Months after facing growing pressure to reshuffle his cabinet, President Bola Tinubu dismissed five ministers on Wednesday, made new appointments, and reassigned others to different portfolios. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives Abuja After Two-Week Working Vacation In UK, France NIDCOM Gears Up for 7th Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit, Aims to Drive Economic Growth BREAKING: APC … Read more
The federal government approved the establishment of the National Citizens Value Brigade in primary and secondary schools nationwide on Monday. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that this initiative aims to address the growing concerns over the erosion of good morals and values among the youth, leading to various forms of misconduct. The Minister of Information and … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Education says it has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday while fielding questions … Read more
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government over the 18-year age limit for students writing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and National Examination Council, NECO, examinations, calling it a barrier to scholarship. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that the Federal Government, through the minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had announced … Read more
The scheduled meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been postponed to August 28. EDITOR’S PICKS Dangote, Elumelu, Otedola Lead New Fight Against Malaria In Nigeria Chicken Seller Attempts Suicide Over ₦1.2 Million Debt Rotary Club Of Abeokuta Inducts New President, Honours Femi Adesina, Others EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
The Federal Government has announced that only eight universities are officially accredited to award degrees to Nigerians in Togo and Benin Republic. This information was revealed by Minister of Education Tahir Mamman during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics program. In a press conference marking his one-year anniversary in office last Friday, Mamman disclosed … Read more
The Nigerian government reversed the ban on admission seekers under 18 years old EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ban on admission seekers under 18 years old into tertiary institutions, announced by Minister of Education Tahir Mamman, has been reversed. The reversal followed strong protests by Vice Chancellors and other stakeholders on Thursday at the 2024 … Read more
The Senate summoned the Minister of Education and the Federal Scholarship Board over delayed grants for Nigerian students abroad. Lawmakers urged the Federal Government to take action against officials responsible for the students’ hardships. The Minister of Education was asked to provide a detailed report on the status and unpaid entitlements of Nigerian students in … Read more
FG Moves To Reconstitute University Councils Amid ASUU Ultimatum. Education Minister Tahir Mamman set up a panel to finalize the list for new councils. Announcement follows ASUU’s two-week ultimatum to reconstitute federal university councils. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, announced on Wednesday that the … Read more
• Federal Government Mulls Half-Pay for Non-Academic Staff • Minister Seeks President’s Approval for Partial Salary Release • Move Aims to Address Grievances of SSANU, NASU Members Eko Hot Blog reports that amidst the ongoing dispute with non-teaching staff unions in universities, the Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, has revealed that the Federal Government is weighing … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) are set to begin a nationwide strike today (Monday) to protest the withholding of their four months’ salary. Muhammed Ibrahim, the National President of SSANU, confirmed on Sunday that both unions … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the federal government for removing universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. It was earlier reported that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, announced the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government has exempted universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Maman, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday. Maman said the decision was taken by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has expressed the federal government’s readiness to commit 25 per cent of Nigeria’s budget to the education sector in the country. According to the minister, all that President Bola Tinubu is looking for before that happens is justification for the percentage of the nation’s … Read more