EDUCATION

#100DaysInOffice: Governor Makinde to commission Six Model schools

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2019

…promises completion of others before year ends Governor Seyi Makinde will commission at least Six (6) Model Schools, executed under the Universal Basic Education Commission-FG/Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board intervention Projects across the three senatorial districts of Oyo State, as

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Zamfara Govt. to introduce Fulfulde language in schools

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2019

The Zamfara Government says it will introduce Fulfulde language in its schools’ curriculum as it kick starts the construction of 300 hectare Ruga settlements during the week. Gov. Bello Matawalle disclosed this in Gusau when he received the state’s Ruga settlement master plan from the project consultant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]

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Police not involved in rescue effort, relations of kidnapped ABU students tell Buhari’s aide

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2019

Relatives of the three students at Ahmadu Bello University, who were kidnapped on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Monday, have told the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, that the Police were never involved in the students’ rescue. One of the rescued students also said the same thing, Ahmad said. The presidential […]

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UBEC intensifies efforts to integrate Quranic and Tsnagaya education into UBE programmes

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2019

Learners in the Qur’anic and Tsangaya schools spread across the Northern and in some Southern States are in for better times as UBEC is taking further steps towards actualizing the integration of quránic schools into the formal basic education structure. A recent development in this regard is the conduct of a training for Master Trainers […]

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We’re working to secure release of kidnapped final year students – ABU

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2019

Management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has confirmed that, three of its final year students from the Faculty of Law were kidnapped on Kaduna-Abuja highway. It however said that, the university management and parents of the affected students were already making frantic efforts to secure their release. The three law students were kidnapped alongside four […]

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NECO de-recognises three schools, blacklists 17 supervisors

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2019

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has recommended three schools in Kastina, Kebbi and Oyo states for de-recognition from conducting its Senior Secondary School Examinations (SSCE) for two years. According to the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Mallam Abubakar Mohammed Gana, the schools were de-recognised for their involvements in mass cheating and being