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FG to Defund Non-Performing Centres of Excellence

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…

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In Shambles! Nigeria’s Education is Nosediving or On the Brink, as Details of JAMB Results Tell

In Shambles! Nigeria’s Education Is Nosediving or On the Brink, as Details of JAMB Results Tell The recent revelation by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has brought to light a staggering humanitarian crisis within Nigeria’s education system. The disclosure that 1.4 million students, constituting 77 per cent of those who took the 2024…

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Reasons for N615,000 Minimum Wage Demand -Ajaero

The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has revealed the rationale behind the union’s demand for a new national minimum wage of N615,000. In a statement issued in Abuja, Comrade Ajaero explained that the figure was derived from a comprehensive assessment of the cost of living for Nigerian workers and the…

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FG Introduces School-to-Work Scheme for Youths

The Federal Government has announced the introduction of a School-to-Work scheme aimed at equipping young school learners with life-long skills and entrepreneurship for self-reliance. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), who revealed this on Thursday said that the scheme is targeted at junior secondary school learners and is designed…

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NANS Calls for Minimum Wage Implementation, Price Control Amid Economic Hardship

On the occasion of Workers’ Day Celebration, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has highlighted the importance of implementing the new minimum wage in light of the current economic challenges. The association also called for measures to regulate the prices of goods, services, and commodities to complement the upcoming minimum wage. Lucky Emonefe, the…

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