The federal government says it has commenced an Alternative School Programme (ASP) to tackle out of school children
The announcement of the commencement of the programme was made via series of tweets on the official Twitter handle of the President on Wednesday.
It would be recalled that in January, President Muhamadu Buhari inaugurated the 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme, ASP, co-chaired by the Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs and Education.

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Buhari said the programme will target delivering a limited scope of subjects – Mathematics, English Language, Basic Sciences and Social Studies to children with limited access.
“We have just commenced work on an Alternate School Programme (ASP) as a special education initiative targeting out-of-school children nationwide. We must and will ensure that no Nigerian child is left behind in terms of appropriate basic education. The tweets read.

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu ,said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go on.

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Some of the universities approved by the FEC are Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State. Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State, Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo State, Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State, and Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State James Hope University, Lagos, Lagos State, Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano among others.
Nine of the private universities are located in North Central, three in South South, two in South East, five of them in North West and one in South West.

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THE West Africa Examination Council has extended the registration for its private West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination to February 5, 2021.

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The notice was contained in a short statement signed by Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, titled, ‘WASSCE For Private Candidates, 2021-First Series: Extension of Registration Period’.

“This is to inform intending candidates for the above examination that registration initially set to close today has been extended to Friday, February 5, 2021.”

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