The directive affected federal workers who graduated from the institutions from 2017 to date.

The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, confirmed has confirmed the development.

In August, the Federal Government announced that only eight universities had been accredited to award degrees to Nigerians in Togo and Benin Republic.

This followed an undercover investigation report in which a Daily Nigerian journalist acquired a degree from a university in Benin Republic in two months and used it to participate in the National Youth Service Corps scheme.

The Federal Government also set up an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling to probe the activities of certificate racketeers.

The then Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, revealed that over 22,500 Nigerians obtained fake degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo and such certificates would be cancelled.

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At a meeting with the Forum of Former Presiding Officers of the National Assembly, led by former Senate President Ken Nnamani, the President emphasised that he is not in office for personal gain but to serve the country.

‘’I didn’t come to look for money and exploit the situation; I came to work. I asked for the votes, and Nigerians gave them to me, ‘’ the President, who was a former senator, told the meeting after a session of banters and handshakes with former parliamentary colleagues.

“Yes, there is hardship, but how did we get here? What did we do when we had very high crude production?”

“We neglected our communities; we neglected the goose that lays the golden eggs; we forgot even to give them a good standard of living.

“We forgot to educate our children. Go round and look at the dilapidated schools. The education environment must be decent enough for pupils to want to learn.

‘’We can complain from now till eternity that the school enrolment is low. But did we do anything to encourage the enrolment process? We must ask ourselves because it is a matter of conscience,’’ he said.

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The abductees were said to be released in the early hours of Sunday.

They were kidnapped on Monday evening along Emure – Eporo Road while returning to Eporo after closing school.

Nine persons comprising five students, three female teachers and driver among the occupants of the bus, were whisked away after kidnappers shot at the bus.

Ekiti State Police Command Spokesperson, Sunday Abutu on Sunday morning, however, indicated that the driver is dead.

A government official at Emure Ekiti, who confirmed the release of the abductees, said, “The abductees are here, the parents and family members are here. I will give you details shortly.”

A source, who also confirmed the development, said that officials of the state Ministry of Health were on the ground to take them to Ado Ekiti, the state capital for medical attention.

Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Saturday assured parents and families of kidnapped pupils and staff of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, that they would soon be rescued to rejoin them.

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This development came after the eight-man panel set up by Soludo to investigate the alleged forgery of the result of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) by Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme, indicted her of manipulating her examination result.

“Following the recent JAMB declaration of Miss Nkechinyere Umeh from Anambra State as the highest scorer with a cumulative mark of 360 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated the remarkable student on doing the state proud with her exceptional performance.

“In further celebration of Umeh’s feat, Soludo announced a well-deserved scholarship for her to study any course of her choice at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra state.

“The scholarship will not only serve as a token of the state government’s appreciation for her hard work but also provide her with the opportunity to pursue her dreams and contribute to the development of the state in the future.”

He urged other students to take inspiration from Umeh’s outstanding performance and take advantage of the improved conducive learning environment in the State to strive for excellence.

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Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, confirmed on Saturday, that the pupils were rescued around 2:30 pm at Sabon Kwara village, Jenkwe Development Area of Obi LGA in the state.

Nansel said the rescue was achieved with sustained pressure mounted on the abductors by the combined search-and-rescue team comprising of the police, military and vigilante groups.

The victims are said to have been taken to hospital for medical examination and shall be handed over to Doma LGA chairman to reunite them with their parents.

The two pupils’ rescue comes after the Commissioner of Police was said to have visited the scene.

The incident occurred barely a week after the police in Nasarawa dispersed suspected kidnappers at Saraduana forest in Toto LGA of the state and rescued 30 victims.

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Briefing State House correspondents, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, noted that the policy takes immediate effect.

Adamu stated that the government is aware that its implementation will be difficult but it is necessary to promote the cultivation and use of all Nigerian languages.

He revealed that as of today, 29 languages have become extinct, leaving the country with 625 languages.

For this reason, he disclosed that the mother tongue will be used exclusively for the first six years of education, and then combined with the English language from Junior Secondary School.

Adamu said even though the policy has officially taken effect, it can only be fully implemented when government develops instructional materials and qualified teachers are available.

He further explained that the mother tongue to be used in each school will be the dominant language spoken by the community where it is located.

President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as well as a number of cabinet members were physically in attendance.

The ministers include those of Transportation, Muazu Sambo; Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, George Akume; Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; Education, Adamu Adamu; Power, Abubakar Aliyu; state for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva.

Others are Ministers of Niger Delta affairs, Umana Umana; as well as Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo.

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Many academics on Thursday reported receiving partial salaries although it was not clear if it was a coordinated action from the Federal Government.

The academics were on strike for about eight months this year. The strike action was called off on October 14 in respect of a Court of Appeal order.

The academics had been demanding improved welfare, among other concerns.

In a statement on Thursday, the Chairman of the ASUU branch at the University of Lagos, Dele Ashiru, described the October salaries as “amputated and crippled” payments.

“It is, to say the least, insensitive and disheartening that a supposedly democratic government can be so vicious, reckless, and inhuman in dealing with the best brains in our society,” the statement said.

“The leadership of the Union at the National level has been duly informed about this unfortunate development and they are on top of the issue.

“Members are please enjoined to remain calm and await further directives from the National Secretariat even in the face of this bracing provocation and crass wickedness by this administration.

“Please remain strong and undaunted because, a people united, can never be defeated.

