By its strange decision to establish a radio station with nationwide-and possibly beyond-coverage for the relatively small Fulani population to which, it must be noted Nigeria’s leader belongs, this administration has again put itself squarely in the centre of a most avoidable controversy, besides providing another ammunition to its detractors. This is one distraction and…

What is the mandate of a Nigerian Minister of Education? It is essentially to superintend educational provisions and be the chief harnesser of the power of education for national development. In a federal system, he sits atop the apparatus for national policy formulation and standards setting. The enforcement of standards in collaboration with federal and…

The federal government recently led the way with the launch of a new national policy on Information and Communication Technology...

In the mid-eighties, I took an avid interest in the so-called North –South dialogue when the world, a little sensible at the time...

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu says Nigeria will soon effect policy to prosecute parents who refused to enroll their children of school age in schools across the country.

The Federal Government says it has released N9.5 billion for the payment of backlog of scholarship allowances owed Nigerian students at home and abroad up to December 2018. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who was represented by Alhaja Asta Ndajiwo, the Director, Federal Scholarship Board, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja…

Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education on Wednesday in Kano said that Nigeria has about 60 million illiterate youths and adults.

The meeting between the Federal Government and officials of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday night ended without a resolution.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that a database of qualified unemployed teachers was being gathered nationwide to ensure such people are employed into the teaching profession. ‎ Adamu disclosed this while monitoring the 2018 Batch B Teacher Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) in Abuja on Saturday.‎ ‎ ‎The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Everybody is concerned about the quality of graduates Nigerian tertiary institutions are churning out. Employers are worried and parents are not proud. The Federal Government now wants parents and their wards...

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged teachers to ensure they were qualified, licensed and registered before 2019 or be flushed out of the classrooms.Adamu gave the warning while monitoring the 2018 Batch A Teacher Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) in Abuja on Saturday.

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has promised adequate support for the security of lives and property of students of Federal Unity Colleges and other schools in the country. Adamu gave the promised in Abuja on Monday at the inauguration of the Central Planning Committee on Security Education and Awareness Campaign for Principals and…