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FG Raises Minimum Age for Junior Secondary School to 12
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that no child will enter Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) before turning 12 years old.
Coordinating Minister Tunji Alausa unveiled the policy to ensure students complete a full nine‑year cycle of schooling and arrive in junior secondary ready to learn.Setting a Clear Age for Junior SecondaryUnder the new rule, pupils must finish six years of primary school, typically from age six to 11, before moving on to JSS1.
By fixing the entry age at 12, the government aims to bring uniformity across all states and end wide swings in student maturity that previously disrupted teaching and learning.From Nursery through PrimaryThe policy also outlines the early...
We’ll pay N70,000 minimum wage, Makinde assures Oyo workers
Politics tamfitronics The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has assured workers in the state that he will pay the new N70,000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government.Speaking while addressing members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on the celebration of this year’s Teacher’s Day, Makinde said his administration is willing to pay the new minimum wage.The governor said negotiations on the new minimum wage for the state workers will begin by next week.Makinde said, “We have extended the wage award by three months, and if we are able to conclude the negotiation in between this period, we will drop the wage award payment and get into the minimum wage payment.”The governor further acknowledged the importance of teachers in nation-building.He also assured teachers that his government would be totally committed to their welfare in...
Minimum Wage: Ezekwesili Slams Tinubu, Akpabio Others Over Lavish Lifestyles
Lifestyle Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, on Saturday, berated the extravagant lifestyle of Nigeria’s President, Governors and National Assembly members in the country.Recall the president had said in his Democracy Day speech that the N62,000 proposed wasnegotiatedin good faith.However Ezekwesili on a Saturday In a post on X formerly twitter, said their financial extravagance was a provocative approach and an insult to citizens.Ezekwesili who is also the Founder of the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG) said, “It appears like the latest hobby of the #nassnigeria and the #NGRPresident and #NigeriaGov is to engage in the serial provocation of hard-pressed citizens who are barely managing to keep heads above water in this crisis-economy.“In a season of famine and leanness when public officials should set the example of fiscal prudence, the sensibilities of our citizens...
DA’s minimal wage stance: Fascinating politics or volatile pass? – Ivo Vegter
Politics tamfitronics The Democratic Alliance (DA) is stirring controversy with its severe stance on South Africa’s national minimal wage. No subject opposition claims of “hating workers,” the DA argues that prime minimal wages lock folks out of jobs, especially in a nation with excessive unemployment charges. Their proposal goals to provide exemptions for determined groups, tough dilapidated views on wage insurance policies and sparking a debate that will perchance perchance reshape political dynamics around employment and financial allege.Join your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to defend you up to sprint with the roar that issues. The newsletter will land on your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Registerright here.By Ivo VegterThe DA’s place on the national minimal wage has introduced about predictable outrage from the left.‘We like that the DA is being real about how...
