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.

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NUNS partners with ASUU


The National Union of Nigerian Students,  NUNS, has sided the ongoing ASUU strike, saying that’s the only action the Federal Government respects. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday  (Sunday), its Chief Press Secretary, Amb Ibrahim Olawale Seriki said: “Since our government understands no diplomacy but radical approach , then let the ASUU strike press home the repositioning of education in this country.

Reiterating NUNS commitment to the struggle of ASUU, Seriki explained that ASUU decision at every time has always been to reposition education in Nigerian. He said: “Considering the state of university education in our dear country, every sane citizen will definitely fault ASUU if they remain silent or refuse to act in rescue our education system.

Primary and Secondary school pupils need to have a knowledge of economic issues


The President Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Babatunde Ruwase, has said that primary and secondary school pupils need to have a knowledge of economic issues so as to be able to navigate them and achieve success while developing the nation.

He made this known through an LCCI council member, Mrs Sarah Sosan, at the 2018 LCCI Secondary School Essay Competition and Prize Giving Day event held last Friday at the Commerce House, Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to Ruwase, the need to educate pupils on economic issues gave birth to the competition and this year’s theme,  The Role of Entrepreneurship in National Development.

So-called educational apps for kids are packed with commercials


Parents might be quick to cue up an educational app on their tablet or smartphone to soothe a crabby toddler, but a recent study from the University of Michigan shows that may not be such a great idea.

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.

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.

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.”

World Bank to boost technical education


The World Bank says it has selected Benue State to benefit from the pilot scheme to boost technical skills acquisition in the country.

A Senior Education Specialist, Dr Tuned Adekola, during a visit to Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday, said the project was in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Education.

Adekola stated that the main focus of the programme would be on apprenticeship, where youths would be trained in technical and vocational skills, in accordance with the manpower demands in the selected states.

Obama Foundation has announced the launch of the Global Girls Alliance


The Obama Foundation has announced the launch of the Global Girls Alliance, a program focussed on supporting access to education for adolescent girls worldwide.

“When you educate a girl you educate a family, a community, a country,” said former First Lady Michelle Obama, launching the program in an interview on NBC show Today.

“If we care about climate change, poverty…then we need to care about education. Right now, there are 98 million adolescent girls who are not in school.”

The program will support grassroots organisations, projects and leaders dedicated to girls’ education around the world.

Standard of nation’s education not falling – Okebukola


Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Peter Okebukola, on Monday said that the standard of the nation’s education system was not falling but is rather enhanced daily by the Commission.

Okebukola made the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the Eighth Convocation and honorary award of doctorate degree of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos.

He said the current NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, was on a revatilisation mission to improve quality in the university system and enhance standards.

According to him, the standards turned out yearly by the Commission are richer and higher in terms of scope than the previous year.

FG To Invest More In Health, Education In 2019 — Minister


The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has assured Nigerians that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would invest more on health and education in 2019.
The Minister gave the assurance in a statement issued by Boade Akinola, Director Media and Public Relations of the Ministry, on Sunday in Abuja.
According to Akinola, the Minister gave the assurance during a peer review meeting with Chief Medical Directors and Medical Director across the country.
“The meeting, was to enable the participants exchange ideas, share experiences and appreciate challenges confronting each facility in order to help government address them and if necessary capture them in the 2019 budget,” Akinola said.
Adewole said government would not only invest more money on health but also on education.