New Basic School Curriculum to Begin Nationwide in January
The new curriculum for basic schools will take effect nationwide from January 2025. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, who announced this yesterday during a meeting with stakeholders, explained that under the new curriculum, pupils in basic schools will be required to acquire at least two skills, while plans are ongoing to ensure the teachers […]
Tinubu Approves Research Grant of Federal Universities
President Bola Tinubu has approved the exclusion of third-party research grantfunds of federal universities and research institutions from the Treasury SingleAccount. This is contained in a letter signed by the Acting Executive Secretary, NationalUniversities Commission, Chris Maiyaki, to Vice Chancellors. Already, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has conveyed thisdirective to the Minister of […]
Senate passes Fresh Students Loan Bill for Second Reading
The Senate has passed for second reading the Students Loans Access to Higher Education Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2024. This followed a correspondence by President Bola Tinubu, who wrote to the Senate seeking the repeal of the existing law, and has submitted a fresh bill to be passed into law. This request comes a […]
