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On Thursday, November 3, the Federal Government directed the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to delete sex education from the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). The NERDC is an agency of the Federal Government that is charged with the responsibility of implementing educational policies in the country. Headed by its executive secretary, Prof. Ismail Junaidu, the organisation, which prides itself as the think-tank of Nigerian education and development, was formally recognised by law in 1988 viz an enabling Decree No. 53 (now ACT No. 53) that merged four educational research and development bodies into a single agency. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, while declaring open the Ministerial Session of the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting, in Abuja, with the theme: “Strengthening of Security and Safety in Nigerian Schools for the Achievement of Education 2030 Agenda,” shocked many when he said that immediately he saw sex education in t

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) , Prof Emmanuel Osodeke , said members of the body...do not have 'money for transport'. ASUU President -  Prof Emmanuel Osodeke He revealed this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Sunday while discussing the suspension of the ASUU strike. Prof Osodeke stated that, unlike in the past, when lecturers resided in staff quarters adjacent to campuses, most lecturers now live far away from school campuses because most institutions cannot accommodate them. He stated that because they have not been paid for eight months, they will be unable to pay for transportation to their various schools to teach children. “In colleges back then, every lecturer lived on campus, and you could go to your office, but nowadays, many lecturers live 20, 30 kilometres away from their workplaces.” How will they fund their commute to work? “These are the concerns that will have to be dealt with by the branches.” We anticipate t

The Economic Community of West African States, in partnership with a technology firm, Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Limited , says it will train no fewer than 12,000 pupils in the sub-region on technical education and science annually. According to a statement from ECOWAS , in order to achieve this target, the organisation held a two-day stakeholders’ meeting on education on Thursday and Friday in Abuja to draw out a road map. The theme of the meeting was, “Better harmonisation of the educational system of the region and the development of the human capital based on knowledge economy.” The Managing Director, Skill ‘G’ Limited , Dr Gregory Ibe , told journalists after the meeting that the firm would “design the strategies for ECOWAS technical and vocational education as well as skills improvement for employability in the region.” He said, “ ECOWAS decided to partner with us in the delivery of specialised vocational education in 15 member countries. We started this with the United Nati

Click here to  APPLY NOW This is to inform all UTME and Direct Entry candidates who applied for admission into Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State for the 2015/2016 academic session that the POST UTME Screening Exercise will hold from 10th-15th August, 2015 at the CBT Centre, University campus. Candidates eligible for the screening are: those who made Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko their first choice of University in the 2015/2016 UTME and have scored 180 and above Direct Entry candidates who chose the University. Payment & Registration Procedure Candidates are to register on-line on the University’s website at www.aaua.edu.ng (the only official website of the University) between Monday 13th July, and Friday 31st July, 2015. Candidates are to pay the sum of Five thousand Naira (N5,000.00) at any branch of the banks listed below: Enterprise Bank Keystone Bank Skye Bank Zenith Bank First Bank Access Bank Wema Bank Can