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Kogi Begins School Census, Warns Proprietors Against Hoarding Information

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From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja

The Kogi State Government has commenced 2021/2022/2023 annual school census exercise with a warning to private school owners not to withhold vital information about their schools.

The state’s  Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon.

Wemi Jones, gave warning at the Sensitization Meeting organised for all Stakeholders on the 2021/2022 – 2023 ASC exercise, at the Lugard House, Lokoja.

Jones appealed to private school owners operating in the state to open their doors for the school census officials to have access to accurate data in their schools, saying they should not be scared.

“I appeal that you give this annual school census all the seriousness that it deserves,” he said.

Jones stressed the need for the Education Secretaries and the Area Enumerator Evaluators (AEEs) to work with the ministry in case of any issue.

The commissioner emphasised that the Governor want to leave a legacy that would be sustainable for education development in the state.

According to him, the governor had repeatedly said in many fora, ”if we do not revamp education in Kogi, history will never forgive us”.

”In spite of the political activities in the country, Kogi has not relent on the job of revamping education in the state, which would continue until the last day of this government.

”Our focus is not just to be the best in education in the North central but also in the whole of the Northern States and Nigeria at large,” Jones said.

He commended the Governor for always approving every memo from education sector and making the necessary resources available.

In her remarks, the Secretary to Kogi State Government (SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade, said without education there could not be any serious development.

She expressed her happiness that Kogi Government had put-in the right people who are well qualified in impacting knowledge to direct the affairs of the state’s education sector.

Ayoade urged the ministry and the stakeholders to take ASC exercise very serious, saying, ”when we have accurate data, it will enable us to plan well and appropriately.

”I urge you to be more committed, diligent and deidated to the exercise in order to get the desired results for the benefits of all,” she said.

Earlier, the Ministry’s Director of Planning Research and Statistics (PRS), Dr. Mrs Elizabeth Animoku, said no educational system could move forward without accurate and effective data for planing and research.

According to her, the purpose of the ASC was to generate accurate and reliable school data that could be used for effective planning, access grants, and useful feedback to government.

She stressed that this year’s ASC was not going to be business as usual as tablets would be deployed for digitised data collection, capturing and reporting.

Dr Animoku urged the stakeholders to sensitise the people at the local level towards the success of the exercise.

”We want to know the number of children that are in and out of schools, number of boys and girls, teachers, in both public and private schools in the state,” she said.

In their goodwill messages, the stakeholders assured the government of their total support so as to ensure the success of the exercise.

The stakeholders include: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) House Committee on Education, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), STETSCOM, NAWOJ, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), and Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT).

Others were: All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Religious/Community Leaders, among others.

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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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