Education Sector

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has announced a major overhaul of Nigeria's education structure, moving to scrap the separation of Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS), describing the policy as a failure that has...

June 16, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has denied reports alleging that the country’s education data platform, the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS), was compromised by a cyberattack, insisting that no breach occurred and that all data on...

October 02, (THEWILL) – “The art of teaching is the most important skill a person can learn ...” ‘Where There Is No Doctor’ – a health care handbook by David Werner, page w21. Who is a teacher? A teacher is a...

September 01, (THEWILL) – Foreign education cost Nigeria $28.65bn from 2010 to 2020, with Personal Transport Allowance totalling $58.7bn, a report by the Office of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, quoting the Central Bank of Nigeria, has disclosed. In...

March 02, (THEWILL) - The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano(BUK), Prof. Sagir Abbas, says the Institution is now ranked as the 5th best University in Nigeria. Prof. Abbas disclosed this at the 38th Convocation of the University held at...

February 18, (THEWILL) - The Kano State Government says it will sanction parents whose children are found roaming the streets during school hours. The State Commissioner of Education, Umar Doguwa, sounded the warning on Sunday, during a stakeholders' meeting with...

January 23, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), on Tuesday, said no fewer than 285,000 dropped children affected by insurgency have benefited from her education intervention in the two worst hit by the conflicts in the northeast...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The Executive Chairman of the Bayelsa State Post Primary Schools Board (PPSB), High Chief Millionaire Asangba, has enjoined Ijaw youths to tame exuberance and be proactive in their education. He stated this during a courtesy visit...

March 11, (THEWILL) - “What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.” — Joseph Addison, 1711. Did you ever go to school? Most people can answer yes—but not everyone can. Untold millions of children receive...

One recent occurrence that typifies the nations’ education sector as an area in dire need of rehabilitation is the current shoddy state of Ologbo Primary and Secondary schools, Ologbo, Obarentin community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo state,...