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Primary, Secondary, Varsity Lecturers Should Earn N250k, N500k, N1m Monthly – Reps

Philip AtumeOctober 19, 2023October 19, 2023

by Philip AtumeOctober 19, 2023October 19, 2023080

The House of Representatives Committee on University Education said no university lecturer should earn less than N1million naira monthly. The lower house of assembly through...

Education

World Teachers’ Day: NTI Introduces One-Year Mandatory Internship For Teachers

Philip AtumeOctober 5, 2023

by Philip AtumeOctober 5, 2023093

The Director General, National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna State, Prof. Musa Maitafsir, says the institute plans to introduce a mandatory one-year Teacher Internship Programme by January...

Education Science

COVID-19 Vaccine Scientists Receive Nobel Prize Award

Philip AtumeOctober 3, 2023

by Philip AtumeOctober 3, 2023074

Two scientists who jointly worked on the ground-breaking technology behind some of the most effective COVID-19 vaccines have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize for...

Education

Federal Universities Remain Tuition-Free – Presidency

Philip AtumeJuly 26, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 26, 2023048

The Presidency said reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu increased tuition fees in federal government-owned universities are incorrect. The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed...

Education

TETFUND To Suspend Foreign Scholarship Over Exchange Rate

Philip AtumeJuly 19, 2023July 19, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 19, 2023July 19, 2023086

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), said the scheme may suspend foreign scholarship due to the exchange rate crisis. According to Echono...

Education

Over 137 Students Sponsored Abroad Absconded, Says TETFUND

Philip AtumeJuly 19, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 19, 2023097

More than 137 students sponsored abroad by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund have absconded, the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono said. Echono confirmed...

Education

President Tinubu Celebrates Wole Soyinka At 89

Philip AtumeJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023098

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday hailed Nobel laureate and elder statesman, Professor Wole Soyinka, on his 89th birthday, describing him as a brother and...

Education

NECO Releases Common Entrance Result

Philip AtumeJuly 12, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 12, 2023068

The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Wednesday released the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations. A total of six students scored 01 in the 202: National...

Education

Nigerian Students Face Tough Times In UK Amid Naira Devaluation

Philip AtumeJuly 12, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 12, 2023077

Many Nigerian students are facing tough times in the United Kingdom after the naira equivalent of their tuition fees increased by over 60 per cent...

Education

Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s UTME Result Is Patently Fake -JAMB

Philip AtumeJuly 4, 2023

by Philip AtumeJuly 4, 2023074

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has maintained that its earlier position that the UTME result being paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is patently...