As Nigerian children celebrate 2012 Children’s Day on Sunday, it is sad to note that over 40 per cent of them will celebrate on the street; without access to basic education as economic and socio-cultural factors keep over 10.1 million of the 35.6 million children aged between six and 14, out of schools.
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has disclosed that national economic growth can be facilitated through proper career guidance for primary pupils and secondary school students.
The need for man to go back to nature has once again been emphasised. This time, by researchers at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. In this chat with Vanguard Learning, the Director of Research and International Co-operation, Prof. Kayode Olushola Ogunwemimo speaks on the different areas of research the university is involved in, their work on natural fertiliser to replace NPK and how they raise funds for the researches. Excerpts:
The Chairman of Committee of Pro Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) has said that the Higher School Certificate (HSC) system will instill discipline and the spirit of hardwork in students and ultimately boost the standard of education.
Twin brothers, Chidi and Chika Nwaogu, 300 level students of Physics department, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, have blazed the trail in the Nigerian social network blogs by hosting over 71, 000 users in their social networking blog, Lagbook, a social discovery for youths.
The Managing Director, Nigerite Limited, Jean Luc-Viatour, has called on government and academics to partner in the campaign to initiate support and implement ideas that hold the key to the future of the children.
The Chairman, Governing Council, Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja, Engr. Babatunde Odufuwa has urged students of both public and private tertiary institutions to be Information Communication Technology- compliant, stressing that very soon, those who do not follow the trend would be left behind.
In a bid to improve students’ reading culture, pioneer principal of Yaba College of Technology Secondary School, Lagos, Mrs Adio-Moses has said that students should be discouraged from cramming, especially in their early years of learning.
It’s the tallest I’ve ever been; Hands shot up in the Basic 3-5 classes of Barbara Cox Schools in Lagos at my question: “What do you know about Children’s day?” Thanks to Google, you won’t miss the fact that May 27 was set aside by the United Nations in 1953 to celebrate children all over the world.
THE Senate Committee on Education has charged the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETfund to come up with scholarship and loan scheme for indigent students in the country in order to ease the burden on parents and students of high tuition fees paid by them.
In satisfying the requirement of one of their courses at school, the 300L students of Mass Communication and Library & Information Science (UNILORIN), last Thursday, organised hypothetical Public Relations progammes. The course, MAC 312 “Public Relations Techniques” is a practical course in the department of Mass Communication.
The calm atmosphere of Compton compound, a popular off-campus hostel for students of the Federal University of Technology, (FUT) Minna, located at 13 Zarumai Road along Bosso Road, was ruffled penultimate Saturday, as hoodlums suspected to be armed robbers, stormed the compound in an unsuccessful armed robbery operation, but leaving dead a 400 level student, Emmanuel Uduak.
ABUJA – THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed national cut-off marks for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions. For the 2012/13 academic session, the board pegged cut-off mark for admission into universities at 180, while 160 was fixed for polytechnics, colleges of technology, colleges of education and other diploma-awarding institutions.
In order to recognise and encourage students who did very well in its examinations, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, inaugurated a scheme to honour this category of students. Its essence was to celebrate the best students in its examinations. This recognition brought along with scholarship and national honour from the students countries.
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