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Should Government Fund Religious Pilgrimages? Analysts Express Different Views on Freedom Square Live

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Public affairs analysts and policy experts have called for a review of government funding of religious activities, particularly pilgrimages, arguing that public resources should be directed towards measurable national development priorities rather than personal religious obligations. The position was canvassed during Freedom Square Live, a programme on Solid 100.9 FM,…
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UNIPORT Disbands Student Union Over Unspecified Probe as NANS Decries Administrative Overreach

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The management of the University of Port Harcourt has abruptly suspended all activities related to the institution's Students' Union Government, triggering swift criticism from national student leadership.   The directive, issued via an official memorandum from the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Geoffrey Woke, acting on instructions from the newly…
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UBEC Partners with NIMC and Ministry of Education to Launch Unified National Learner Identity System

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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has officially declared its support for the Federal Government's ongoing initiative to establish a centralized learner identification network across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, announced this decision following a strategic meeting involving the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, and…
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BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Publishers Association Rejects Textbook Ranking: Says it is anachronistic and vexatious

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The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has strongly criticized the recently introduced textbook ranking policy of the Federal Ministry of Education, describing it as a flawed initiative that could negatively impact the education sector, publishing industry, and employment opportunities across the country.     Speaking at a press conference monitored by…
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PRESS STATEMENT: FOSAD Reports Tinubu’s Government To Education International Over Abduction Of Teachers And Students In Oyo State, Seeks Urgent Global Intervention

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The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has formally written a petition to the Education International (EI), the global federation representing teachers and education workers worldwide, over the continued abduction of teachers and students in Oyo State, Nigeria, and the Federal Government's inability to secure their release more than two…
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