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Education and E-Learning

 Federal Government introduces artificial intelligence training for 6,000 educators
Federal Government introduces artificial intelligence training for 6,000 educators

The Federal Government has rolled out an Artificial Intelligence training initiative aimed at equipping 6,000 senior secondary school teachers drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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The Federal Government launches Blackboard e-learning in Kaduna.
The Federal Government launches Blackboard e-learning in Kaduna.

The Blackboard Learning Management System has been launched by the Federal Government in public tertiary institutions, with Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, as the starting point.

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Federal Government authorises establishment of nine new private varsities
Federal Government authorises establishment of nine new private varsities

The Federal Government has authorised the creation of nine additional private universities nationwide. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday during a briefing with State House correspondents, following the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

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WAEC Issues Corrected 2025 WASSCE Results, Apologises for Grading Mistake
WAEC Issues Corrected 2025 WASSCE Results, Apologises for Grading Mistake

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has issued revised results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates, after uncovering grading errors that had a major impact on candidates’ performance records.

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 JAMB and the challenge to lift tertiary education
JAMB and the challenge to lift tertiary education

Sir: The editorial on the newspaper July 18, 2023 makes an engaging piece. However, there are some things that l oppose which are the fact that money being generated by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is not being used, at least directly on universities and polytechnics, but rather paid into Federal Government consolidated revenue fund (CRF) which ends up being spread among all tiers of government nationwide.

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