What makes the best secondary schools in Nigeria tick

•From left: Permanent Secretary of Ondo State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Lola Amuda; Miss Olawunmi Lawal, CEO of Greater Tomorrow International College Arigidi Akoko, Chief Mrs Lawal during the best private school award presented by the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja. Inset: Mrs. Ojo standing by the bus awarded to her school Bolade Junior […]

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Afe Babalola University records new feat in kidney transplant

•Founder of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola (2nd left), his wife, Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola (middle) and the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Smaranda Olarinde (2nd right) and others with the patient at the VIP ward of the Hospital The procedure at the dedicated twin-transplant theatre of ABUAD Multi-system Hospital With its first kidney transplant successfully performed last week, […]

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Stakeholders ask Ondo to spend N30b education budget on infrastructure, personnel development

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Ondo State Government has been urged to spend the N30 billion allocated to education in the 2022 budget proposal on infrastructural and personnel development. However, the stakeholders who conceded that the 16 percent allocation to education in the budget is below the UNESCO’s standard of 26 percent, commended the state government for […]

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Safe Schools: Buhari says over 12m children traumatised, afraid to go to school

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar (left); Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, representing the Minister of Education at the opening ceremony of the 4th International Conference on Safe Schools Declaration in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: NAN • 1,436 pupils, 17 teachers abducted from schools between […]

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Between two heirs and the son of a ‘home tailor’

By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale A verbal tiff between two prominent Nigerian politicians recently threw up a debate on which counts or counts more in judging the worth of a person and his importance to the society – his pedigree or personal character and accomplishments? The two gladiators who stirred the controversy are no other persons […]

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Oyo promotes over 16,500 primary school teachers

OYOSUBEB Chairman, Dr Nureni Adeniran, right, presenting promotion letter to a teacher Oyo State Government on Wednesday released the promotion of over 16,500 public primary school teachers across the 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Nureni Adeniran, disclosed this during a […]

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Fedpoly Ile Oluji holds maiden matriculation for Akure outreach centre, SIWES orientation for ND1 students October 21

The maiden Matriculation Ceremony of the newly admitted ND I Part-Time Students of Akure Outreach Centre of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State for the 2020/2021 academic session will hold on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the Polytechnic’s Twin Auditorium at the Permanent Site by 10:00 a.m. prompt. A statement by the institution’s Head, Information, […]

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Bandits free five more Kaduna Baptist students, matron

Five students of Bethel Baptist School and their Matron have been released by bandits, the Nigerian Baptist Convention said on Friday. The President of NBC, Dr. Israel Akanji, said this in a short message to journalists on Friday. He wrote, “Breaking News: Glory be to God. Five of our Bethel Baptist High School students and […]

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ASUU commends FG over stipend for education students

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lauded the Federal Government’s approval of stipends for students of education in public tertiary institutions. Government had on Tuesday announced the payment of N75, 000 and N50, 000 stipends per semester for students pursuing a degree in education and a Nigeria Certificate in Education, respectively. “Undergraduate B.Ed […]

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UNILAG fixes post-UTME screening for November

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will on Monday open its portal for registration of eligible candidates for the 2021/2022 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening. A statement by the Registrar, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, said candidates who chose UNILAG as their first choice, scored 200 and above in the UTME, had five ‘O’ level credits at […]

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