Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman SAN

The Hon. Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman SAN, OON. has approved the appointed Hajiya Fatima Saidu Bashir as the pioneer Registrar Federal University of Agriculture, Mubi. Congratulations on your well deserved appointment Ma'am, wish you Allah's guidance and protection in your new office.

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, will form an inter-ministerial commission to combat the operations of degree mills today (Tuesday).

The ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Ben Goong, made the announcement in Abuja.

“Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will, this afternoon, inaugurate an inter-ministerial committee on degree mills,” Goong announced in a press release.

This follows an investigative article by a reporter, Umar Audu, with the Daily Nigerian newspaper on the activities of degree mills in the Benin Republic and Togo.

The Federal Government has banned 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, describing them as “degree mills,’’ warning Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such institutions.

The directive affected five universities from the United States, six from the United Kingdom, and three Ghanaian tertiary institutions.

Announcing the ban in a statement published on its website, the National Universities Commission explained that the Federal Government had not licensed the affected universities and they had been closed down.

The affected schools are the University of Applied Sciences & Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin, or any of its other campuses in Nigeria; Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana, or any of its other campuses in Nigeria; the International University, Missouri, USA, Kano, and Lagos Study Centres, or any of its campuses in Nigeria and the Collumbus University, United Kingdom operating anywhere in Nigeria.

The list also included Tiu International University, UK; Pebbles University, UK, operating anywhere in Nigeria; London External Studies UK operating anywhere in Nigeria; Pilgrims University operating anywhere in Nigeria; West African Christian University operating anywhere in Nigeria; EC-Council University, USA, Ikeja, Lagos Study Centre and Concept College/Universities (London) Ilorin or any of its campuses in Nigeria.

Others are Houdegbe North American University campuses in Nigeria; Irish University Business School London, operating anywhere in Nigeria; University of Education, Winneba Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria; Cape Coast University, Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria; African University Cooperative Development, Cotonou, Benin Republic, operating anywhere in Nigeria; Pacific Western University, Denver, Colorado, Owerri Study Centre and Evangel University of America & Chudick Management Academic, Lagos.
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The Chairman of NPC, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, FNSA, paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, OON, SAN at the Federal Ministry of Education Office in Abuja, today – 25th October 2023.

ON the behalf Minister of education professor Tahir Mamman SAN OON ,As we are celebrate this remarkable day, we wish our dear country to continue prosper and overcome all the challenges we're facing today. We're committed to give the best and take our dear country to greater heights. We will continue to build on the foundation laid by our heroes past. Happy Independence Nigeria!!!

Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, SAN, has vowed to wield a big stick against top officials and principals of schools rejecting posting to teach in the classrooms after their administrative duties, in line with the recently approved extension of retirement age for teachers and school administrators from 60 to 65 years and 40 years respective.

Mamman handed down the warning while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja on the activities planned for the Year 2023 World Teachers Day Celebrations, which would culminate in a grand finale on Thursday, 5th October 2023.

The Minister explained that rationale behind the extension of retirement age from 60 to 65 years was for the experienced hands to go back to classroom to teach and mentor the younger ones even after serving in various administrative positions whether in the Ministry or in schools.

“But what we are hearing is that some people are resisting going back to the classroom. All those who are in that category, where the situation warrants should happily go back to classroom if they don’t the ministry will wield the big stick because it is not right.”

He added, “This is where you started and earned your livelihood, I thought it is fun to go back to class room at that age and life and participate in mentoring of the younger ones, so it is not a forum for someone to refuse going to the classroom.”

He insisted that the best teachers in the university system are the older ones.

Mamman said the theme of the year, “The teachers we need for the Education we want: The global imperative to reverse teacher shortage,” brings to the fore one of the main challenges confronting the education system.

“Every society needs quality education for sustainable development, and every education system needs the right quantity and quality of teachers to achieve set goals. It is important therefore that the acute shortage of teachers experienced in many schools, especially in the basic education subsector is given due attention by all tiers of government,
he said.

Speaking on the students in captivity, Mamman expressed worry over the ugly trend and sought prayers for students who are in captivity in Zamfara and appealed for their release to return to continue with their studies.

He also called on the security to do more to secure the schools across the country, especially in vulnerable areas.

He added there was the need to review strategies for securing the schools and redouble their efforts to get the students released.

Recall that terrorists riding on motorcycles invaded Sabon Gida, the Federal University Gusau, hosting community, and abducted 24 students and some residents of the community, including the employees of a construction company.

National President of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Titus Amba, said the acute shortage of teachers experienced in many schools, especially in the basic education sub-sector should be given due attention by all tiers of government

“Every society needs quality education for sustainable development, and every education system needs the right quantity and quality of teachers to achieve set goals,” he said.

While answering questions from Journalists, Amba said so many incentives were rolled out about three years ago but only that of elongation of service has kick-started at the centre and to an extent at the level of some states.

“A good number of state governments are yet to key into the new retirement for teachers and we have written to such state government to use the world teachers’ day to make pronouncement and other incentives,” he said.

To the minister, he said: “Up till now, none of the other incentives have gotten across to teeming teachers of Nigeria but with the commitment you mentioned that the current administrationn teachers will be central in welfare and others, we want to believe that you will use your good offices to make sure that those incentives that are attached to the pronouncement for Nigeria teachers are implemented.

FG has approved the implementation of 35% and 23% of Salary increment for Staff of All Federal Tertiary Institutions. The arrears from 1st January 2023 will be paid accordingly.

Waiting to board a connecting flight in London to USA on official trip.
Life should be lived simple and like any other person.

Nigerian Students Will Begin To Access Student Loans From October.

- Minister Of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.

Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to improve the budget meant for education by 25 per cent with the right policies in place.

”President Tinubu has directed the return of the 10.5 million out-of-school children to school at the expiration of his tenure.

”We still have a long way to go. We are not matching the children in the country with the desired education and this is because our policies are not producing the values we need.

“What we need is the action on ground and not the policy declaration. This is where I can tell you we intend to come in.

“We want to bridge the gaps between policy statements and actualisation of outcomes.

“This is to give them future training that will enable them to live their lives and make them employers of labour. Everybody deserves to live a life of dignity for the well-being of their family,” Mamman said.