Delta state government through the Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Chiedu Ebie, has declared all Public Schools within the State tuition-free. Following a viral video on a 7yrs old primary 3 pupil who was sent home in Delta State for not paying school fees, the state authorities have rescinded that the levies imposed on pupils in the school were illegal and has subsequently suspended the head teacher.
Leaders and Distinguished individuals across Africa are gathered in Nigeria’s capital for the 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium, which is an annual event held on 28th March 2019 to mark the birthday of the leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu.
Immediate past Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has been announced Forbes’ social influencer over the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
President Mohammadu Buhari says the challenges of crises ravaging the country have its roots tie to ignorance. Buhari made this statement while speaking during the 8th convocation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), held on Saturday in Abuja; Buhari reassured Nigerians of renewed commitment of his administration to providing Nigerians with affordable education for the youth.
Former President of Nigerian, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the present state of education in the country as confusing. Obasanjo made the statement during the 2019 Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
The Federal Government in a bid to improve the education system on Wednesday ratified the Safe School Declaration, Daily Trust reports. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education made the disclosure while addressing state house correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
