The TETFund Executive Secretary, Dr Bichi Baffa, said this in Abuja last Friday, while enlisting 14 new institutions that would receive the funds.
Baffa said the beneficiaries must adhere to the operational guidelines of the funds and ensure transparency in their implementation of various projects.
Our correspondent learnt that the new institutions expected to receive the funds in 2019 include First Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State; College of Education, Lanlate, Oyo State; University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State; Gombe State College of Education; Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State and Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa.
So-called educational apps for kids are packed with commercials
According to a study by Michigan Medicine published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 95 percent of the 135 apps the research team reviewed contained at least 1 advertisement targeting children.
The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital found at least one type of advertising in 129 of the 135 apps designed for children aged 5-and-under. All of the free apps were supported by ads, and perhaps surprisingly, 88 percent of paid apps also included advertising aimed at young children.
Senate holds public hearings on 5 educational bills Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/senate-holds-public-hearings-on-5-educational-bills/
When approved the proposed Federal Polytechnic, Daura, would be the first federal institution in Katsina North Senatorial District, according to promoters of the bill. The bill, being sponsored by Sen. Ahmed Babba-Kaita, was initiated by his immediate predecessor, Sen. Mustapha Bukar, who died early this year. Also featuring at the public hearing were bills seeking the establishment of the Federal University of Education, Aguleri, Anambra, and the National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo. They are being sponsored by Sen. Victor Umeh (Anambra Central) and Clifford Ordia (Edo Central) respectively.
Teacher Gets Full UNICAF Scholarship
Richard Appiah Akoto, a teacher at the Sekyedumase NA Junior High School in the Ashanti region of Ghana, has exhibited a passion for teaching and immense creativity by taking the initiative to provide this vital knowledge to his students, even with the simple means available to him at the time.
The success of the video showing Richard teaching ICT in front of the blackboard led multinational corporations to donate the necessary technical equipment to establish an ICT lab at his school.
UNICAF went one step further, offering the visionary teacher a full scholarship to pursue a Master’s in Education with Unicaf University, and a free tablet to facilitate online studying at all times. At UNICAF we believe that through quality education we can make our world a better place, and because we value and reward innovation, creativity and the pursuit of knowledge.
Pupils being failed by system ‘on verge of crisis’
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being failed by a system “on the verge of crisis” as demand for specialist support soars and threatens to bankrupt local authorities, a Guardian investigation has revealed.
Parents of children with SEND are increasingly locked in prolonged and costly disputes with councils across England who are too often failing to deliver on their legal obligations.
As a result, many of the most vulnerable children in society end up without the support to which they are entitled, and are out of school for months – even years – as parents battle to secure the right provision to meet their child’s needs.
University league tables 2019
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 100 | 89 | 91 | 70 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 225 | 5.8 | 88 | 99 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 97.4 | 90 | 92 | 68 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 217 | 6.6 | 85 | 99 |
| 3 | 3 | St Andrews | 97.2 | 93 | 94 | 82 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 206 | 7.1 | 82 | 97 |
| 4 | 6 | Loughborough | 87.9 | 90 | 89 | 75 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 162 | 6.1 | 82 | 96 |
| 5 | 4 | Durham | 87.6 | 89 | 89 | 76 | 14.9 | 5.1 | 198 | 6.7 | 84 | 97 |
| 6 | 5 | Bath | 84.1 | 88 | 88 | 72 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 186 | 6.6 | 85 | 97 |
| 7 | 6 | Imperial College | 83.3 | 83 | 85 | 65 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 219 | 5.7 | 90 | 96 |
https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019
NANS tells Ibadan Poly to withdraw N32,000 acceptance charge
He pointed out that the leadership of the students body had met with Minister of Education in its bid to ensure a better and affordable educational status for students. According to him, one of the issues discussed at the meeting was “the regular abstract charges of acceptance fee by schools.”
The statement read, “The President of NANS, Comrade Danielson Bamidele Akpan, has directed that the management of the Polytechnic of Ibadan, should as a matter of urgency withdraw totally the acceptance charges of N32,000.”
LAUTECH reduces hiked school fees
The institution had through a statement announced that indigenes of Oyo and Osun states were to pay N200,000 while non-indigenes will pay N250,000 from the 2018/19 session.
The institution it was learnt had made a u-turn by reviewing the new fees downward.
The university through a mail addressed to students on Friday from the office of the Registrar, Jacob Agboola, said the school fees had been reviewed downward.
The statement reads, “This is to inform all students that after an extensive and exhaustive consultations with stakeholders, the Governing Council has magnanimously directed that the tuition fees payable by all students with effect from the 2018/2019 Academic Session be reviewed as follow:
“Indigenes of the Owner-States of Oyo and Osun (100-500-Level ): N140,000.00 per session.
“Non-indigenes (100-500-Level) : N170,000.00 per session.
“Please note that the resumption date for the 2018/2019 Harmattan Semester remains Monday, October 29, 2018”.
NATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME TO BECOME AFRICA’S LARGEST BY END OF 2018, SAYS VP OSINBAJO
* Over 9m primary pupils benefiting in 26 states already
* Over $183million has been invested so far
* 95,422 cooks and over 100,000 smallholder farmers benefitting
He added, “it is becoming clearer that the 21st Century will be defined by knowledge and skills. The nations that are best able to present the most knowledgeable and most skilful citizens will prevail in commerce, in science and technology and of course, will enjoy the greatest prosperity and the longevity to enjoy the prosperity. Nations that do not invest enough to produce the required level of talent and skills will be left behind. A farther distance than ever before in the history of mankind.”
By the end of 2018, with the number of new States in the country joining the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme, it is set to become the largest school-feeding programme in Africa, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. He stated this in Tunisia, where he delivered a keynote address at the closing ceremony of the 20th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum held at Four Seasons hotel in Tunis, stating that the programme “has been by all accounts, a remarkable success.” Speaking on the philosophy underlying the Programme, Prof Osinbajo told the 353 delegates from 9 countries, which include experts in the nutrition industry, United Nations officials from World Food Programme, Global Child Nutrition Fund, the World Bank and stakeholders that “Nigeria took the decision to embark on a school feeding programme as an important part of our human capital development agenda, by tackling the broader issues of eradication of poverty, food and nutrition security, and increasing school enrollment.”
AfDB, CU to create 9m jobs
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Aderemi Atayero, disclosed this during its 17th matriculation ceremony held on the campus in Its last Friday. The V-C, while speaking to the 1,525 undergraduate and 135 post-graduate matriculating students, said, “According to The Nigerian Graduate Report, graduates of this university are highly employed and this is because Covenant equips her students with entrepreneurial skills that ensure self-employment. This is also validated by the Excellence in Quality Entrepreneurship Education Award received recently.
Atayero also said the programme would equip youths across Africa with skills needed to secure ICT related employment and businesses.