Yusuf Sununu
24 Oct
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has clarified that the proposed unbundling of 115 Federal Unity Colleges is to enhance quality teaching and performance of the schools.
22 Oct
In its efforts to tackle societal challenges, including internet fraud, sexual deviance, indiscipline, and violence among young people, the Federal Government has taken measures to ensure moral re-orientation and regeneration in schools across the country.
18 Sep
The Federal Government has underscored the need for school principals to cultivate entrepreneurial mindset on their students.This is as the government disclosed plans to unbundle the 115 Federal Unity Colleges
6 Sep
Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has said that some universities admit children as young as 10, 11, and 12 years old, adding that "this is totally wrong." Sununu made this statement in Abuja on Friday while clarifying the Federal Ministry of Education's stance on the age requirement for writing the West African Senior…
1 Aug 2024
The prolonged crisis rocking the Federal College of Education (Technical) (FCET), Akoka, assumed a violent twist, as aggrieved workers and students unleashed violence and mayhem on officials and learners
23 May 2024
Despite gulping over N20 billion at inception, the National Library Headquarters’ building in Abuja has been abandoned in the last 11 years, with much more hefty bills to complete the critical edifice.
2 May 2024
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has stressed the need for advanced technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), to strengthen surveillance in schools.
21 Mar 2024
The Federal Government has lamented rising cases of examination malpractice, drug abuse, cultism and other vices in the nation’s secondary schools.
3 Mar 2024
To engage Nigerian youths productively, the Federal Ministry of Education is prioritising skills acquisition, particularly in the garment sector, as a means of creating employment and grow wealth among the young people in the country.
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