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Almajiri Schools Built By Jonathan Government Decaying Across Nigeria

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Between December 2010 and May 2015, the Goodluck Jonathan administration embarked on the Almajiri Education Programme which saw to the construction and equipment of 157 Tsangaya (Almajiri) Model Schools across Nigeria. ABDUSSALAM AMOO visited some of the sites of the schools in North Western Nigeria recently and reports about the deterioration of facilities and abandonment of the programme. Apart from the Almajiri Model School, Dutsin-Ma, in Katsina State, which was left to rot away after completion, some of the facilities in other Almajiri Model Schools in the North-West states of Sokoto, Kaduna, Katsina and Kano are decaying fast, our investigation has revealed. Visits to a cross-section of the schools showed that the facilities are in various degrees of decay. Some functional facilities have also been abandoned to rot away.

WAEC 2019 Time Table Released

The West African Examination Council has released the time table for the 2019 May/June Examination. The provisional time table has been released to the public in preparation for the examination through the WAEC body in the Early Day of Saturday 23rd of February 2019. Monday, 1st April, 2019 to Friday, 26th April, 2019. Below is the full provisional time table with the lists of subjects registered for the 2019 examination.

ASUU To Call Off strike As Federal Government Reaches Agreement

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The Academic Staff Union of University on Monday reaches an agreement with the Federal Government over payment of the allowance due to them since 2009. This revealed after a lengthy meeting between the two parties took place on Monday that led to the satisfaction of the demand of the ASUU.

UNICAF SCHOLARSHIP

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UNICAF University is offering scholarship to students who wants to further their education. The scholarship is available to students aspiring to achieve their Bachelors, Master's and PhD Programmes. It is also

Study Economics in Berlin With a Discount For Tuition Fees

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The University of Berlin's application form for the 2019 BA Economics academic year is open and the University of Berlin is offering a 25% discount to students from around the globe for their tuition fees.

Study in the University of Iowa

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University of Iowa is offering an opportunity to an MBA graduate for their Masters program at one of the best Finance Institute in the world. The program is open to all graduates from various countries in the world.

Nigeria's First Female Phd Holder in Philosophy is Dead

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Sophie Oluwole the First Female Nigerian to obtain Doctor of Philosophy in Philoosophy died on Monday 24th of December 2018 at her home town. Professor Oluwole was 82 years old at the time of her death on Monday. She was reported to have died after a brief illness.

Jamb to Ban Registration from Cyber Cafe in 2019

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  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) revealed that it will no longer condone registration of students/candidates on cyber cafe beginning from 2019.

Adamawa to Raise Teachers Retirement from 60 to 65 Years of Age

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Adamawa Assembly Passes Bill Raising Teachers' Retirement Age From 60 To 65  The Idea to lift the early retirement of Teachers from 60 years to 65 years was first raised in a proposed bill in 2015, but the bill did not passed the second reading. Earlier, this year the House called for the bill to be reconsidered, before it was finally passed into Law on Wednesday after the third reading.