In a bid to end the menace of Out-of-School-Children popularly called 'Almajiri" on 22nd July 2019, Kano state Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje took the bull by the horn by constituting a Technical Committee to review and reposition the Almajiri system of education in the State.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has berated President Buhari over the appointment of Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’allah, a former vice-chancellor university of Kwara State University (KWASU).
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Federal Government to conduct headcounts of Almajiris in the country and enroll them into the homegrown school feeding programme introduced by the current administration.
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has disclosed that it has awarded 303 Nigerian Students from 17 states with partial and full scholarship of at least $7.5 million from 225 American varsities for the 2019/2020 academic session.
The Acting US Consul General, Osman Tat made the disclosure on Tuesday in Lagos during the 2019 EducationUSA pre-departure orientation for students who received fall admissions and scholarships.
Former Head of State, General AbdusalamiAbubakaron Thursday 11th July, 2019 paid a courtesy visit to the Oyo State Governor, SeyiMakinde. General Abubakar was in Ibadan to attend an inaugural lecture at the University of Ibadan.
Following complains by parents and scholars on the need to re-introduce the teaching of History, the Federal Government of Nigeria has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject. The directive is to be implemented from the next academic calendar.
