EDUCATION

Cross River SUBEB uncovers N1.3bn fraud plot

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2019

The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board has said that it has uncovered an alleged attempt by a fraudster to defraud it of N1.3 billion from UBE Matching Grant. The Executive Chairman of the board, Dr Stephen Odey, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen

EDUCATION

645,000 basic education teachers not qualified – UBEC

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2019

The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has revealed that only 57 per cent of the nation’s basic education teachers are qualified. Bobboyi also said that there was an increase from 841,716 in 2008 to 1.5 million in 2018 in the population of the teachers. out of which 43 per […]

EDUCATION

In 9 years Boko haram killed 2, 295 teachers, 19, 000 displaced in Borno, others – Minister

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2019

Over 2, 295 teachers have been killed and 19, 000 displaced in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in nine years, Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has said. The minister said 1, 500 schools have been destroyed by Boko Haram since 2014. According to him, this has resulted in 1, 280 casualties among teachers and students. […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: YABATECH Gets Senate’s Nod To Be Renamed City University Of Technology

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2019

Bill to convert the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to City University of Technology has been passed by the Nigerian Senate. The bill seeking the conversion was sponsored by Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos-APC). It was read the first time on November 16, 2016. In his lead debate, Mr Ashafa argued that Nigeria’s march towards providing education for all […]

EDUCATION

FG promises to collaborate with LASU on STEM

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2019

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday promised that the Federal Government will collaborate with the Lagos State University (LASU) on Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). He made this statement at the ongoing grand finale of 23rd convocation of LASU. Osinbajo delivered the convocation lecture on the topic: ‘African Centre of Excellence in

EDUCATION

Registrar: JAMB generates N200m annually from name correction, others

Daily Dispatch May 12, 2019

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, at the weekend revealed that for some years now, over N200 million was being generated annually by the agency through fraudulent activities of syndicates, to correct data relating to premeditated name error. He said the introduction of a shortcode where every candidate types their […]