EDUCATION

ASUU accuses Fayemi of not following due process in the removal of EKSU VC

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2019

The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has condemned the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele, by Governor Kayode Fayemi, saying the action did not follow due process. “The vice chancellor of EKSU was arbitrarily removed.

EDUCATION

Improved instructional materials provision and utilisation in UBE schools: UBEC, SUBEB meet to re-strategise

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2019

The Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act, 2004 mandates the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to provide free instructional materials to learners in the basic education sub-sector. In executing this mandate UBEC utilizes the approved 15% of the 2% of the UBE intervention funds in providing diverse instructional materials to public schools. Government’s emphasis on

EDUCATION

UBEC holds 2 day workshop for the review of proposals on the development of e-learning software for basic education schools

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2019

UBEC in its bid to develop and integrate modern learning approaches into basic education delivery is organizing a 2-day workshop for the review of proposals on the development of e-learning software for use in UBE schools. The workshop coming on the heels of renewed clamor for the transition from traditional to modern methods of teaching […]

EDUCATION

SUBEBS in north-west zone meet to articulate their BESDA delivery plans

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2019

In pursuit of the attainment of the objectives of Pillar One of the Ministerial Strategic Plan (MSP) that seeks to address the Out-Of-School Children (OOSC) phenomenon in Nigeria, UBEC in partnership with the World Bank, is organizing a 2-day Clinic for State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) in the North West geo-political zone with a […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: President Buhari sacks TETFund boss, appoints Bogoro as replacement

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed Dr. Abdullahi Baffa as Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Baffa, who was an aide to Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, was appointed the head of TETFund alongside 14 other heads of parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education on August 2, 2016. President Buhari has subsequently approved the […]

EDUCATION

Impact of education financing on Nigeria’s economic growth

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2019

There are currently increasing complaints about poor standard of education at a period when globalisation demands much from the educational system in terms of preparation of skillful labour force. The major challenge of public education still remains the commitment by the government to focus on funding public education to enhance qualitative learning. Education funding