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AGILE BOOSTS GIRLS EDUCATION WITH ₦60,000 ANNUAL CASH TRANSFER IN KANO……… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The AGILE project has increased its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) for girls in Kano State from ₦20,000 to ₦60,000 per year. At a sensitization event in Bebeji
ABU ZARIA WINS JAMB’S 2023/2024 BEST TERTIARY INSTITUTION AWARD……. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has emerged the overall winner of the 2023/2024 Tertiary Institution Performance Merit Award, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The university
MINISTER DECLARES ADMISSIONS OUTSIDE CAPS ILLEGAL…… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has declared all admissions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) as illegal. Speaking at the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions in Abuja, he
NASARAW APPROVES RECRUITMENT OF 6,200 TEACHERS, ASSURES TRANSPARENCY………. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the recruitment of 6,200 teachers, 4,700 for primary and 1,500 for secondary schools to boost education quality. SSA on Public Affairs, Peter
PROF. HARUNA MUSA NAMED NEW VICE CHANCELLOR OF BUK………. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Professor Haruna Musa has been appointed as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The announcement was made during a Governing Council meeting on July 3, 2025. Prof.
88 WOMEN KILLED IN 6 MONTHS- DOHS FOUNDATION CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON FEMICIDE……………… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The DOHS Cares Foundation has reported that 88 Nigerian women were killed between January and June 2025, an average of one woman every 49
FMOE CALL ON UNIONS, AREA COUNCILS, AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS IN THE FCT TO PRIORITIZE DIALOGUE, TRANSPARENCY
FG, POLICE LAUNCH SAFE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE IN LAGOS…………….. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government and Nigeria Police Force have launched the Safe Schools Initiative in Lagos to boost security in learning environments. Speaking at the launch, Lagos Commissioner of
GARBA SHEHU TO LAUNCH NEW BOOK ON BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION NEXT WEEK………………. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Malam Garba Shehu, former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has announced that his new book will be launched next week in Abuja. The book,
GOVERNOR YUSUF TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH CHINESE AND FRENCH AUTHORITIES