Education

Ikuru Lizzy Port Harcourt, Sept. 14, 2023 The MTN Foundation says it has spent about N3 billion on scholarships for less privileged undergraduate students and students living with disabilities in the country. The Director of the Foundation, Mr. Reginald Okeya, disclosed this on Thursday at the Scholarship Award ceremony in Port Harcourt. …

By Jessica Dogo Abuja, Sept. 13 The MTN Chief Enterprise Officer, Lynda Saint-Nwafor, says 5th Generation partnership will open doors to a world of possibilities in education. Saint-Nwafor spoke at the tripartite event hosted by MTN in partnership with Huawei and Baze University on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency …

The Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese and Archbishop of Niger Province, Most Rev’d Dr. Alexander Ibezim, has characterised Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, as someone whose paramount aspiration is to improve people’s lives for the betterment of society. He lauded Obi as a firm believer in the …

Abuja, 12 September 2023 Applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK open today – from 12 September to 7 November 2023. Applications are to be submitted via the online application form at chevening.org/apply. The call for new applicants follows the selection of 44 scholars from Nigeria, who won an …

LAGOS As part of its corporate social responsibility and commitment to promoting the development of the education sector in Nigeria, Unity Bank Plc has donated N10 million to Fiditi National Open University in Oyo Sate, Southwest Nigeria. Making the donation at the launch/ground breaking ceremony of the University over the …

In his dedication to advancing critical aspects of human development, Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Saturday donated N10 million at the foundation-laying ceremony of the Department of Midwifery and Public Health Nursing of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences of the Awka Anglican …

In a season that university professors were being rubbished as pathetic election riggers, it came as a pleasant surprise to me that there’s one university don who could put himself forward as a dean of accountability and proper documentation. Prof Ernest Chukwusoro Igwe served as the Fifth Dean, Faculty of …

One of Africa’s foremost scientists, Professor Bart Nnaji, has advised Nigerians to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) on an industrial scale in order to join the 4th Industrial Revolution now sweeping across the globe. Professor Nnaji, a former Minister of Science who did his Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in AI at the …

 .… List to be pasted at secretariat, TSB, SUBEB  Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has given final approval for immediate recruitment of four thousand (4,000) new teachers already evaluated and shortlisted for deployment to public primary and secondary schools across Borno State. Governor Zulum announced the approval on Wednesday evening in Maiduguri. …

By Stellamaris Ashinze Lagos, Sept. 6, 2023 MTN Nigeria on Wednesday announced the fourth edition of the mPulse Spelling Bee Competition. This year’s edition began on Aug. 21,  and incorporates a blend of digital and on-site models, with the initial two rounds taking place on the MTN mPulse website. The grand finale …

By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, Aug. 31, 2023 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Thursday inaugurated an Endowment Fund established in honour of the late Priemier of the defunct Eastern Ŕegion, Dr Michael Okpara. The event was organised by Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) to mark the institution’s 30th …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto A non Governmental Organization (NGO) Cooperazione Internazionale, Nigeria (COOPI) has flagged off two days integrated emergency response workshop to displaced population in Rabah and Goronyo local government areas of Sokoto State. The integrated response training is targeted at Protection, Nutrition, Health, WASH and Multipurpose Cash Assistance …

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 election in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, and many other dignitaries from across the world will gather in New Jersey, United States of America (USA), between Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30, 2023, to celebrate the life and …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Sept.5, 2023 Prof. Nnenna Oti, the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), has emerged winner of the 2023 Woman of the Year Leadership Excellence Awards. In a seven-day Leadership Excellence (LEEX) Awards voting by Nigerians via online platforms, monitored by the News Agency of …

The University of Ibadan has appointed and decorated the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, as Ambassador Extraordinaire of the University ahead of its 75th anniversary. Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Kayode Adebowale, who led the management of the university and members of the anniversary committee to the Courtesy Room …

  By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Aug. 31, 2023 The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee investigating alleged job racketeering by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has written to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission  (ICPC), urging it to investigate allegations of bribery and extortion made against the lawmakers. …

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA) is intervening in the termination of the appointment of five Staff of the State’s Polytechnic, Ikot-Osurua in Ikot-Ekpene Local Government Area. This follows a petition put before the State’s Legislators. The Member representing Nsit Atai State Constituency and the Chairman, House Committee …

By Fortune Abang/Anita Uzoagba Abuja, Aug. 31, 2023 Ghana has announced the official opening of the application portals that will enable West African scholars to apply to study at the University of Ghana for the 2023/2024 academic year. Making the announcement in Abuja on Thursday, Eddison Agbenyegah, the Deputy High …

As the summer break winds down, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has emphasised its devotion to help schools prepare adequately for the next session and deliver quality education. Through its bespoke product known as the Fidelity Edu Loan, administrators of registered private primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria …

The nature of humanistic and social scientific research is such that they make all manner of interrogation possible, from the analysis of metaphysical and theological matters to critical understanding of politics and the political, as well as the application of, say, game theory to the understanding of voting patterns. Each …

 … Says thuggery to attract 7- year jail term    Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, inaugurated a vocational training centre in Biu town, headquarters of Biu Local Government Area.  Named Borno State Vocational Training Enterprise, Biu, the centre consists of 15 workshops equipped with modern training facilities. …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Aug. 30, 2023 Participants of an International Symposium on the Niger Republic crisis and the future of African Integration has urged leaders in the continent to avoid constitutional amendments in favour of tenure elongation. The call is contained in a communique issued on Wednesday at the …

  (Being a Speech at the 2023 National Conference of American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, held at Dallas, Texas, USA, 19 August 2023. Theme: Onye Aghala Nwanne Ya!). SALUTATIONS Nwa-okoro na Nwanyiriuwa, mma-mma! Epekele n’Edime, Ekele m! Igbowuigbo, Mma-mma nu! Uwawuwa, Ekelem unu o! I thank AVID for the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 27, 2023 Parishioners of St. Pius X Catholic Church Rosedale, New York and Nigerians living in the U.S., have celebrated the 30th anniversary of Rev. Fr. Micheal Ukah’s ordination as a Catholic Priest. Ukah, a Professor of Philosophy and a lecturer at the Micheal …

By Christian Njoku Calabar, Aug. 23, 2023 Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has approved the appointment of Dr. Rose Ugbe as the Acting Dean, Faculty of Law. A statement by the Registrar of the University, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, said that Ugbe would replace Prof. Cyril …