Earlier, the former minister thanked Lamido for nominating her, and the President for allowing her to serve as a minister in his cabinet, describing her experience as wonderful
Browsing: Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai
Rising from a meeting held at the University of Lagos, the Ibadan Zone of ASUU said the meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly and the Ministers of Labour and Education, Chief Emeka Wogu and Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai, had not persuaded them sufficiently about government’s willingness to meet their demands
The leadership of the union had on Wednesday met with the leadership of the National Assembly; the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai; and the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, made the call on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen after a Workshop on World Bank Initiated Africa Centres of Excellence Project in Abuja
The decision was reached on Tuesday at the National Executive Committee meeting of ASUP
The Committee is being chaired by the Director of Human Resources, Obi Ikibeh
Nwaobiala said that the exercise was in compliance with the directive to MDAs to constitute such committees to ensure prompt response to request for information by the public under the provisions of the Act
On the issue of post-UME exams, the minister said the ministry is the custodian of qualitative education, adding that vice chancellors have the right to determine the quality of students to be admitted into their schools
According to Rufai’i, efforts are on to ensure that the ministry will always have access to information to aid the quest to meet the National Education Strategic goal of access to quality education as contained in the Transformation Agenda and the Four-Year Strategic Plan for the Development of the Education sector
Rufa’i further stated that Jonathan also approved the appointed of Prof. Isaac Asuzu to replace Prof. Chinedu Nebo, the new Minister of Power, as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Dickson said this when the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i, paid a courtesy visit to him at the Government House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
The projects, which will cover roads, bridges, land reclamation, erosion challenges, power supply and education, is at a cost of N98.589 billion