Education
N40bn halts rehabilitation of infrastructure in FCT schools

At least N40 billion would be required to leverage the standard of basic education in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the former minister of the FCT Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero had said. 

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1.3 million candidates register for maiden UTME 

Stories by Martin Paul 

No fewer than 1,375,628 candidates are expected to write the maiden edition of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), scheduled for April 17 throughout the country. 

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FG distributes 138 buses worth N2bn to tertiary institutions

in a bid to ameliorate transport problems on campuses, the Federal Government has procured 138 buses worth N2bn for distribution to federal tertiary institutions across the country. 

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ABU VC race: Group goes to court over selection process

From Sekyen Dadik Kaduna 

Following the stalemate in the process of selection of a new Vice Chancellor for the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, a group of lecturers led by Dr. Muazu Maiwada, have petitioned the ministry of Education, over the inclusion of the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Aliyu Mohammed and the Registrar, Malam Idris Ahmed to participate in the process. 

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UK based Nigerian don cautions on more public varsities

By Martin Paul 

A United Kingdom based Nigerian university lecturer, Dr. Remi Olatunbosun has advised the Nigerian government to refrain from establishing more federal universities, but channel resources to revitalise the existing one for optimum production. 

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FGGC Benin, shut down 

Students of Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Benin, Edo state were last week forced to proceed on holidays after persons suspected to be former militants besieged the school. 

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UBEC audit team reveals high rate of fake, unqualified teachers

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) team on national audit of personnel and basic education institutions ended its tour of the three geo-political zones in the South, with worrisome revelations of high rate of fake and unqualified teachers in the system. 

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ETF trains 2,068 university teachers in eight months

By Martin Paul 

The Education Trust Fund (ETF) has trained 2, 068 university lecturers under its Academic Staff Training and Development programme in the past eight months, the Executive Secretary of the fund, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said. 

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Principals pledge fraud-free examinations in Nasarawa state

From Umar Muhammed, Lafia 

The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Nasarawa State branch, has reiterated its determination to rise up to the challenges of instilling good conducts on the students as the basis for achieving a steady academic progress and stability in the academic activities. 

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