By Yaki Samson A Human Rights Activist, Harun Elbinawi, has described Nigeria’s 2021 budgetary allocation to education as the worst Education Budget in the history of the country. Elbinawi said it is unfortunate that, Nigeria, with more than 13 million Out-of-school children, the highest in the world, the present governmentContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The Outgoing Vice Chancellor of Federal University Lafiya, (FULAFIA), Professor Muhammad S. Liman, has denied insinuations making the rounds in the state, particularly in Keffi and Lafiya, that he singlehandedly engineered the exclusion or disqualification of one of the popular and presumably, leading candidates in theContinue Reading
Powers Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Ahead of AFCON Qualifier Dcn Festus Osaigbovo Says Edo is On The Path Of Economic Greatness By Samson Yaki The 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant in Benin City Edo state has been described as a great step towards boosting economic activities in the state. The powerContinue Reading
By Fatima Muhammad Ishiyaku The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the resumption of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in all states and the FCT from Monday 9th November 2020. A statement from the Council Headquarters, signed by the Head Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, said,Continue Reading
By Fatima Muhammad Ishiyaku Tragedy befell Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru Zaria, Community yesterday when suspected Kidnappers abducted a middle aged woman and her 13-year old daughter. Education Monitor gathered that the kidnappers invaded Area BZ Staff quarters of the University around 11 pm where they headed straight to house NoContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki Scandals surrounding the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja, Professor Angela Miri Freeman, have continued to unfold, thereby taking new dimensions. Investigations by Education Monitor has revealed One of such scandals is the one that led to her recent invitation to the palace of EFCC. She wasContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Ahmad Fintiri has vehemently descended on a Kaduna-based Journalist with threats of dead if he, again, writes anything in favour or against him. Fintiri, who spoke in a telephone conversation with the Journalist, threatened to kill him if he ever mentions him inContinue Reading
Federal Government’s attempt to take us off the streets from where we have been peacefully protesting to press for different kinds of pro-people reforms in the country, by reopening all tertiary institutions, will not stop us from continuing our protests until when our demands were met. Scores of Students ofContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki & Blessing Essien The Nigerian Army and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) have agreed to collaborate on Research and Development Innovations to boost defence capabilities of the Nigerian Army. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Executive Secretary of Tetfund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro,Continue Reading