School resumption: Parents lament as fees go up 40%
As primary and secondary schools reopen across the country today parents and guardians are going to contend with paying higher school fees, as most private schools have increased fees by between 30 and 40 per cent, checks by Vanguard have shown.
Difference between ‘okay’ resume writer and a great one
When it comes to writing resumes, it can be difficult for job seekers trying to distinguish between two very different types of resume writers. It might seem like a “good” resume writer is much more than just an average one. But how do you tell apart a mediocre resume writer from a great one? The […]
NUC names UI best university in its 2021 ranking
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The National Universities Commission, NUC, has ranked the University of Ibadan, UI, as first in its latest 2021 ranking released on Monday. The ranking which was carried out using twelve indicators involved one hundred and thirteen (113) universities across the country. The institutions were ranked based on the total number […]
78 Nigerian students arrive Russia on scholarship — Embassy
Seventy-Eight Nigerians who are on scholarship to study various courses have arrived in Russia, the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow has said. The students, who are part of the second batch of the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship under the Russia-Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), arrived Vnukovo International airport, on December 6, a statement issued by the […]
Enugu parents frown at corporal punishment in schools
A cross-section of parents in Enugu with children in primary and secondary schools have called on school authorities to jettison corporal punishment and instead adopt counselling while correcting errant scholars. The parents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday, said that corporal punishment was outdated and not the best way […]
Writing of 4 NECO exams now compulsory in Ebonyi — Umahi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved the compulsory writing in the state of all the four examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Umahi gave the approval on Thursday in Abakaliki when officials of the examination body paid him a courtesy call in his office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
