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The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has announced that Nigeria has finally been admitted into the World Skills International (WSI). The Head, Media Unit of NBTE, Mrs Fatima Abubakar, who disclosed this development in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has announced that starting next year, candidates under the age of 18 will no longer be allowed to take the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. Speaking yesterday (Sunday, August 25) in Abuja, the FCT,

The South East Caucus of the National Assembly has protested against the reported non-inclusion of tertiary institutions from the zone in the federal government student loan scheme. In a statement issued Sunday (yesterday, August 25), by its leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, and

The Anambra Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the State Commissioner for Education who gave the order in a statement signed and issued in Awka today, Saturday, August 24, by the

Rep. Terseer Ugbor (APC-Benue), has warned against politicising the disbursement of loans to students of tertiary institutions in the country. Ugbor, who represents Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue, in a statement on Friday, demanded openness and transparency in the management and disbursement

The Federal Government will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders on Monday to address the strike notice issued by the union. Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, disclosed this while fielding questions

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, revealed on Friday that over 22,500 Nigerians are currently using fake certificates obtained from Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023. He stated that more than 21,600 of these certificates were acquired from unaccredited

The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Nasir Ayitogo has explained the reasons for the exclusion of institutions from the South East part of the country from the scheme. He explained that only institutions which responded to NELFUND’s verification lists,

Dr Aisha Mohammed of the Pediatric Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), said research has shown that 14 per cent of ear problems in infants are as a result of bottle feeding. The paediatrician made this known in an interview with

From Magnus Eze, Enugu The management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has sacked six senior staff of the institution for alleged criminal offences bordering on forgery and corruption. Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie announced