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Nwajiuba, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, tendered the apology during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

Many Nigerians, including the former education minister, had asked Emefiele to resign his position as CBN governor or be sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari over his presidential ambition.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr Folakemi Olomojobi, gave the directive in a circular made available to journalists Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, the capital city.

The Commissioner is to appear before the committee April 14, so as to explain how the state government was unable to pay the sum N295 million to the regional examination body.

Neither is the fact that his extensive giving is targeted around Education, Health, Social Enterprise Development and Support as well as Special Emergency Interventions based on exigent circumstances.

Permit me to start with a personal story. When I was a little boy, my father, who was very poor, refused to send me to school.

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.