The analysis of candidates’ performance showed that out of the 8,139 candidates that sat the examination, 3,424 candidates representing 42.07 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics).
Education
Buhari approves N150,000 bursary for varsity students; N100,000 for NCE
THE Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of bursary in universities and colleges of education across the country, with N150,000 and N100,000 earmarked for each undergraduate in an education programme and NCE student, respectively, per session.
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said this in his keynote address delivered at the 2021 World Teachers Day celebration in Abuja, Tuesday.
Adamu said the reintroduction of the bursary was part of the resolutions of the National Implementation Committee constituted by the government following President Muhammdu Buhari’s pronouncement in repositioning the nation’s education sector and the teaching profession in particular, during 2020 World Teachers Day celebration.
He added that the ministry would liaise with the 36 states’ education ministries, including the FCT Education Board, with a view to effecting the new scheme.
They would identify the respective courses of study required by each state, while “beneficiaries must attend public institutions only and sign a bond to serve their state for five years on graduation.”
“The fund would be sourced from UBEC, TETFund and managed by the Federal Scholarship Board.”
Adamu said his ministry “shall collaborate with agencies like NTI, TRCN, CPN, NUC, NCCE, UBEC, PTDF, TETFund, and non-governmental organisations to organise trainings in pedagogy and information and communication technology for academic and non-academic staff.”
He disclosed that “UBEC, TETFund and PTDF would assist in funding the annual training.”
“Government would partner with developers/recognised institutions like Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board, FGSLB, FME Staff Welfare, and NUT to finance affordable homes for teachers on build-operate-and-transfer basis.”
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Education
Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital gets accreditation for Medicine
Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital gets accreditation for Medicine
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has accredited Medicine for Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital, Delta State.
Director of Education at Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. Nnaemeka Nwakamma, disclosed this on behalf of the Registrar of the Council, Dr Fatimah Kyari.
Nwakamma represented the registrar during the recent advisory and clinical accreditation visit to Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital.
This is contained in a statement by the university obtained on Saturday.
By this accreditation, it noted that graduates of Novena University would be acceptable all over the world to practise medicine upon meeting the internal requirements of each country.
This success, according to Nnaemeka, has made Novena University one of the few universities across Nigeria to get Medicine accreditation in the very first attempt.
He said that the success was phenomenal being an exercise that was professionally handled to ensure the seriousness and preparedness of the Novena/ASH team to produce medical doctors for the world.
The MDCN team commended the partnership between Novena University and the Delta State Government (Asaba Specialist Hospital), for the excellent performance in the accreditation and verification of the university’s facilities, faculty, and overall preparedness to run the Novena University College of Medical and Health Sciences’ programmes.
The feat, Nnaemeka said, was achieved through the commitment, drive and resilience of Prof Ofili Charles, Provost of the College of Medical and Health Sciences, Novena University, and Dr. P. A. Ighosewe, Chief Medical Director, Asaba Specialist Hospital as well as the prompt intervention of Dr Joseph Onojaeme, the Commissioner for Health, Delta State.
“The commissioner’s belief in the PPP policy of the Delta State Government and his matching order to the combined team of Asaba Specialist Hospital/Novena University to get the results without failing paved the way for this phenomenal success,” he stated.
He further explained that the context of this success was based on the non-compromising insistence of the Council that standards must be met at all costs. This, he added, was the reason why Nigeria has continued to supply the world with qualified medical doctors.
Nnaemeka congratulated Novena University for this milestone achievement.
He said the management of Novena University and Asaba Specialist Hospital could roll out the drums of celebrations for a successful accreditation result.
This pronouncement was greeted with great relief and joy by the combined team of management of Novena University and Asaba Specialist Hospital, who worked tirelessly and prayed for the positive outcome of the accreditation exercise.
Given the philosophy of excellence preached in Novena University and the frantic preparations that were put in place in readiness for the accreditation visit, the positive outcome of the exercise follows the natural order that “hard work pays.”
In his response, Vice-Chancellor of Novena University, Professor Godwin Nduka, expressed his profound gratitude to MDCN, Dr. Nwakamma and members of his team who were drawn from universities and related professional bodies across Nigeria for their diligence and thoroughness in the performance of their responsibilities to the medical profession and the larger Nigerian society.
He had special commendations for Prof. Ofili, Provost of the College of Medicine, Novena University; and Dr. P. A. Ighosewe, the CMD of Asaba Specialist Hospital, for their expertise, professionalism, and organisational abilities in guiding this winning team to the end of this success story.
He went on to salute the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Novena University, Chuks Ochonogor, for his foresight, patronage, and exceptional leadership qualities that resulted in this epochal accreditation success for Novena University College of Medicine and Health Sciences.
He also thanked Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, who, as governor and a medical doctor, saw to it that this fruitful marriage between Novena University and the Delta State Government was contracted.
The Vice Chancellor’s expression of joy was equalled, if not surpassed, by the ecstatic and pulsating feelings of excitement that pervaded the Novena University atmospheric space when news of the successful accreditation filtered onto the campus on April 25, 2024.
This was especially so for the medical students who were understandably concerned and anxious about the outcome of the accreditation, despite their profound confidence in the capacity and capability of Novena University and their handlers.
“Now, they can go about their dreams of qualifying as medical doctors with renewed vigour and redoubtable reassurance that they have chosen a university that will deliver their dreams of becoming medical doctors of international reputation in no distant time from now,” the statement added.
Education
Tinubu names Jim Ovia chairman of student loan fund
Tinubu names Jim Ovia chairman of student loan fund
President Bola Tinubu has appointed of a renowned banker and businessman, Mr Jim Ovia as chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
This was announced via a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale .
Mr Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank and a respected business leader with a track record of benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians.
He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana.
Part of the statement read, “The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths.
“The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the implementing institution of this innovation, demands excellence and Nigerians of the finest professional ilk to guide and manage.
“The President believes Mr Ovia will bring his immense wealth of experience and professional stature to this role to advance the all-important vision of ensuring that no Nigerian student suffers a capricious end to their pursuit of higher education over a lack of funds and of ensuring that Nigerian youths, irrespective of who they are, have access to higher education and skills that will make them productive members of society and core contributors to the knowledge-based global economy of this century.”
Education
WASSCE: Lagos govt to pay N1.5bn for 58,000 students
WASSCE: Lagos govt to pay N1.5bn for 58,000 students
The Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Alli-Balogun, has said the state government will be paying N1.5bn to register 58,000 students for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for this year.
The commissioner said this on Thursday while reporting the activities of the ministry in commemoration of the first year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in office for the second term of his administration.
Sanwo-Olu took the oath of office for his second term as governor on May 29, 2023, promising in his inaugural speech not to let down Lagosians.
The commissioner, who spoke at the state secretariat, said, “The administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu has never defaulted on the payment of WASCCE fees of all public school SS3 students in the four years of Governor Sanwo-Olus’s first term in office. The state government paid over N4.2bn between 2020 and 2023 to keep our promise of full payment of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination fees.
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“In the current school year (2024), the governor has approved the sum of N1,571,076,000 as registration fees and other cost for 58,188 SS3 students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.”
Last year, the West African Examination Council, which conducts WASSCE, noted that it had concluded plans to begin computer-based examinations in 2024.
It released the results of the first-ever CBT exam, 2024–First Series, in March this year.
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