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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there was a large turn-out of students and teachers in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, as both public and private schools resumed in line with government directives.

The Polaris Education Loan offers both new and existing private primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions customers of the bank, access to loans of up to N100 million to meet their various funding needs.

This agency said it will achieve this goal through its State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State2state) activity, which will last for a period of five years, 2020-2025.

Prof Aladejana aged 62 years, was until her death, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic, Secondary and Vocational Education. She had previously served as Chairperson of the State’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

Adamu, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Sonny Echono, said this while monitoring the NCEE in some centres in Abuja.

On a post on his verified page on twitter @atiku on Monday, entitled ‘Darkness Awaits Us If We Do Not End the Attacks on Our Citadels of Learning’, the former vice president decried the recent attack and abduction of students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State.

It would be recalled that the Federal Government had been meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and others, to resolve the outstanding issues that led to the present industrial action in public universities.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the budget proposal showed a 53.16 per cent increase over the revised 2020 budget.

Obanikoro gave the advice at the fifth Coronation Anniversary Ceremony of Oba Abraham Ogabi, the Onimeke of Imeke kingdom in Badagry.

The Coordinator of the Summit, Dr. Badewa Adejugbe-Williams, announced the new date in Abuja on Thursday.

Akinwuntan, who stated this in his keynote address at the ongoing Nigeria Fintech Week, maintained that for Nigeria Fintechs to accelerate positive disruption for value, there is a strong need to develop talents, solve problem beyond payments, monetise data and challenge the status quo.

Obi said this in Nsukka on Wednesday during the University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s 60th Founders’ Day Lecture, entitled: “Nigeria at 60: the journey so far,” which was delivered virtually.

Olufunso Owasanoye, Executive Director of HDI, said that teaching profession had remained in crisis, especially in the face of poor remuneration and welfare of teachers, which made it unattractive.

In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, made available to newsmen on Monday, the State Government saluted Oyo teachers for being partners in the drive to promote qualitative education in the State.

Osinbajo and Obi spoke on Monday at the TECHISD 2020 Online International Conference.

The stakeholders, comprising public and private sector participants, spoke during the Ecobank Digital Series, titled: “Education in Nigeria – The role of private investment.”

Read Along, formerly known as Bolo, acts as a personal reading tutor for children.

In Nigeria, the children of the rich and wealthy have access to the best schools, good teachers, and resources while the children of the poor are taught by unqualified absentee teachers and sometimes have to study under trees and leaking roofs. Children from poor families also skip schools regularly because they have to help their families with farm work, hawking, or selling wares in the shops and market to assist in sustaining their families.

This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by Nwabueze Nwankwo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, in Awka.

The institution disclosed this in a statement by Uredo Omale, its Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, on Saturday in Lokoja.