Workers of Akwa Ibom acquired schools seek intervention
About 478 teachers and non-teaching staff of six community secondary schools taken over by the government of Akwa Ibom State since 2012, have appealed to Governor Udom Emmanuel for attention. The...
View ArticleCaleb Varsity, gets VC
A Professor of Political Science and Public Communication, Ayandiji Daniel Aina, has been appointed the third Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Lagos. Before his career as an academic, Aina was for...
View ArticleNBTE, OGITECH battle quacks
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has praised the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa (OGITECH) Ogun State, for closing of its satellite campuses and study centres to ensure...
View ArticlePhilanthropist pays WASSCE fees
About 19 students of Seventh Day Adventist Grammar School, Ile-Ife benefited from the philanthropic gesture of the Maye of Ife, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, as he presented a cheque of N274,550 to pay for their...
View ArticleRoadblock on medical students’ way
After one year of their admission to read Medicine at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), some students are lamenting being forced to change their courses. The university says its hands are tied by the...
View ArticleSecondary school pupils get success tips
A leadership development expert Mr Moses Emorinken, has charged pupils of Okota Senior Grammar School, Okota Lagos to define who they are rather than being defined by their situations. Emorinken said...
View ArticleEbonyi clears six years UBEC fund backlog
Ebonyi State government has cleared the backlog of six years arrears of its counterpart funds for the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) intervention scheme in the basic education sub-sector....
View ArticleA case for water education
The concern about the poor state of our water resources should be the focus of a massive education campaign in schools and the general society. This is because the activities that cause the depletion...
View ArticleUNILAG/UBA inaugurates board for Finance chair
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have inaugurated a Board of Trustees (BOT) for the Professorial Chair in Finance endowed by the bank at the university. The...
View ArticleLagos fetes uniformed clubs
Lagos state Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule has appreciated teachers in the state for their support for the re-launch of uniformed voluntary organisations in schools. She spoke at the 6th...
View Article10-year-old beats 347 others in Maths contest
The Ultimate Mathematics Ambassador competition (TUMA) has produced another Mathematical guru, Daniel Emeka-Ilozor, a 10-year-old pupil of Grace Children School, Gbagada, Lagos State. Daniel, a grade...
View ArticleWhy history must be taught, by Ayomike
I Must confess tonight my great pleasure and surprise, coming to receive from your August body, ‘an award for an exceptional life-time achievement’ during your historic Golden Jubilee Reunion....
View ArticleUNILAG’s best PhD scholar pursues malaria vaccine
MR Muyiwa Oyebola, who graduated with the best PhD thesis from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) last Thursday, hopes to develop a vaccine against malaria parasite from his doctoral research. The...
View ArticleWhen Ooni challenges pupils on African culture
PUPILS of Queensland Academy, Okota, Lagos last week enjoyed the rare privilege of meeting the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi in his palace during a four-day excursion. Proprietress of the...
View Article‘Nigerian researchers among the best’
The Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Prof Samuel Oye Bandele, has critised those condemning Nigerian researchers of not undertaking research that can meet international standards. To...
View ArticleHarvest of Sports meets in Lagos
The 11th inter house sports took a special meaning at Dansol High School, Agidingbi, Ikeja, because it happened just after its 20th anniversary. The four houses, Vine (Purple), Cedar (Green), Olive...
View ArticleUps and downs of 2016 UTME
The 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has not been hitch-free in some of the 521 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide. To JAMB’s credit, the integrity of the examination...
View ArticleJAMB hopeful on CBT improvement
An official of JAMB, Mr. Clement Ojo, says the ongoing UTME, on the all Computer Based Test (CBT) platform, would be improved upon with time. Ojo, who is supervising a centre in Yaba, gave this...
View ArticleWAEC ready for May/June examination -Spokesman
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it has concluded all arrangements for the conduct of the 2016 May/June West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) nationwide. The...
View ArticleLagos Assembly condemns neglect of model colleges
Chairman, Committee on Education of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Olanrewaju Ogunyemi has condemned the state of infrastructure in the state’s model colleges. He then advised the state...
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