers in 2025 under the Ogun Teach initiative. This move aims to increase the number of interns from 4,000 to 6,000, ultimately bridging the gap in the state’s student-to-teacher ratio. Abiodun made this announcement while receiving the management team…
The management of Christ-Mitots International School in Isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has suspended one of its teachers, Stella Nwadigo who was accused of mistreating and physically abusing a three-year-old boy, Abayomi Micheal. The school management on Thursday, announced Nwadigo’s suspension while, describing the development as a “troubling incident,” saying the teacher’s act is “contrary” to…
The ongoing debate surrounding the classification of Almajiri children as out-of-school has taken a fresh turn, with the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Saidu, asserting that the Almajiri system is a traditional Islamic education model and should not be compared to formal education metrics. “Almajiri children should not be regarded as out-of-school, as…
