Education

AGENE GODWIN, Benin Information has emerged on the existence of an employment racket inside the University of Benin which charges applicants for administrative and academic jobs between N300, 000 and N500, 000 to secure the positions. This is even as there is an official embargo on employment at the institution. …

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has established a N10m Abdulfatah Ahmed Indigent Student Support Fund in the faculties of Physical Sciences and Life Sciences at his alma mater, the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Governor Ahmed who announced this at the 40th anniversary and 31st convocation ceremony of the …

It was a ‎convergence of mass communication students from 6 universities across Nigeria as well as a number of young entrepreneurs at the campus edition of The Red Summit and at the SME 100 Masterclass. The Masterclass was the third event organized as part of Red Media Africa’s 10th anniversary. …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase has set up a scholarship foundation geared towards sponsoring talented children of serving and deceased officers, both at primary and secondary school levels. According to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, this development is in a bid ‘to …

It was all fun and fanfare at the weekend as the All Nigeria United Nations Students’ Association (ANUNSA) and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos marked the United Nations 70th anniversary with a variety of activities which included a symposium, children fashion parade and cultural dances. The programme which …

Team Anambra, Thursday, emerged winners of the Inter Basic Debate Competition, beating contestants from the other 35 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory. The Debating Competition which took place in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital was organised as part of the activities marking Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary. The …

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos in collaboration with four Non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) has organised two events in Zaria, North-West and Lagos, South-West Nigeria to mark the 2015 International Day of the Girl Child, in continuation of its quest to building a strong civil society partnership and hinging its …

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advocated the taking over of primary education from the Local Government Councils by the Federal Government in order to achieve maximum results while the private sector should actively be involved in the running of tertiary institutions for desired outcome. Governor Ahmed made the …

Enugu State Government has honoured ten 2014 Batch ‘C’ Corps members who served in the state for their exceptional performances during their service year. Five of them received the state government’s award worth thousands of naira while five others received the NYSC State Governing Board Chairman’s award. Three corps members …

Telecommunications operator, Etisalat Nigeria, in partnership with the Lagos Empowerment & Resource Network (LEARN), recently held a Career Counselling programme for students from selected public schools in Lagos State, as part of its commitment to supporting the development of the education sector. The Career Counselling session, which was the 13th …

The wife of Enugu state governor Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, has described education as the engine of personal development, urging parents to place the education of their children as a foremost priority of their families. She stated that without education no country can develop positively and that qualitative teachers are central …

The governor of Enugu State,  Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, acted out his passion for viable student unionism in the country as he announced the plan of his government to donate a Students’ Union Centre (SUC) to his Alma Mater, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The governor announced the gesture at the Princess …

The Kano State Government has commended telecommunications operator, Etisalat Nigeria over its Adopt-A-School initiative, a pan-Nigeria intervention programme aimed at improving the quality of education through the creation of conducive learning environments for students in Nigeria. The State’s Deputy Governor and Commissioner for Education, Professor Hafiz Abubakar, gave the commendation …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, restated his commitment to ensuring that the state civil service remains one of the best to reckon with in the country. The Governor spoke shortly before swearing in Mrs. Lola Are-Adegbite as the new Tutor General/ Permanent Secretary of Education District Four, at …

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Ekiti State chapter, has accused the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) of fuelling the disdain of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose for the association, ahead of the World Teachers’ Day celebrations, Monday. In a statement signed by its state Chairman, Mr Sola …

Nigerian education and child rights campaigner, Philip Obaji has received the Champion of Education for Peace and Development Award. Obaji was handed the award, Saturday at a ceremony hosted by the New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation (NEEDCSI) and Universal Peace Federation in Jos, Plateau State. The award recognizes …

The Anambra state government has reiterated that the current administration is poised to partner with foreign investors in areas that will mutually beneficial to the partners and the state. Governor Willie Obiano made this known while receiving the Ambassador of Kingdom of Thailand His Excellency, Mr. Chailert Limsomboon at the …

As the world prepares to adopt the new sustainable development goals, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report has called for more action to ensure education for all. ‘Despite all efforts by governments, civil society and the international community, the world has not achieved Education for All,’ …

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the June/July 2015 examination results with improvement of 16 per cent in credits in English and Mathematics. The NECO Registrar, Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, who announced the results, Thursday in Minna, said that 68.56 per cent of candidates got more than five credits this …

Being text of a speech delivered by Dr Frederick Fasehun, National Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN and Founder/President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) on the occasion of an award received from the West African Students Union, at the Century Hotel, on Thursday, September 10, 2015.   …

The American University of Nigeria (AUN) has concluded plans to host Mr. Arman Navasardyan, who heads up the regional office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, (OCHA) on September 3. An expert with 20 years’ experience all over the world in disaster relief and emergency …

On August 31 and September 1, the American University of Nigeria, a leader in e-learning deployment, will co-host the 2015 conference on “Technology Assisted Learning in the Nigerian University System” with the National Universities Commission and Digital Promise Global. The Conference, scheduled for Barcelona Hotels on Blantyre Street, Abuja, is being …

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has opened 62 study centres nationwide to avail Nigerians the opportunity to acquire higher education, according to Alhaji Abdullahi Dogo, Director, Jigawa Study Centre. Dogo disclosed this in Dutse, when the centre matriculated 180 students for the 2015/16 academic session. He urged the …

Old students of various schools nationwide have been advised to actively seek for avenues to add value to their alma maters, by creating benefits for current and future students of the school. Giving the counsel was Mrs. Taba Peterside, a 1978 alumna of Queens’ College, Yaba, Lagos at the First …

By James Eze In recent times, the bold efforts by the Anambra State Ministry of Education under Prof. Kate Omenugha to implement a visionary policy by the National Council on Education have attracted unnecessary criticisms from some segments of the media. These vicious attacks and campaigns of calumny against the …