Education
NBS to Verify Public Schools in Kebbi – Official
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says it will soon embark on verification of public schools in Kebbi State to ascertain areas of needs.
The NBS State Officer, Malam Sa’idu Sale, made this known to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday.
Newsmen report that the exercise is a needs assessment to ascertain areas of needs in public schools under the Federal Government’s programme, Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA).
Sale said: “Of all the 17 states the exercise is expected to be carried out, Kebbi State has the highest number of schools with 7,217 public schools.
“I want to assure the Executive Chairman, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) that nothing is going to be left unturned.
We are going deploy our staff to all the 21 local government areas of the state to do justice to this exercise.”He explained that the staff of the bureau would undergo a five-day rigorous training to scale up the calibre of service to deliver during the exercise.
The state officer however observed that the schools were not evenly distributed across the state, as some local government areas have more schools than others.
According to him, each local government will be manned by two staff, adding that in the event the personnel deployed to an LGA with fewer schools are through with their assignment, they will be moved to the next LGA to assist.
“All the 7,217 schools across the state will certainly be covered to come up with accurate and just results,” he assured.
On his part, the Executive Chairman, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Suleiman Khalid, said the verification was sequel to the submission by the board on what it did under BESDA.
He said: “The independent verification agent for this is the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); they are here to verify all activities we have conducted and things we have put in place to reduce to the barest minimum the number of out-of-school and other things we have put in place to strengthen the system.
“For the purpose of this programme, that is the Non-formal Learning Programme, we have already engaged the services of 15,900 facilitators and they will work for nine months, they will work to teach 750,000 learners in Kebbi.
“We have already made provision for teachers of these learners that we have recruited. They are difffent from the regular formal schools, these are non-formal learning centres and we have three categories of Intergareted Primary Schools, Girl Child Centres and Nomadic Child Centres.
“We have made provision for this programme and it is for nine months, at the end of the nine months period, these learners will be examined and evaluated and those who passed we will mainstream them.
“We plan to mainstream 20 per cent of the whole of these learners into the regular primary schools and it is then that we expand on the existing phase classrooms, we actually expand on the number of teachers that will handle this increasing number of children looking for a space to access basic education.”
He expressed optimism that at the end of the programme, the state would get handsome financial that would be used to build more schools and recruit more teachers. (NAN)
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication of the council.
Sani stated that the common entrance examination earlier scheduled for April 20, 2024, would now hold on June 1, 2024.
He also said that the entrance examination for Gifted and Talented Children into Federal Government Academy, Suleja, earlier scheduled to hold on May 4,
2024 would now hold on May 25, 2024.
He added that the rescheduling of the two examinations was due to low enrollment of candidates.
He enjoined candidates, parents, guardians, schools and relevant stakeholders to take note of the new dates.
Sani said that registration of candidates would continue till the new dates of the examinations. (NAN)
By Eddy Ochigbo
No fewer than six Nigerian Universities have been selected to benefit from the 15 Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme Projects funded by the European Union (EU) with €27 million under the flagship Youth Mobility for Africa.
Permanent Secretary, of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs.
Didi Walson-Jack, who signed the agreement at the Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education in Brussels, said Nigeria would also benefit from the regional Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-driven Skills, Vocational Education and Training in AfricaUnder the initiative, the European Union would spend €27 million, allocating €1.
8 million to each of the Projects in the education and healthcare sectors in Africa.These Projects, which are to be facilitated by various Universities, aim to enhance learning mobility opportunities for Students, Trainees, and Staff across the Continent, focusing on developing high-level green and digital skills.
The participating Universities include the University of Lagos, the University of Port-Harcourt, Ebonyi State University, the Federal University of Technology, and the University of Nigeria.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the police have warned candidates preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against patronising fake websites.
The two bodies gave the warning at a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said there were several fake websites created by unscrupulous individuals with the intention of misleading candidates.
He urged candidates to be wary of their tactics, saying the fake web sites were designed to deceive innocent candidates into providing personal details such as registration numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers.
“Both JAMB and the Nigeria Police Force condemn these fraudulent activities and hereby reiterate the readiness to safeguard the interests of candidates and maintain the integrity of the examination process.
“We urge parents, guardians, and all stakeholders to ensure that candidates print their UTME Notification Slips only from the Board’s approved website: www.jamb.gov.ng.
“Candidates can print their slips from the comfort of their homes or visit any of the over 700 accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide,” he said.
Adejobi explained that the force was familiar with the tactics employed by fraudsters, especially during the annual assessment and admission exercises.
He, therefore, said that both organisations was actively sensitising candidates and the public about these deceptive practices.
“Any candidate who visits these fake sites will definitely have unreliable information and thereby miss out in the forthcoming exams.
“Candidates are advised to print their UTME Notification Slips before Friday, 19th April, 2024, to access vital information about their examinations.
“Any website other than www.jamb.gov.ng offering UTME slip printing services is fake and designed to defraud candidates,” he said.
He also called on candidates to beware of web sites offering ‘live’ questions and answers, as they were false and deceptive, saying that accessing such materials was prohibited.
He further said the board was partnering with the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to address online scam-related issues seamlessly.
He assured candidates and the public of the force firm dedication to ensuring a fair and transparent examination process.
He also stressed that the Inspector General of Police had ordered the NPF-NCCC to go after scammers and fraudsters who engage in cyber related crimes and create phishing sites/portals.
On his part, the JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, pledged the Board’s commitment to continue in playing its role
He, therefore, urged candidates to ignore any unsolicited messages noting that they were from elements who aim at defrauding candidates.
The 2024 UTME is scheduled to commence on Friday, April 19, and end on April 29. (NAN)
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