Africa Health Report
Hundreds of thousands students in Nigeria hoping to continue their education to higher levels have their dreams and expectation aborted because of the increasing wave of insecurity occasioned by terrorists’ activities. The insecurity has put the Safe Schools initiative at risk. Ogbodo Ozioma Favour in this special report writes that many students/pupils learn under the…
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria on Friday as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans. Greeted by a drum and dance group from the Igbo ethnic group, Prince Harry and Megan toured the Lightway Academy where they were welcomed by pupils….
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) is urging anti-corruption agencies to launch investigations into allegations of financial fraud and corruption within tertiary institutions across the country. According to Comrade Oloyede Hassan Ayinde, the Deputy Coordinator of NAPS for the South-West Zone, the probe should encompass the highest levels of leadership, including the Minister for…
The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, has announced that the University of Transportation, Daura, has been enlisted and incorporated amongst tertiary institutions qualified for next year’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). In a statement Signed by the Acting Director, Press and Public Relations, Muhammad Tahir Zakari, which was made available to Africa Health…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged institutions to strengthen research and development activities and explore entrepreneurship initiatives for self-sufficiency and sustainability. Executive Secretary Arch. Sonny Echono emphasised this at the 26th seminar of Nigerian Academy of Education in Abuja. Echono stressed, “Institutions should devise innovative ways of engaging in entrepreneurship initiatives and explore…
The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Wednesday, disclosed that the government had begun a move to relocate 359 schools from terrorist-infested areas and merge them with other schools in safe places. The governor lamented the drop in enrolment of pupils into schools across the state, adding that the development is alarming. Sani, who…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of an additional 531 results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), bringing the total number of released results to 1,842,897. This comes after the board had initially withheld the results of 64,624 candidates for investigation. In a statement made available to Africa…
Experts in the education sector have demanded a critical examination of existing laws governing the National Examination Council (NECO) to reflect technological advancements and evolving needs of the educational landscape. The call was made on Monday at a one-day retreat organized by NECO titled “Legislative Functions: The Imperatives of Achieving NECO’s Mandate and the Challenges…
In a bid to foster excellence in the nation’s tertiary education system, the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has announced that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will defund any non-performing Centre of Excellence it established eight years ago. The minister made this known in Abuja on Friday while receiving two reports of TETFund’s…
Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Oriire in the House of Representatives, has said the performance of students in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is not encouraging as over 1.4 million students, representing 76 percent of total applicants, were unable to score up to 200, which is mostly the cut off for…