Education

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and an indigenous oil firm, First Exploration and Production (First E&P) are collaborating to build the capacity of public school teachers in Bayelsa. The Capacity Building Directorate of NCDMB facilitated a 3-day Teachers Training program for 80 public school teachers which came …

London, June 23, 2023 The family of a British billionaire adventurer who died after the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion have paid tribute to their “dedicated father”. Hamish Harding was described as “a guide, an inspiration, a support, and a living legend,” following the news of his death on …

..Awards scholarship to 24 children of deceased Police Officers of Inspectorate cadre/other Ranks, Edo South indigenes The Solomon Ehigiator Arase Foundation will hold its 2nd Annual Lecture Series/ Scholarship Awards Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Benin, Edo state with 24 children of deceased Police Officers of Inspectorate cadre and other …

280 Nestlé Nigeria volunteers including the Managing Director and CEO, Wassim Elhusseini are mentoring 12,000 students in JSS2, SS1 and SS2 classes in twenty-three public secondary schools across Nigeria. The Youth Leadership Mentoring Program aims to instill the right values, skills and attitudes requisite for success and positive personal development …

  Within minutes of the release of the video of President Bola Tinubu signing the students’ loan bill into law, it was trending on Twitter as was the name of Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, who sponsored the bill in his former life as Speaker.  Apart from the Nigeria Maritime …

By Patience Aliyu Jos, June 14, 2023 Yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted seven students of the University of Jos, Plateau State. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in …

Princess Grace Modupe Olagbegi-Gbadamosi of the Olateru-Olagbegi Dynasty of Ondo State, Nigeria, and her husband, Prince Akani M. G. Gbadamosi, recently received Doctorate Degrees of the Triumphant Christian University of America, Chicago. It was a moment of triumph and great joy for Princess Grace and husband, Prince Akani M. G. …

Nestle Nigeria and Lagos Business School Sustainability Centre (LBSSC) have announced the opening of applications for the 2023 Edition of the specialised programme series for Journalists named ‘Nestlé Advancing Nutrition, Health and Environmental Awareness through the Media’. Since its inception in 2019, the initiative has equipped over 200 journalists to …

Nigerian Educators Association, New Jersey, United States of America (USA), will on Saturday, June 10, 2023, hold their End of Year Gala Night Party at the Blessed Sacrament Church, 15 Van Ness Place, Newark, New Jersey, USA. The party, which starts at 8pm, according to a notice by Lolo Blessing …

By Philip Yatai Kaduna, June 5, 2023 UNICEF says it is mobilising resources to improve access to quality education by poor and vulnerable children in Kaduna State. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Cristian Munduate, stated this in Kaduna on Sunday during the annual UNICEF Access Bank Charity Shield Polo …

By Martins Abochol Jalingo, June 4, 2023 Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba has declared a state of emergency on basic and post basic education in the state. He made the declaration at a media interactive session on Saturday in Jalingo, saying his administration would ensure compulsory and free quality education …

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday paid a visit to Damboa town and Garjang community, both in Damboa Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno State. During the visit, Zulum ordered the construction of a new General Hospital for Damboa township, because internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently occupy …

The Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School, Yaba, which falls under Education District IV of Lagos State, will be representing Nigeria at the 2023 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition in Sweden. The competition brings together the world’s brightest young scientists to encourage their continued interest in water-related issues. A statement …

Nestlé Nigeria marked Children’s Day 2023 with children in the 30 Nestlé for Healthier Kids beneficiary schools, by providing them with learning materials. The company has been at the forefront of efforts to help children live healthier, happier lives through research, product innovation, food fortification, nutrition education and promotion of …

  Professor Obaro Ikime, a celebrated historian, was born December 30, 1936  and passed on to glory on April 25, 2023.  A published author of several seminal books, including Leadership in the 19th Century Africa, (1974), The Fall of Nigeria (1977), Groundwork of Nigerian History (1980) and Can Anything Good Come Out of …

The Korieocha family of Ikenanzizi Obowo in Imo State, Nigeria, have added another beautiful feather to their cap with the graduation of one of their daughters, Chichi Korieocha from Felician University, New Jersey, United States of America (USA). Chichi, who already has a Bachelors degree in Marketing, this time bagged …

Six of the seven members of the Government Team in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/University-based Unions Re-negotiation Committee charged with proffering solutions to the challenges in the nation’s education sector, especially the tertiary education system, have written an emotional tribute, eulogising their Chairman, Professor Emeritus Nimi Dimkpa Briggs, who …

OSOGBO-21/05/2023 The Government of Osun State has clarified that Dr Folorunso Alakija remains the Chancellor of Osun State University after the dissolution of the Governing Council of the University. In a clarification issued on Sunday night, the State Government opined that the dissolution of the Governing Council does not affect …

Celebrated public sector turnaround expert, technocrat and columnist, Dr Dakuku Peterside is to speak at the Center for Pan-African and Peace Studies (CePAPS) of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja. The Center will be hosting a special event to celebrate Africa Day 2023 edition on May 25. …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has emphasised the need for more investments in science and technology across universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria. He noted that science-tech has huge opportunities to create millions of jobs for Nigerian youths. Zulum made the call on Saturday while attending the 27th …

By Aderogba George Abuja, May 13, 2023 Whiteplains British School (WBS), has commended the Federal Government for ordering investigation into allegations of forgery and criminal breach of trust by First Bank, for forging a tripartite legal mortgage agreement. The school alleged that some Managing Directors of First Bank, as well …

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has acknowledged the efforts of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Summit University, Offa, Kwara State and American University, The Gambia and their show of support and interest in the absorption of Nigerian returnee students from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when …

Government Day Science Secondary School Jalingo in Taraba State and General Murtala Mohammed College, Yola, in Adamawa State, won in the boys’ and girls’ categories, respectively at the first regional conference of the 23rd MILO Secondary Schools Basketball Championship. Nestlé Nigeria’s MILO Secondary School Basketball Championship has been promoting the …

Abuja, May 10, 2023: Relief and succour have come the way of Nigerian students being evacuated from the war-torn Sudan as Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured them that the Board will provide necessary infrastructure to enable them to complete their education in Nigerian Universities, …

Education is a critical priority for Nigeria, as it is for any nation serious about growth and development. Unfortunately, in the past ten years, we have not seen any focus on or dramatic improvement in education. Our best efforts at addressing education have put us steps behind our peer nations in …