Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

Abuja

Contributing Member, Editorial Board at The Punch

27/ Multilingual /Member, Editorial Board, @mobilepunch /Member, @unilorinngr advocates advisory/ Education Analyst / 2023 TFAA nominee/ ‘23 CEOs award/FEMINIST

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School feeding programme: Presidency eyes Tetra Pak partnership

6 days ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu The presidency is considering a partnership with Tetra Pak, a global food processing and packaging solutions company on the implementation of the nationwide schools feeding programme.
FG reconstitutes committee to tackle social vices in schools

6 days ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

The Federal Government has reconstituted its special committee on the campaign against social vices in secondary and tertiary institutions, appointing Professor Jerry Ugokwe as the new chairman to lead intensified efforts against cultism, drug abuse, cybercrime, and examination malpractice.
FG promises funding support for artistes

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Moses Adewole

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has pledged to support Nigerian artistes with funding and infrastructure development across the country. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, made this announcement on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministry and Chocolate City Group in Abuja.
FG approves N120bn for vocational education

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

Centre National de Qualification Professionnelle, CNPQ. ©Sylvain Cherkaoui The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad on Thursday, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N120bn to the Federal Ministry of Education to advance the ministry’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training agenda. She disclosed this at the commissioning of the Community and Education Centre at Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State.
Candidates can take UTME outside state of registration - JAMB

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has clarified that candidates are allowed to sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in any part of the country, regardless of where they registered. This clarification comes in response to a misleading report suggesting that candidates must take the UTME in the same state where they registered.
ALGON calls out AGF on LG autonomy stalemate

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has accused the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation of frustrating the implementation of local government autonomy, despite a Supreme Court ruling in favour of direct funding for all 774 local councils.
JAMB warns new institutions against illegal admissions

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has issued a stern warning to newly established, upgraded, and adopted tertiary institutions against engaging in illegal admissions, stressing that there will be no room for regularisation. Speaking at an interactive session with principal officers of the affected institutions on Monday in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof.
Autonomy: 774 LGs challenge FG, states in court Tuesday

1 week ago | punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Tuesday hear a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria against the Central Bank of Nigeria and others over the implementation of local government autonomy. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/353/2025, was instituted by the Registered Trustees of ALGON against the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, state Commissioners for Finance, and 21 others.
73,844 candidates absent from mock UTME, says JAMB

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed that 73,844 candidates failed to show up for the 2025 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, despite having registered. In a statement on Sunday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, said, “A total of 200,115 candidates initially expressed interest in participating; however, two candidates later withdrew, resulting in 200,113 registered candidates.
NLC knocks FG over minimum wage

1 week ago | punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

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