Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Danlami Hayyo

December 17, 2025

Wike reinstates FCT education mandate secretary, IRS acting chairman

Mr Wike directed Messrs Hayyo and Ango to resume duty with immediate effect.

Wike laughing
March 22, 2024

Abuja: Wike approves N280 million for 13,946 students’ scholarships

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has approved N280.3 million to pay scholarships to 13,946 indigent students at all levels of education in Abuja.

WIKE; ABUJA STUDENTS
January 30, 2024

Wike approves N30.9 billion for FCT school rehabilitation projects

The mandate secretary said the gesture is a testament to the priority Mr Wike placed on the education sector.

Nyesom Wike
January 26, 2024

FCTA approves N7 billion for primary school teachers’ salaries

The FCTA will pay 40 per cent of the outstanding arrears and the area councils will pay 60 per cent.

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike [Credit: Chi Geru]
October 11, 2023

FCTA shuts two substandard schools

The affected schools are Erudite Bright Kids at Kagini and Jane’s Angela School in Abuja Municipal Area Council.

FCTA
October 7, 2023

UniAbuja VC advises Nigerian academia to embrace advanced technology

Vice Chancellor Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah urged the educational community to embrace advanced technology, especially in automobiles.

UniAbuja VC, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah
September 14, 2023

FCTA to establish university of technology

He pointed out the need for additional tertiary institutions in the nation’s capital to decongest the population in the FCT College of Education Zuba.

FCTA
May 6, 2023

UNICEF decries poor access to Nigeria Learning Passport tools in Kano

According to him, the expected target of NLP users in Kano state is 75,000 by December 2023, which is envisaged to rise to 150,000 by the end of 2024.

UNICEF
October 30, 2021

Kano rev up campaign to bring pupils back to schools

The back-to-school campaign also aimed to persuade parents it was safe for pupils to return to school after the COVID-19 pandemic.