Posts By Frank Okeke
Fed Govt Equips 239,726 Youths with Skills through NiYA Initiative
The Federal Government has equipped 239,726 Nigerian youths with digital, employability and practical skills through the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA), the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele......
NAPS Leadership Rejects Poly-to-Varsity Conversion, Insists on B.Tech degrees
The newly elected National President of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), Jimoh Ibrahim, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, deman......
FG Seeks to Launch over 41 Varsity Innovation Hubs
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish 41 university innovation hubs across tertiary institutions in a bid to transition Nigeria from a resource-based economy into a knowledge-d......
Presidential Amnesty Programme Postgraduate Scholarship 2026/2027
Scholarship funding is one arm of the Presidential Amnesty Programme's wider work of reintegrating former Niger Delta agitators into civilian life. Rather than a one-off grant, it is built as a......
NANS Campaign for NELFUND Access to Nigerians Studying Abroad
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Turkish Zone, has appealed to the Senate to extend the Nigeria Education Loan Fund to eligible Nigerians studying in accredited institutions abroad......
UNESCO, NBTE Seek Human-Focused Digital Transformation of Nigeria’s TVET System
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the federal government, and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) have called for fundamental digital transform......
UBEC Advocates Proper Utilization of Basic Education Funds by States
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has called on states to ensure full utilisation of available funds and prompt implementation of approved programmes to improve basic education del......
UNICEF Demands Proper Registration of Children to Prevent Lose of Access to Education
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), yesterday warned that children without birth registration could face difficulties accessing education, healthcare and social protection, while the conseq......
NYSC Debunks Allegation of Imposed Mobilisation Levy
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has distanced itself from reports linking payment of a proposed N200 annual levy by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to the mobilisati......
AAUA ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike over Non-Implementation of 2025 Agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement.......