NGO uses sports, debate to return 700 children to school
Sosa Fruit Drink and Indomie, sponsors of the championship, also expressed support for the initiative. The competition will culminate in November
May Day celebration: YABATECH rector hails workers
“As we celebrate, I enjoined us all to uphold the core values, vision and mission of the college and present administration’s strategic plan of consolidating on the past and shaping its future.”
Financial literacy should be taught in the formative years of a child – Ebere Joy
On the 27th of April 2024, Ebere Joy, in conjunction with the Asake Foundation, held an exclusive self-development workshop for young girls in the Kabusa community of Abuja.
Genocide anniversary: Rwandan govt, UN organise inter-school outreach
The 30th anniversary of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, took on a unique form, with an online classroom dialogue between high school students of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja in Nigeria and Lycee High School, Kigali, in Rwanda.
WASSCE to start tomorrow, April 30
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has announced Tuesday, April 30 as the start of 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE, for School Candidates.
JAMB releases 2024 UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME results.
Nigerian universities promoting ethnic, religious biases – Kukah
“There was a time when Ahmadu Bello University had lecturers from different parts of the world. Now, look at what has happened to our universities across Nigeria. Our universities have become just mere incubators of ethnic jingoism.”
Chibok girls: A decade of captivity is too long
Ten years after the abduction of 276 secondary school girls in Borno State, 90 are still not accounted for, while 48 parents have passed on waiting for the return of their girls.
Empower universities to provide solutions to societal problems – TU VC matriculates sixth set
he Vice Chancellor of Trinity University, TU, Yaba, Lagos, Prof. Clement Kolawole, has urged the government to adequately fund research…
Private school owners beg govt on improved security, tax reduction, others
Private school proprietors, under the aegis of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPP, have appealed to government to provide adequate security, reduce taxes, and make policies that would aid their operations.
Student Loan Scheme: Include private universities’ students – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the inclusion of students in private universities as beneficiaries in the Student Loan Scheme being floated by the federal government.
Nigerian teenager, Femi Ositade, bags scholarships from Harvard, 13 foreign universities
His academic prowess extends beyond standardised tests. In the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a score of 358, he ranked as the second best in Nigeria for the year 2023.
Cutting hidden education expenses can increase student enrollment – Expert
Nigeria faces a serious problem: too many children are out of school. In Oyo State alone, over 20% of kids are not enrolled in formal education.
Tinubu directs NYSC, ministry to include NOUN graduates for service, law school
“With the changing demographics of our great nation, the government has recognised the importance of allowing NOUN graduates to participate in the NYSC scheme.”
Polytechnic students protest HND/BSc dichotomy
Students of polytechnics in Nigeria stormed Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Wednesday, protesting against continuous disparity between the Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor’s degree (BSc).
Outrage over 750% fee hike at UI
Condemnation has continued to greet the new fee regime announced by the management of the University of Ibadan, UI, in which new students are to pay between N230,000 and N412,000, a huge leap from the N64, 600 new students paid last year.
