EDUCATION

Polytechnic students threaten to disrupt flights at Abuja Airport

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2021

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has vowed to disrupt domestic and international flights at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Monday if the Federal Government fails to reach an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic Staff (ASUP). The

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Kaduna gives foreign scholarship to another batch of students

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2021

Kaduna State has granted international scholarships to another batch of 34 students who will proceed for postgraduate studies in September 2021, out of 265 merit-based applicants that applied. The Kaduna State Government is already spending N800m on 42 students granted merit-based international scholarships in the September 2020 cycle, covering their tuition fees, upkeep,

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FG to relocate Kaduna Forestry College

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2021

Following the recent kidnap of 37 students at Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, the Federal Government has concluded plans to temporarily relocate the institution from Afaka to a safer location within Kaduna metropolis. The government also announced that, school fees of all the 37 kidnapped and released students have been waived throughout their study in […]

EDUCATION

FG to flush out unqualified teachers in public, private schools

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2021

The Federal Government has maintained its stand to flush out unqualified teachers in all government and private schools across the country . This came as close to 17,141 teachers across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory wrote the Professional Qualifying Examination organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. Supervising […]

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No plan to scrap education programmes in nation’s universities…. Okebukola

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2021

The Chairman of the Universities Education Curriculum Review Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola on Thursday said that there was no plan to scrap any education programme being run in Nigerian universities as wrongly being speculated in some quarters, describing it as fake news and wishful thinking of some mischief makers. This was contained in a statement […]

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Breaking: NECO reschedules 2021 common entrance examinations

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2021

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges from May 29 to June 5. This is contained in a statement by Mr Azeez Sani, NECO Head of Information and Public Relations Division in Abuja on Wednesday. Sani enjoined candidates, parents, guardians and relevant stakeholders to […]