EDUCATION

Tinubu Renames University of Abuja After Yakubu Gowon

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2024

The Nigerian Government has renamed the University of Abuja after former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. The institution will henceforth be known as Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris announced the name change shortly after

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Ogun Education Ministry Now A Certiport Authorised Training Centre – Commissioner

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2024

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu has intimated that the Ministry is now an authorised Certiport Certificate Centre, a new capability in workforce testing and certification for acquiring digital literacy. Prof. Arigbabu said this in Abeokuta during the presentation of Microsoft Certificate Education to Master Trainers

EDUCATION

Dangote truck kills final year student, another in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2024

A devastating accident on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway has resulted in the death of two students from Borno State University (BOSU), sending shockwaves throughout the campus. The crash, which occurred in the Jimtilo area, involved a Dangote truck that reportedly lost control and struck a bus carrying BOSU students. Abba A. Massa, the university’s Public Relations […]

EDUCATION

FG Reiterates commitment towards repositioning education as the cornerstone of national development

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2024

The Federal Government has commenced the final process towards the reviewed National Teacher Education Policy (NTEP), reiterating its commitment to reposition education as a cornerstone of national development. Speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Workshop organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

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Jigawa State signs MoU with Newglobe for ‘Jigawa Unite’ Basic Education Project

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2024

The Jigawa State Government has entered into a strategic partnership with NewGlobe—a United Kingdom-based education solution organization—through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the “Jigawa Unite” initiative with the aim to transform basic education in the state. The MoU signed at the Government House, Dutse, on

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Student impregnate VC’s wife

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2024

A 300-level male student, studying law in an unnamed university in Kogi State, has allegedly impregnated the wife of his institution’s vice chancellor. According to the story shared on Facebook and the X page, the vice chancellor’s wife, who had been seeking the fruit of the womb for 18 years, is now expecting her first […]