Lagos State Ministry of Education has shut down Dowen College Lekki Phase 1 indefinitely to allow for investigations into how one of its pupils, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, died under allegedly controversial circumstances on Tuesday. The closure follows a visit by the Education Commissioner Mrs Folasade Adefisayo and other top officials of the Lagos State Ministry […]
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Lagos State Ministry of Education has said it would unravel what led to the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a 12 year old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki who died under allegedly controversial circumstances on Tuesday. This comes as the school closed today following the family’s claims that the boy died as a result of […]
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By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale “In Kumuyi: Defender of the Faith, you have the spherical, stirring and spicy story of a multi-faceted and quintessential cleric many in Nigeria and the global community have always longed to know more intimately. Not told elsewhere before, the presentations amount to a faithful account of this unique man… No aspect […]
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Hundreds of students are graduating with first-class degrees in Nigerian universities, both private and public, in recent times than decades ago. Iyabo Lawal examines the situation and writes that of more importance to the nation will be how these high-flying students can turn their academic excellence into skills for personal and national development. He did […]
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The recent alarm raised by the Vice Chancellor of University of Medical Sciences, Professor Adesegun Fatusi that the institution “may die” due to under funding cannot be ignored. No doubt, the university remains a fulcrum for manpower development that would in turn enhance humanity. This is more so as specialised universities like UNIMED, which is […]
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Oyo State Government has suspended a female student of Jericho High School, Ibadan, who, aided by her mother, allegedly assaulted her colleague, teachers and other parents. A statement by the Information, Culture and Tourism commissioner, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, said government vowed to take further action on the matter in due course. The statement quoted the […]
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Oriental Energy commences 2020/2021 scholarship programme Two thousand candidates have applied for the 2022/2023 Federal Scholarship Award. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono, disclosed this at the inauguration of nomination for the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) in Abuja on Monday. He said that more than 30,000 candidates had benefited since […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has taken over the collection of the N700 registration fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), from 2022. It said in its weekly bulletin issued in Abuja on Monday that it would collect the approved N700 registration fee at the point of registration and remit the same […]
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Chibueze Nnaji, a corporal in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has obtained a PhD from the Abia State University (ABU). He bagged the degree at the 27th and 28th combined convocation of the university. Speaking during the convocation ceremony in a video published by ABN TV, a news platform based in the South-east, the police […]
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