Five distinguished scholars have emerged recipients of the Nigerian National Order of Merit, (NNOM), for 2010 and 2011.The three winners for last year could not be conferred with the award because of the health of the then President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

Governor Danbaba Dan Suntai of Taraba State has said that the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, remains the only hope of basic education in Nigeria.

As part of its effort to support educational development, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of the noodle brand- Indomie instant noodles, has donated the sum of One Million, Five hundred Thousand Naira to Lagos Preparatory School in support of the ongoing Library/Media Resource Centre.

AS the November 22, 2011, date agreed for implementation of the FGN/ASUU 2009 Agreement expired with nothing done and government seemed adamant, university lecturers may return to the trenches for an indefinite strike anytime from now.

Experts in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) took turns for three consecutive days at the Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Noforija – Epe, Lagos State to instil in the management staff and core academics of the institution ways to access the new dispute management mechanisms in tertiary institutions for peace and progress.