Education

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Baba Azimi Foundation (BAF), through its Partnership and Local Rights Programme (LRP) under the Inclusive Forum for an Accountable Society (IFAS), organised a one-day quarterly meeting to review and…

The Executive Chairman of Jahun Local Government, Hon. Jamilu Muhammad Danmalam, has pledged to install solar-powered lights in Tsangaya (Islamic) schools across the local government area to enhance learning conditions. He made the…

From: Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse A non-governmental organisation, Beta Nigeria, has engaged and empowered media influencers in Jigawa State to drive positive change in the education sector. Hajiya Aida Isah, a team member of Beta Nigeria,…

From: Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa Girl Researchers have called on the general public to prioritise issues affecting girls and provide them with the necessary support to achieve their aspirations in life. The call was made during…

Students from no fewer than 23 public universities and polytechnics have expressed frustration over the delayed disbursement of their approved institutional loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), as tuition deadlines and…

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed that over 11,553 underage candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede made…

The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked claims that the Federal Government has scrapped Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS), clarifying that a proposal for a 12-year compulsory education within the…

The Minister of Education, Dr Morufu Olatunji Alausa, has proposed a major restructuring of Nigeria’s 9-3-4 education system, placing the three-year senior secondary school level under the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELF), an initiative of the Federal Government, has disbursed over ₦104 billion to students in tertiary institutions across the country, according to data released on Tuesday. The funds, covering…

By Bala Ibrahim The Jigawa State House of Assembly, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has initiated a campaign to address the alarming number of out-of-school children in the state. Jigawa is ranked…

In a significant boost to education and staff welfare, the College of Education (COE), Gumel, has commended Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, for his decisive intervention in addressing long-standing issues affecting the…

From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In a symbolic gesture marking the 2024 World Children’s Day, children in Jigawa State, supported by UNICEF, assumed control of the State Assembly to advocate for their rights and future. The session,…

President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, and removed its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, and Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, citing violations of due…

By Mikaila Tsoho Dutse Stakeholders in Jigawa State have convened to develop strategies for achieving a demographic dividend through a workshop organised by the National Population Commission (NPC) in partnership with UKaid’s LAFIYA…

By Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The National Population Commission (NPC), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), has officially commenced the 2024 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) Study in Jigawa State. Speaking at a…

By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The European Union has launched a £35 million project to address the urgent educational needs of 417,661 out-of-school children in the northern Nigerian states of Jigawa, Kano, and Sokoto. Named…

By Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) may integrate the MuKaranta Hausa Literacy for Prosperity programme into the primary school curriculum. This was revealed by the Executive Chairman of…

By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State House of Assembly, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has set an ambitious target to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state by 90 to 95 percent by…

By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has launched a new strategy to tackle the challenges facing child education in the…

In a heartfelt celebration of World Teachers' Day 2024, the Jigawa State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has recognised the contributions of the Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi, to the advancement of education in…