Buni Inaugurates 13-Member Education Council

Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, has inaugurated a 13-member State Education Council, as part of his administration’s efforts to revitalise basic and post basic education sector in the state. Buni stated this at the inauguration of the Council on Monday in Damatruru.

Sit-At-Home Order: Suspected IPOB Members Attack WAEC Center, Send Students Away

Suspected members of the Indigenous Peoples of Nigeria (IPOB), Monday, brought academic activities at Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume-Njaba in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State to an abrupt end. The group struck when English Language examination of West African Examination Council (WAEC)

Fed Govt Pledges Increased Budgetary Allocation For Adult Literacy Programmes

By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja Minister of Education Adamu Adamu has said the Federal Government will increase budgetary provisions for adult literacy programmes in the coming years. The Minister said this during a briefing to make the 2021 International Literacy Day (ILD) in Abuja

Autopsy allegedly reveals Nigerian student, Kubiat Isaac, who died in police custody was tortured

Late Kubiat Isaac, who died in a police cell in Akwa Ibom State (read here ) while waiting to go for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, was allegedly tortured.This was made known by the lawyer to the deceased’s family after an autopsy.

Again, Gunmen Abduct 73 Students In Zamfara Community School

The Zamfara Police Command has confirmed that gunmen on Wednesday attacked another school, Government Day Secondary School Kaya, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), kidnapping 73 students. SP Muhammed Shehu, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on Wednesday confirmed the incident in a statement

JAMB Scraps Uniform Cut-Off Marks

 Board pegs post-UTME fee at N2,000 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) at N2,000. It also adopted the minimum cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions sent by heads of tertiary institutions across the

Imo NUJ Flays Police Brutality, Says It’s Taking Dangerous Dimension

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo State Council has taken a swipe at Imo State Police Command over its rising profile in using brute force against innocent Imo citizens with heartless extortion. The Union made the observation in a statement signed by

FG To Clear Minimum Wage Arrears Of Varsity Workers

The Federal Government has said it will clear the arrears on the consequential adjustment on minimum wage owed to members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational an Associated Institutions (NASU) by end of October.

Tokyo 2020: Nigerian Olympian, Anyanacho Returns To FUTO

By Johnkennedy Uzoma,Owerri Nigerian female representative in Taekwando at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic, Elizabeth Anyanacho has returned back to her to school Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) in grand style after a successful outing. Elizabeth stormed her institution with an Olympic Medalist

Imo State Government receives Esther, One Of The Youngest Lawyers

The Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Governor of Imo State, Mr. Oguwike Nwachuku on Wednesday, on behalf of the State Government, received one of the youngest female lawyers recently called to Bar in Nigeria, Miss Esther Nwadike. Miss Nwadike hails from Amaikpa