Education

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Oct. 4, 2019 President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has urged professional teachers to leverage technology to raise the quality of teaching and learning. The call came in a video message ahead of the 2019 World Teachers’ Day, which comes up …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has named Model Secondary School, Nsukka, Enugu State, winner of the 2019 President’s Teachers & Schools Excellence Award. The prestigious national award, which will be conferred on the school on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the Eagle Square, Abuja, at 10am, was sequel to the …

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the seeds for greatness are mainly sowed early in school. Obi was speaking at the weekend during his visit to the students of El Shalom Secondary School, Ogbaru, Anambra State, owned by the Anglican Diocese of …

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Sept. 29, 2019 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says over 100,000 candidates who met admission requirements have so far been offered placements into Nigerian universities for the 2019/2020 academic session. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Spokesman for JAMB, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 28, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned reported horrific acts at a ‘reform institution’ in Kaduna where about 400 persons were rescued by the Police. According to a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in …

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Sept. 24, 2019 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has called on all prospective candidates for its 2020 UTME to acquire the National Identification Number(NIN). The board’s Spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Tuesday that the aim was to ensure the biometric and other necessary details …

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has advised Nigerian universities to look inwards for the development of their various schools. He gave the advice during his visit to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Sharing managerial experiences with some principal officers …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has charged the students of Rev. Fr. Ekwu Memorial Secondary school, Owerre Ezukala, Anambra State, to face their studies seriously, telling them that what they will become in future is directly proportional to their efforts today. Obi …

Lagos, Sept. 17, 2019 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it has launched its third annual Goalkeepers Data Report, which features new data. The foundation stated this in its Report which Spotlights “New Data on Global Inequality, Calls to Prioritise Those Being Left Behind” made available to newsmen in …

Robert Awokuse Education consultancy firm, Tutelage Educational Services, has promised to train no fewer than one million teachers across Nigeria in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The Principal Consultant Lanre Badru stated this at the 9th edition of “Much More than a Teacher’s Training” held recently in Ibadan, …

The Gombe State Government has donated over 100 hectares of land for the take-off of the newly established Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. The State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya stated this when the Federal Government Committee on the take-off of the Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo paid …

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Ilorin, Sept. 16, 2019 The Kwara State Government has said that personalising constituency project was responsible for Kwara public schools’ rejection of instructional materials donated by the former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki.  A statement from the Press Secretary of Ministry of Education and Human …

The Old Girls Association in Diaspora of the St. Catherine’s Girls Secondary School, Nkwerre, Imo State, Nigeria will hold her 2019 Convention/Inauguration on Saturday, September 14, 2019. The historic event will hold at the Lake Chateaux Banquet, 1002 US. 9 North Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095, United States of America (US) …

Nigerian Students under the aegis of Ph.D Students in the United Kingdom (UK) Universities have cried out to the Federal Government over the refusal of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) to pay their extension allowances which have run to more than six months. The students claimed that some of …

Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the decision by his government to build a Permanent Orientation Camp in Anambra State for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at Mbaukwu/Umuawulu was borne out of need, since the current site at Umunya was owned by the …

The gran d finale of the maiden edition of the Professor Ogundipe Innovative Challenge took place at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Nigeria. Here are some pictures from the event by CHINYERE IKEANYI.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that one of the reasons behind the organisation of the annual essay competitions as part of the activities to commemorate the 2019 World Maritime Day is to encourage youth participation in the maritime sector. The Director General of the Agency, …

Post secondary school students of Enugu State, who are beneficiaries of the scholarship offered by the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to study in Mewar University, India, on Friday, paid a thank-you visit to the Governor at the Government House, Enugu, ahead of their departure. The elated students, numbering 22, …

By Aderemi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State), Sept. 6, 2019 A lecturer at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Prof. Gideon Okedayo, has been kidnapped at Akoko Junction on the Igara-Auchi highway in Edo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

The 2019 edition of Konga Back-to-School, the very successful and widely anticipated annual promotion by e-Commerce giant, ends today, Friday September 6th, 2019. The promotion has seen thousands of parents, students, knowledge workers and institutions take advantage of the exciting deals on offer. However, a number of shoppers have called …

Chairman of the Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has heaped praises on Akwa Ibom State and the current administration of Gov. Udom Emmanuel, even as he described the oil-rich Akwa Ibom as a miracle state. Ekeh made this disclosure while addressing guests at the 1st Akwa Ibom Education Summit and …

The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) held its 21st Annual General Meeting/Convocation and Investiture of new Fellows at the University of Lagos, Nigeria from August 8-10, 2019. The theme of the program was ‘Religion and Morality in a Secular State.’ Here are some pictures from the event by CHINYERE IKEANYI. …

Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has declared a three-year interest free loan of N1b to petty traders and small and medium businesses in Imo State. Ekeh, a native of Imo State, disclosed that the intervention is to reduce hardship, stimulate business activities and give hope to majority of the …