Return unauthorized levies – Gov Fayemi
The Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, who gave the directive, in Ado-Ekiti, ordered a full compliance stressed that the Education Development Levy and other unauthorized fees remain abolished in the state. Egbeyemi, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Odunayo Ogunmola, further directed that evidence of such refunds must be brought to the Ministry of Education for verification.
Total, NNPC donate books to enhance education
Total Exploration and Production (E&P) Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with NNPC, has donated 400 science textbooks, five computers and accessories with printers to the Government Girls’ College, Maiduguri.NNPC Mrs Sonye Allanah, Total E&P Deputy General Manager, Government Relations, said this while presenting the books to the Principal of the Schools, Hajiya Yagana Mohammed, in Abuja.
Allanah, while presenting the materials, noted that the donation was part of Total E&P corporate social responsibility aimed at giving back to the society. She stressed that the donation was a worthy investment as the materials would enhance access to quality education for the students in the area.
Time for FG to re-establish Education Bank
However, as stated in the Government White Paper on the recommendation of the Ministerial Committee, other factors aide from government inactivity, contributed largely to the demise of the bank.
Some of the findings in this respect are as follows: A cross section of Nigerian University graduates Some of the findings A total of 225 number of staff were verified to be on payroll of the bank extant civil servant rules and procedures were observed not to have been followed in the appointment/transfer/secondment, promotion, confirmation and discipline of some of the staff of the bank. Some staff were abysmally stagnated for too long. A total of 49, current pensioners; 17 referred pensioners and 6 classified as pensioners outside unified Pension Scheme were verified.