National Library holds 2024 third quarter stakeholders engagement forum in Akure August 14

The National Library of Nigeria will hold its 2024 Third Quarter Stakeholders Engagement Forum in Akure the Ondo State capital on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. It will be held at the National Library Office on Oda Road, Akure. A statement by the Head of the Akure Branch of the Library, B. A. Salawu, said the […]

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Protest: Oyo TESCOM adjusts CBT timetable

Oyo State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, has revised next week’s computer-based test timetable. Prince Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation said the development came on the heels of the envisaged nationwide protest that may commence on August 1, 2024. TESCOM chairman Pastor Akinade Alamu announced in Ibadan that the CBT examination for […]

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Oyo TESCOM CBT exam begins July 29

Oyo State Post Primary School Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM has fixed Monday, July 29- August 2, 2024, for computer-based test (CBT) for applicants in the ongoing recruitment exercise for teaching and non-teaching staff of secondary schools. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, quoted the commission’s Chairman, Pastor Akinade Alamu, […]

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OYOSUBEB adjusts timetable to accommodate Juma’at

Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has adjusted its ongoing CBT Examination that clashed with the Friday Jummah prayer. Chairman of  Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, stated on Thursday that this affects Muslim candidates whose examinations were slated between 1 pm and 3 pm on Friday. Adeniran said: “For the […]

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FG trains 56 UBE schools master trainers in Ibadan

The Federal Government has trained 56 Master Trainers for the recently launched Universal Basic Education (UBE) Effective Schools Program, selected from states across the Southern part of the country, including Kwara and Kogi States. The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, announced this in Ibadan during a 5-day training […]

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Oyo To Flag off Health Insurance For 10,000 Pupils in September

Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) has disclosed plans to provide health insurance coverage for 10,000 pupils in the state. Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Sola Akande said this furthers of Governor Seyi Makinde’s integrated approach to education in the state. Akande made this known during a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the […]

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Hardship: FG slashes stranded foreign scholars’ allowances

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a 12.7% reduction in the allowances of Nigerian scholars studying abroad in countries like Russia, Morocco, and Algeria. This decision comes as a response to the country’s current economic hardships. This development was disclosed in a memo signed by Ndajiwo H.A., the Director of the Federal Scholarship Board, […]

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‘Soyinka’s life inspirational, impactful’

Students, teachers, professionals, and members of the general public have paid glowing tributes to the impactful and inspirational life of Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. The various individuals gave their tributes during their visits to the Initiative for Information, Arts, and Culture Development in Nigeria, Jericho, Ibadan, on Tuesday, where a month-long exhibition to celebrate […]

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FedPoly Ede expels 27, bans ex-student union leaders from entering campuses

suspends eight others Authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun state on Tuesday expelled 27 of its students for offences ranging from disturbance of academic activities, causing unrest and vandalisation of individuals and institution’s properties. The institution’s Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sola Lawal who made this known in a statement in Osogbo, […]

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The Judas Testament: A review of Femi Adesina’s “Working With Buhari’

By Moses Oludele Idowu “Every great man has his disciples but it is the Judas who writes the biography.” – Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Title: _Working With Buhari_ Publisher: Safari Books LTD, Ibadan. Pagination: 488 Price: N20,000.00 Reviewer: Moses Oludele Idowu The art of memoirs and biography is one of the great inventions of civilised communities. […]

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