Maj-Gen. Abdul Ibrahim on Tuesday assumed duty as the 33th Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Ibrahim took over from Maj-Gen. John Ochai who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre Abuja. The new commandant is a member of the 39th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy. Prior to…
National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 18 full-time programmes for the newly established Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia (FUASK) in southern part of Kaduna State. The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. William Qurix, announced the approval in a statement signed by the university’s Registrar, Prof. Sanusi Gambo, in Abuja on Tuesday. Qurix said…
The Democratic Front (TDF) has hailed the Lumina programme by the Federal Government to address the scourge of out-of-school children in the country. The Chairman of TDF, Malam Danjuma Muhammad, said in a statement on Tuesday that the programme is another effort by the Bola Tinubu administration to address human capital development. The News Agency…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates participated in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the Kano centre. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, JAMB Coordinator for the Kano centre, made the announcement while monitoring the exercise on Monday. The examination took place at the School of…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kano. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, the JAMB Coordinator for Kano centre, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the exercise on Monday. NAN reports that the examination was…
The Ronik Group of Schools, Ejigbo, Lagos State, on Monday said it had introduced a language lab to equip students better for employment across continents. The Vice-Chairman of the school, Dr Adebola Olubanjo, made this known in a statement in Lagos. “We have French and now, we are starting Chinese and Spanish among others,” he…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is building an Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre to promote entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. Dr Mohammed Ladan, the Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, on the sideline of a two-day training of FCT teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education. Ladan told the…
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in Bwari on Monday. The News Agency…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT) says secondary schools in the territory are adapting to the demands of the 21st century through entrepreneurship education. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary in the Education Secretariat stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the opening of a two-day training of FCT teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education. Hayyo,…
Some parents, guardians and candidates in Lagos on Monday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the examination as peaceful and well-coordinated. NAN reports that the 2025 UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), began on…
