Education

Excitement As Set Of 1998 Old Students Visit GSS Kubwa

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4 years ago

June 22, 2021

Joel Ajayi

It was fun, excitment and joy when 14 old student association of Goverment Secondary School Kubwa under the auspices of #klub98 initiatives visited their institution after 23 years of graduating.

Old student dressed in the school uniform, attended school assembly and also received lecture from the principal.

The way they looked smart on their uniform after 23 years indeed, excited the current student and teachers and they were all happy to receive them.

Also, the principal took the old student on a tour of projects in the school and some of the innovation the current leadership has brought to fore to ensure quality education, which GSSK has been known for.

Among innovation are ties board, discipline as well as conducive environment put in place by the school management.

After which principal once again thought them as a student in the classroom the “importance of Agriculture”a memory that excite old student the more

While Speaking the Principal of GSSK Musa Nuhu Zuru used the occasion to charged all Nigerian student not toil away with the vocation training and their education saying that the future is competitive.

According to him, I filled fulfilled seen the student set of 1998 coming back, I filled excited because the essences of their presence here is to build the future of the student.

“Actually, the principal can’t do it alone their coming here today will help the student to have the consent of what they will become in years to come

“My advice for the student is for them to read very hard because the future is competitive and the only possible way to be great with the hard work and aspire to be great.” He said.

While addressing the SSS 3 student one of the old Student, Mr Jerry Adesewo said essence of their visit was to encourage the students and gave them hint about life after leaving school.

Mr Adesewo who could not hide his joy for visiting the school 23 years after graduation said the essence of visit is to reconnect with the source and encourage the student on the need to take their eucation serious.

According to him, we are here to reconnect with our the source.

“Even after 23 years, what I learnt in this school stayed with me s can be as good as it was then.”

He encouraged government at all level to ensure a good conducive environment is provided to student to enable succed in life.

“The governments needs to continue to encourage the younger generation.
“Government should provide more schools or additional facilities, it could be capital intensive but not impossible if we are purposeful and people-oriented

We left here 23years ago, but then we look at the deterioration of quality of education, access to quality education, you will feel like there is a lot we can bring to bear as former students and that was the spirit behind coming here.

Speaking on what the 1998 set of old student have in stock the student Mr Adesewo expressedW: “We have established scholarship awards which will kick start from next session, we have lost some of our mates so, we have instituted prices in their names and then, a global scholarship awards for 10 indigent student who are not able to fund their education.

“We choose today as the international day of African child which came about as a result of children seeking quality education which is still elusive and inaccessible as it is only the high and mighty that has access to quality education.

“Government cannot do it alone and we want to use this day to create awareness as stakeholders in education and see how we can make a difference in the life of African children and intervene physically.”

Speaking on expected contribution from all old students he said “any anywhere in the world, the old student association is an integral part of the Alma Mater. I think that, old students everywhere in the world should come together to make a difference, you don’t have to be a Dangote to do these things, you just need to have good intentions.

“We can impart in the lives of indigent students with little things we can do. Old student’s association is not about partying but about imparting the lives of other students and the Alma Mater. ” he said.

Meanwhile, the 1998 old student has concluded the for get together party in hAugust 2021, a reunion party and awards night, when the scholarships will be announced and some of the developmental projects will be unveiled. And this would culminate in a Silver Jubilee celebration in 2023 as we clock 25.

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Education

Athena Centre Appointed to NGREN Board as Federal Government Deepens Data-Driven Governance

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1 day ago

November 29, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has been appointed to the Governing Board of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN)/Tertiary Education Research Applications and Services (TERAS). NgREN -Nigeria’s national research and education backbone – provides high-speed connectivity, shared digital services, and collaboration infrastructure for universities and research institutions, while TERAS powers the digital applications that support research, data exchange, and digital learning across the tertiary system.

In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the center’s Media and Communications Officer Paul Liam.

The new NgREN/TERAS Board was inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, at the Nigeria National EdTech Strategy Mid-Term Co-Creation Workshop, hosted with support from Mastercard Foundation and the World Bank Group.

The Board includes the Executive Secretaries of NUC, NBTE, NCCE, and TETFund; representatives of vice chancellors, rectors, and provosts; and major digital infrastructure stakeholders such as NCC, Galaxy Backbone, and USPF. The Athena Centre joins the Board as the civil society voice.

In his remarks, Dr. Alausa acknowledged the Centre’s role in shaping national transparency reforms, noting that the Ministry’s Federal Tertiary Institutions Governance Transparency Portal (FTIGTP) drew inspiration from Athena’s research and advocacy.

He expressed confidence that the reconstituted Board will deliver measurable improvements within two years to strengthen Nigeria’s research ecosystem and digital readiness.

Representing the Centre on the Board, its Chancellor, Chief Osita Chidoka, OFR, commended the Ministry’s commitment to transparency and evidence-based reform.Reaffirming the Ministry’s digital direction, Dr. Alausa stated: “For the first time, Nigeria is building a unified data architecture for basic, secondary, and tertiary institutions. You cannot reform what you cannot measure, and we are determined to measure what matters.”

Echoing the need for interoperability, Dr. Tijani emphasised the importance of shared digital infrastructure, noting:“Digital transformation fails when systems operate in silos. Our priority is a national architecture where platforms talk to each other and every school is connected.”

Chidoka welcomed the digital innovation underway but stressed the importance of deeper inclusion of state governments, who own and manage most Nigerian schools, in planning, implementation, and financing.

According to him:“For education to succeed, states must invest, lead, and commit. The Federal Government must coordinate and support, but it cannot carry the burden of school management alone.”

The Athena Centre reaffirmed its commitment to supporting federal and state governments in strengthening education data systems, digital governance, and transparent accountability.Media Contact:

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