Osun State Government has said that the education policy reversal by the Gboyega Oyetola administration is yielding the expected results. Commissioner for Education, Folorunso Oladoyin made this known while receiving furniture items valued at several millions of naira donated by Apomu Descendants Union to some selected schools in Apomu. While thanking the Union and Alapomu […]
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The National Board for Technical Education has approved the commencement of nine new Higher National Diplomas and National Diploma Courses at the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Sanusi Gumau, disclosed this in his speech at the matriculation of 5,181 newly admitted students, held at the School’s Sports Complex on Saturday. He said […]
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Twenty-four year old Joy Adesina received gifts of a house, N5m and a scholarship from Ogun State Government for emerging as the best graduating medical student from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State in the 2018/2019 academic session. In this interview with Alexander Okere, Adesina says her achievements did not come on a silver […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has vowed to continue its practice of remitting its operating surpluses to government, saying that the remittances were in line with global best practice, Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs of JAMB has said. In a statement to newsmen in Abuja, on Monday, Benjamin said that the board would continue […]
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A Nigerian, Olanrewaju Shitta-Bey, has been appointed as a Professor of Philosophy and Humanities by the University of Maryland Global Campus, USA. Until his promotion, the university lecturer was an associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Humanities of the university. In a chat with our correspondent, Shitta-Bey said his promotion will benefit Nigeria […]
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Uzodinma and Confidence The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has offered a scholarship to a student who scored nine A’s in the 2020 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, Confidence Nwozuzu. Nwozuzu, who hails from Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state was received by Uzodinma at the Government House in Owerri. The Governor announced […]
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Stakeholders in the education sector have urged the government to redesign the school curriculum to meet the 21st century demands. This was the consensus at the 2021 African Edutech Conference organised by the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and Education First Nigeria Limited (Edufirst.ng). The President NBCC, Mrs Bisi Adeyemi said the conference was […]
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Adeniran speaking at a meeting Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OyoSUBEB, has debunked the news making rounds on social media that it is currently recruiting new teachers, describing it as fake. A statement by the board’s media team said thet while debunking the news, the Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran advised […]
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Nigerians protesting against sexual abuse There are claims that sexual abuse is on the rise in Nigeria. And these abuses also commonly happen in schools. Interestingly, these claims are supported with statistics. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in its report explained that one in four girls and one in 10 boys in Nigeria had […]
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Kogi varsity honours Falola at convocation Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, yesterday, approved the re-appointment of the richest man in Africa and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as Chancellor, Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil. The governor, however, replaced former President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), with […]
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