Oyo State Government on Friday presented 9, 227 letters of promotion to primary school teachers between Grade level 13 and 15 in the State. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran during the symbolic presentation of 2017 – 2020 letters to 7, 460 teachers. He […]
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Lecturers in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have embarked on no fewer than 719 days of strike since the inception of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2015. An analysis of activities in the tertiary education sector, carried out by our correspondent on Wednesday, revealed this. The Academic Staff Union of Universities […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N964 million for the provision of satellite-based education system equipment in three primary schools in each of the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, revealed this at the end of the Council’s meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu […]
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By Yinka Fabowale Title: The Songs of the Pipit Author: Malcom Little Black’s Reviewer: Yinka Fabowale […]
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Government applauds gesture A bike man, Adegoke Adejare has donated writing materials including books, pencils, pens and erasers, worth thousands of naira to pupils of St. Paul’s Anglican School, Yanbule in Ibadan, Oyo State. This was contained in a statement by Olamide Adeniji of the board’s media team. The statement said: “Reacting to Mr. Adegoke […]
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The Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, Prof Emmanuel Temi Ologunorisa, is advocating a skill-driven educational system in Nigeria. He spoke on during a visit by Akoko youths to the institution’s campus, declaring that a skill-driven system is the best way of developing the educational sector of the […]
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Prof. Temi E. Ologunorisa is the Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, OAUSTECH, Okitipupa, Ondo State. He is professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, since 2016. He is reputed to be the first professor to be appointed by the Osun State University in 2007 where […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed optimism about its ongoing meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs committee, describing the negotiation as being progressive. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, the National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union had been negotiating with the Briggs committee since last week over its demands. […]
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Distributes customized exercise books to public school students Oyo State Government has announced the cancellation of a six-year waiting period of teachers in the state, according to the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, said that […]
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Nigerian student Usman Yahaya with colleagues… Photo: PRNigeria A Nigerian final year medical student at Irkutsk State Medical University (ISMU), Usman Yahaya, may be deported from Russia to Nigeria over the failure of his sponsor to pay his school fees. A PRNigeria report said Yahaya, a Sokoto State-born medical student has been in detention in […]
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