The Nigerian Union of Teachers has called on government at all levels to address the problem of Out-of-School Children across the country.
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As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2018 World Teachers Day, teachers and other relevant stakeholders have urged parents not to impose career choices on their wards.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Akwa Ibom Chapter, has raised concern over the recent poor performance of students of the state in public and internal examinations.
The congress of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Ahmadu Bello University branch, on Friday suspended its purported Acting Chairman, Shu’aibu Ahmed.
The President, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Dr Muhammed Idris, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to review retirement age of teachers to 65 years.
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Oyo State chapter, has condemned the suspension of union activities in the State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora.
The University of Lagos says it has postponed the planned supplementary entrance examination for its School of Foundation Studies for the 2018/2019, originally scheduled for Saturday, September 29.
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities of Educational and Associated Institutions have commended the Federal Government for the approval of N8 billion for the payment of Earned Allowance.
The International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College, Ajase-Ipo, has matriculated no fewer than 199 students for the special certificate programme in the first circle of the 2018/2019 academic session.
The Acting Registrar of National Examination Council, Abubakar Gana, says the ongoing reforms embarked upon by the council are beginning to yield results.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Owerri zone, has called on the Federal Government to urgently open renegotiation on the 2009 agreement with the union to avoid industrial disharmony.
The Niger State Government has approved the payment of domestic servant allowances for teachers on Grade Levels 15 and above.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on the Federal Government to implement the 2017 Memorandum of Action for the development of the education sector in the country.
The National Association of Education Secretaries of Nigeria in Katina State says the enrollment of children into basic education in the state has risen from 51 to 89.7 per cent in 2018.
Jonathan Joseph, a Quantity Surveyor with Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, said that the board need about N70 billion to fix the over 4,200 public primary schools in the state.
The Chairman, Concerned Civil Servants in Katsina State, Alhaji Kabir Safana, says the state government has sponsored 148,106 students to study in Nigeria and abroad in the last three years.
Sokoto State Government says it has received more than N4.56 billion for schools’ infrastructure from the Universal Basic Education Commission.
Chief Austine Edeze, former Chairman, Ebonyi Universal Basic Education Board, says he will address decay in the education sector if elected governor of Ebonyi in the 2019 governorship election.
An All Progressives Grand Alliance stalwart, Dr Chinedu Ekwalo, has called for scraping of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, saying it was more of money-making than placement of students.
The Kaduna state Government said it would continue to feed pupils in primary four to six when school resumes in September 2018.