The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) will begin in September 2023. The CCMAS document is expected to guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes while bringing necessary innovation into the content and delivery of their programmes …
Read More »Kaduna gov reduces tuition fees in tertiary institutions
Bose Adelakun The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has reduced the tuition fees of state-owned tertiary institutions. The governor who made the disclosure during a media parley at the Government House, Kaduna, on Monday, said the reduction was in view of current economic realities occasioned by the the subsidy …
Read More »Girl-child Education: Kwara Pays N150m AGILE Counterpart Funding
The Kwara State government has constituted a steering committee for the implementation of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). AGILE is a federal government/World Bank-supported programme to improve girl-child’s access to quality secondary school education. It was reported that the setting up of the steering committee was …
Read More »Group seeks youth empowerment
Olatunde Oluwasola A group,Pearl Education Network (PEN), has raised concerns over need for youth empowerment across the country. Speaking in an interview with NATIONAL TELESCOPE,PEN coordinator,Ajao Kayode said that the conference aimed to empower attendees with insights and skills for positive change within their industries and communities. He said,when asked …
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