Education

 … Assesses destroyed structure at UIICEST   Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved scholarships for 37 labourers involved in the construction of resettlement houses for internally displaced persons in Nguro Soye village of Bama Local Government Area. Zulum announced the scholarships during an inspection visit to the construction …

Dear Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, Before I proceed to the crux of this letter, let me partly introduce myself to you. I am one of the many who shouted themselves hoarse while standing on the altar of morality, legality and rationality to call for your crucification during your ordeal with the …

The 11th State of the Black Writers Symposium will take place today, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at the 4th Floor Multi-Purpose Room of the Africana Institute of Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA). The Symposium, which will have, among others, a variety of accomplished writers …

Internationally acclaimed Nigerian poet, playwright, author and Professor of English and Dramatic Literature, Professor Olu Obafemi, will deliver the 2023 Convocation Lecture of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The Lecture, by Prof. Obafemi, the 76th recipient of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) award (2018), will …

By Ibrahim G. Ahmad Gusau, Oct. 15, 2023 Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) on Sunday warned students resident at the off-campus area of Damba on the outskirts of Gusau to relocate and be safe from bandits. In a statement issued by the university’s Information Officer, Malam Umar Usman, the varsity advised …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Oct. 15, 2023 Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, a renowned environmental rights advocate, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate of law degree by the York University in Toronto, Canada. Bassey, an alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an architect, hails from Akwa Ibom. Bassey holds …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Oct. 14, 2023 The Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) on Saturday awarded scholarships to  33 indigent but brilliant students spread across universities and other tertiary institutions across the country.  The Founder of the Foundation and Governor of Abia, Dr Alex Otti, who spoke at the scholarship banquet …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has emphasized that investing in quality education, particularly at the elementary level, is the most valuable commitment for the benefit of the girl child. He stated that through a solid education, the girl child gains the empowerment needed to …

By Victor Adeoti Ede (Osun), Sept. 6, 2023 Pastor Enoch Adeboye,  General Overseer,  Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Thursday urged graduands of the Redeemer’s University (RUN), Ede, Osun, to practise holiness at all times. Adeboye gave the charge at the 15th Convocation Ceremony of the university. The cleric …

The Anambra State Government has praised Mr. Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, for the significant educational contributions he made during his tenure. The Government observed that those remarkable achievements have continued to serve as a foundation for ongoing educational development …

The Management, staff and pupils of MD Nursery and Primary School, Lagos have expressed the conviction that there is hope for Nigeria to overcome its numerous challenges. They demonstrated this with a campaign on patriotism, which was held to mark Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary. The campaign, held close to the …

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged all educators in Nigeria to stay dedicated to the cause of nation-building. He emphasized the importance of carrying out their responsibilities diligently and setting positive examples for both their students and society as a whole. Obi emphasized that genuine …

By Zubairu Idris/Abbas Bamalli Katsina, Oct. 4, 2023 The Police in Katsina State, has confirmed the kidnap of five female students of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina by gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu said that the terrorists invaded the residence of the students …

In the Bible, Keren-happuch was the youngest of the three beautiful daughters of Job, who against the norms of a patriarchal society, inherited her father’s vast latter-day wealth along with her two other sisters. But in the sometimes inexplicable twist of fate, this is the story of another Keren-happuch whose …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned the abduction of some female students of the Federal University of Gusau from their hostels at Sabon-Gida community in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a tweet, the former Governor of Anambra State described the incident …

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, formerly called Anambra State University, has come of age. Metamorphosing from a polytechnic in 1995, and transiting to a university in the year 2000, there is no doubt it has played great roles in churning out great men and women who are already impacting positively on …

….’They call me a dreamer,’ Adeboye says in New York, as wife launches international education initiative By Empowered Newswire General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye and his wife, Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye were an important feature in New York where the annual …

On Friday, September 22, Bard College, in the United States of America (USA) hosted an event to honor the memory of the late Professor Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), former Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature. The theme of the event was After Chinua Achebe: African Writing and the Future, and the …

Lagos, Nigeria, September 21, 2023:  The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, will serve as the Chairman of the 2023 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). This was disclosed by the chairman of 2023 Conference Planning Committee, Danlami Nmodu, mni, in …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New Jersey, Sept. 20, 2023 The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Nigeria met with critical stakeholders in Princeton University, New Jersey, U,S. to attract investment into the Nigerian education system. The meeting, aimed at building and bridging the skills-gap needed in promoting Nigeria’s …

Dennis Udoma The National Senior Secondary School Education Commission has said that the proposed national minimum standards would set benchmarks for the establishment and operation of senior secondary education in the country if implemented. It said it would also significantly reposition the sector which had suffered neglect, deterioration in terms …

The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Sunday tendered apology on the controversy which has trailed comments credited to her in a viral video concerning the sexual harassment scandal at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The Minister regretted her statement, saying she was committed to the justice and safeguarding …

***Demand apology, retraction of Minister’s statements ***Insist on  passage of Sexual Harassment Prohibition Law A coalition of over 500 women rights organization under the aegis of Womanifesto have called on the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye to issue a retraction and tender public apology for working against the interest …

.Hails Gov for restoring Fasola Farms’ glory .As Oyo govt commissions Oyo-Iseyin Road, LAUTECH College, Iseyin Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lauded the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, for delivering the benefits of democracy to the state through building of infrastructure, education and restoration of the …

Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum is currently in Oxford, United Kingdom, where he addressed a group of participants at a four-day working retreat that aims to strengthen Borno’s peace-building efforts through attracting more support from the international community. The retreat, which focuses on support for victims of Boko …