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Elizade University to turn out 484 bachelor’s, 74 graduate degree holders at combined 8th, 9th convocation

October 30, 2024November 5, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

celebrates international academic achievements, impactful community service Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, in Ondo State, is set to turn out 484 bachelor’s, and 74 graduate degree holders at its coming combined 8th and 9th convocation ceremonies. The ceremonies, according to the institution’s spokesman, Mr. Williams Olufunmi, will mark a most remarkable turning point in the university’s […]

OAU students disrupt freshers’ program, chase out ex-VC’s representatives over 1999 killings

October 29, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Enraged students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife on Monday disrupted the freshers’ orientation program, forcing representatives of the university’s former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wale Omole, to leave the event. The disruption occurred during the official welcome ceremony for new students, an annual tradition of introducing freshers to the university community. Tensions rose when […]

Ogun shuts school, suspends principal over pupil’s death

October 29, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun Ogun State Government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi over the death of Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of the school. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the student on Friday last week as a result of corporal punishment. […]

Court stops JAMB from restricting underage students

October 28, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Delta State High Court in Warri has issued an order restraining the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board from implementing its recent policy requiring a minimum admissible age of 16 years for university admissions in the country pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed against the board. JAMB, in a statement […]

12 states delay N30,000 minimum wage for teachers – Report

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Twelve states of the federation are yet to implement the 2019 minimum wage of N30,000 for teachers. Data from the National Union of Teachers showed that though some states implemented the 2019 minimum wage, it was not fully implemented for teachers at primary school levels. The affected states where the wage was not yet implemented […]

Ondo to establish Senior Secondary Education Board

October 23, 2024October 24, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa targets schools’ infrastructural development Ondo State Government has expressed readiness to align with the programmes and policies of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, to build and upgrade infrastructural facilities in senior secondary schools across the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, committed […]

Journalism book, Media Dynamics, presented to the public

October 23, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The book Media Dynamics: The Changing Face of Mass Communication was presented to the public at the premier university, the University of Ibadan, during the just concluded 6th Induction and Awards ceremony of the Certified Institute of Cooperatives and Social Enterprise Management, CICOSEMA. The book Media Dynamics: The Changing Face of Mass Communication, authored by […]

Computer-based WASSCE starts Friday

October 22, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The West African Examinations Council said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024. A statement by WAEC on Tuesday said the examination would adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, adding that the registration period had […]

WAEC to conduct CB-WASSCE for private candidates October 25

October 22, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has confirmed its plans to conduct the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024 – Second Series, scheduled from Friday, October 25, to Friday, December 20, 2024. In a statement signed by Moyosola Adesina, the Council’s spokesperson, it was revealed that the […]

Aiyedatiwa hails Afe Babalola over huge investment in Education

October 22, 2024Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

says Ondo working to revamp education sector Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has lauded the contributions of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), to Nigeria’s human capital development. He noted that the institution has changed the face of education in the country in the last 15 years of its existence, with its quality education evident […]