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Aisha Babangida Advocates Digital Education, Equal Opportunity for Girlchild

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Aisha Babangida, Chairman of the Better Life Programme for African Rural Women, has advocated equal opportunity for the girlchild through digital education, as their counterparts, to promote growth.

Aisha, first daughter of the former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, said this at an event organised by Topaz Toastmaster Club (TMC), on Tuesday night in Abuja.

The event themed: “Digital generation, our generation”, was organised by the club to commemorate this year’s United Nations International Day of the Girl Child.

According to her, there is a gap in the female representation in governance, therefore the need to empower the girlchild to equally participate actively in elections as their male counterparts.

“It is no surprise that when you notice a female among 10 males, is well to do with the internet, in about two third of developed countries.

“In today’s world, there are several opportunities for both girls and boys, men and women, online; but one of such opportunities online is the digital divide, which has increased.

“One of the targets of increasing the number of girl children exclusively online, the girls are more likely to come up through Internet access.

“By the time they begin, it will raise their awareness through Internet access, about ways to implement programmes online or offline to being empowered.

“Of course it will not be easy, nothing of challenge comes easy, but it will be worth it.”

Also speaking, the President of TMC, Abuja chapter, Mr Montaz Abubakar, said there is a need for holistic approach on empowerment of the girl child, to achieve desired goals.

According to him, more should be done to raise awareness on the need for the empowerment of the girlchild.

Abubakar said: “Be it my grandmother or the girl in Internally Displaced Persons camp, we must say it clearly that our attitude towards the girlchild is wrong, biased and heartless.

“Deserved needs, dignity and security of the girlchild are important; the digital generation of the girlchild must continue to be our daily need.

“Everywhere proves digital education is no longer secondary in any way, therefore we can lend the bigger hand by contributing our awareness and let the girl know that technology is her biggest resource.

“Similarly, we can support non-governmental organisations on girlchild related issues, so whatever is said about or behind us, may it never be that we rejected the opportunity to support the girl child.”

The event featured panel discussion on benefits of digital education of the girlchild and presentation of gifts to distinguished personalities.

The International Day of the girl child is celebrated globally on Oct. 11, annually. (NAN) 

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UNICAL VC Promises to Resolve Dentistry Students’ Crisis

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From Ene Asuquo, Calabar

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has promised that she would do everything humanly possible to ensure that the ongoing crisis in the institution’s Department of Dentistry, is resolved.

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Obi made the promise in Calabar during a press briefing, stressing that she will resolve the crisis before leaving office.

She explained that the problem predates her administration, and pledged to intensify efforts to rectify the crisis.

She added that the crisis was as a result of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)’s refusal to induct 2016 Dentistry students of the institution.

She also debunked claims circulating on social media that the institution’s Dentistry programme has lost its accreditation, describing the reports as “misinformation and distortion of facts,” clarifying that the programme remains fully accredited and no students have been directed to transfer to other universities.

“At no point did the University ask Dentistry students to seek transfers to other institutions, nor were they advised to ‘go and learn a trade’ as falsely alleged online,” the VC stated.

“I will feel very bad if I leave without solving this problem and the students are left hanging without knowing their fate. I won’t be fulfilled,” she said.

She reaffirmed the University’s commitment to ensuring all Dentistry students graduate and are duly licensed as dental surgeons.

She noted that the Dentistry programme commenced in the 2013/2014 academic session, and in November 2019, the University secured pre-clinical accreditation from the MDCN and full clinical accreditation was subsequently granted in December 2022.

The VC added that the university’s synergy and partnership with the Minister of Education and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to upgrade its facilities.

“All we asked for is time to engage with other institutions, update the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), and follow through on due processes,” she noted.

Speaking further, Obi said that some of the affected students demanded to be transferred to the Department of Medicine and Surgery but said it was not the solution as the department was already saturated.

She urged the affected students to remain calm, noting that the university was doing everything possible to resolve the issues before the end of her tenure.

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NUT Reaffirms Commitment to Teachers’ Professional Development in Kwara

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From Abdullahi Abubakar, Ilorin

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kwara State Wing has restated its commitment to strengthening the professional growth of teachers across the State, to enhance the quality of education delivered in public schools. Speaking at the opening of a three-day capacity-building workshop in Ilorin, the State Chairman of the Union, Comrade Yusuf Wahab Agboola, noted that continuous training of teachers remains a vital component of educational reform and improved classroom delivery.

The training, organised in collaboration with the NUT National Secretariat, is targeted at selected teachers and focuses on the “Study Circle Conveners’ Model”—a grassroots strategy for enhancing peer-to-peer learning and participatory leadership within the education sector.

Comrade Agboola explained that the workshop aims to equip teachers with practical skills in collaborative learning, peer engagement, and innovative teaching practices. He expressed optimism that the training would promote professional bonding among teachers and foster collective solutions to challenges facing the education sector.

Also speaking at the event, the National Coordinator of the NUT Study Circle Project, Comrade Solomon Igbelowowa, traced the initiative’s roots to 1985 when it was introduced in Nigeria by the Swedish Teachers Association, having recorded success in Sweden and other parts of the world. He commended the Nigerian Union of Teachers for sustaining the project over the years and urged participants to engage fully and make the most of the training opportunity.

The workshop was officially declared open by the National President of the NUT, Audu Amba, who was represented by the 3rd National Vice President, Bashir Oyewo.

He encouraged teachers to approach the sessions with dedication and punctuality.

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JAMB Sets 150  Cut-off Mark for University Admissions

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By Tony Obiechina Abuja

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session.

The decision was reached on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, with stakeholders from various tertiary institutions in attendance.

According to JAMB, 140 was approved as the minimum score for colleges of nursing sciences, while polytechnics, colleges of education, and colleges of agriculture will admit candidates with a minimum score of 100.

“The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education, and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences by the stakeholders (Heads of Tertiary Institutions),” JAMB announced via its official X account.

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