By Anietie Akpan It was tears of joy in various public primary and secondary schools in Calabar Municipality on Monday, January 19, as the implementation of the Rep. Bassey Akiba N100 Million Educational Support Programme for the 2025/2026 academic session commenced. The programme is sponsored by the Member representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, Rep. Bassey…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has announced that the registration for the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Technical Colleges will open on Monday, January 26, and close on Sunday, May 24, 2026. The move followed the approval of the initiative by the Minister of…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has revised the retirement age and years of service for teachers in public schools. According to a circular (Circular NO: 3/2026) signed by Orok Bassey Okon, Head of Service of the State, on 14th January 2026, the extension is not mandatory and those…
By Our Reporter DAMATURU (CONVERSEER) – The Yobe State Coordination Office of the Qatar Charity Foundation has conducted the documentation of 100 orphans for the take-off of the newly constructed Qatar Junior Secondary School (Orphanage Centre) in Damaturu. The exercise, which took place at the premises of the Special Adviser’s Office Complex in Damaturu, involved…
By Effiong Effiom Education has long been acknowledged as the most enduring investment any society can make in its future. As Nelson Mandela famously reminded the world, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” It is against this timeless truth that Rep. Akiba’s Educational Support Programme finds its…
