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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Vanessa Obioha was among those who attended the special screening of ‘The Man Died,’ a Zuri24 Media production that honoured the iconic playwright and political activist Wole Soyinka as part of his 90th birthday celebrations. She brings snapshots from the special event. The well-heeled guests who recently gathered at Alliance Française (Mike Adenuga Centre) in […]
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The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has accepted 16 years as the admission age into tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 academic session. Mamman who had earlier pegged the admission age of undergraduates to 18, however made a u-turn after protests from stakeholders at the 2024 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation […]
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