“We shall overcome.”

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That’s objectionable symbolic violence, and it must redressed forthwith in the interest of fairness and justice.

See questions 11, 12, and 14. Even I, a journalism professor who attended government-funded Christian missionary primary and secondary schools, can’t answer questions 11 and 12 because I didn’t take Christian Religious Studies as a student.

Let’s start with question 11. To ask students which earthly institution originated from—and was established by—God is to force a religious belief in them, which is a violation of the Nigerian Constitution. That question is in the province of faith, not fact. None of the options is factually correct.

Or did the examiners expect students to choose—and thereby invite them to believe— the “pastorate” as having originated from and established by God? That’s belief, not fact. You can’t legitimately test students’ belief in a general knowledge exam.

Even “marriage” can’t be correct because it’s a well-established fact in the anthropological literature that marriage didn’t always exist. The first recorded marriage between a man and woman has been periodized to be around 2350 B.C. in Mesopotamia. Before then, people just mated without marriage.

There are still societies such as the Mosuo, a Tibetan Buddhist community, where marriage doesn’t exist.

Of course, “schools” and “politics” are decidedly recent human inventions.

So, what response did the examiners at Lagos State want students to pick as the correct answer?

And why is “imamate” not an option if “pastorate” is an option? This is obviously subtle, backhanded Christian proselytization in a secular, general-interest examination, and that’s unacceptable.

Question 12 is an even more blatant instance of noxious religious tyranny. I have not the vaguest clue where Paul was born. Why should a Muslim or non-Christian kid in primary school know that?

To expect a Muslim kid to know the answer to that question is as unfair as expecting a Christian kid to know who the four rightly guided caliphs in (Sunni) Islam are.

The answer to question 14 may seem obvious to people who pay attention to history, but we’re talking of 11- to 12-year-old primary school kids here.

A Muslim kid in Lagos is more likely to know that the Reverend M.S. Cole was the first person to translate the Qur’an into Yoruba in 1906 than that Bishop Ajayi Crowther translated the Bible into Yoruba.

Most importantly, though, those questions don’t belong in a general knowledge exam. No religious faith should be privileged in a secular, general-interest exam.

The Lagos State Ministry of Education must either cancel the exam or compensate students who missed the “correct” answers that braindead, emotionally stunted religious fanatics who set the questions have in mind.

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Three schools in each of the 17 local government areas in Enugu state will get a share of 1800 chairs and 1800 desks.

Others are 1000 school bags containing New Wave English and Mathematics textbooks, five exercise books, mathematics sets and cash donations to hire more teachers.

Onyeama disclosed that the donation was done through his pet project ‘Kwusike Foundation’ in collaboration with a Chinese company, Huawel Technologles Company Limited.

According to the minister, President Muhammadu Buhari’s youth empowerment programmes inspired him to embark on the exercise.

He said that it had become necessary to support Nigerians, especially, those in the rural areas due to the bad shape of the economy.

Onyeama commended the management of the company for their partnership in the success of the exercise.

 “Times are tough but we will continue to support you in order to make it easier for you to learn. We want you to make your parents happy,” he said.

The minister said that the Federal Government would continue to provide the enabling environment for school children to learn under safe and secure environment.

“We need to prioritise the empowerment of our school children and keep them safe,” he said.

Onyeama said that Kwusike Foundation had permanent programmes for schools and widows in the country

Earlier , the Deputy Managing Director, Huawel Technologles Company Nigeria Ltd.,  Mr Kelvin Yang, said that the company had been operating in Nigeria for 21 years.

Yang said that their dream was to support Nigeria to bridge the digital gap in the society.

“This is why we work tirelessly to partner with all stakeholders to provide technology innovation, knowedge transfer, and carry out our corporate social responsibility.

“We are committed to cultivating local talents and believe that if we can secure
quality education for our youths, a bright future is secure for Nigeria,” he said.

He said that the company had partnered with universities, colleges and schools across Nigeria to help them improve their study environment and enhance knowedge transfer and technical skills.

“We are highly inspired by Onyeama, who has continued to encourage us to expand our scope in our support for education in Nigeria,” he said.

Yang said that the company had trained no fewer than 17, 000 Nigerian students and 20, 000 engineers.

“In the next three years, we look forward to training 30, 000 more,” Yang said.

Ikengaonline reports that the five schools that participated and received donations during the Flagg-off included Central School, Eke and Community Primary School, Oma Eke.

Others are Akwanda Primary School, Ogui Agu Eke, St. Paul’s Nursery/Primary School and St. Paul’s Secondary School, Eke.

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Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, received the report on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja on Thursday.

Mallam Adamu said the recommendations of the panel will be thoroughly scrutinized with the aim of full implementation.

This comes three weeks after the Federal Government inaugurated the panel to resolve the lingering crisis facing UNILAG.

While setting up the panel on August 26, Adamu warned members against interfering in the activities of the university management.

He encouraged the stakeholders in the university to fully cooperate with the panel and to allow it to work unhindered.

“Councils are to lay down policies while managements are to implement them, but over the past one year, the ministry has been inundated with complaints and correspondences from the management and the governing council of the University of Lagos as well as the National Assembly, on the lingering governance issues in the institution, including allegations of financial infractions and breach of responsibilities,” he said.

The panel was set up to investigate the crisis rocking the university, following the earlier removal of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, by its Governing Council led by Mr Wale Babalakin, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

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