Today, Vanguard Education weekly focuses on Miss Esther Uzokife another sixteen year old girl in Harrobs College, Ketu, Lagos who scored two hundred and eighty four (284) in the UTME where a total of 201,798 students scored below 170.

As part of its efforts at giving back to the society, the alumni association of Nigerian students in Ashton University , United Kingdom has donated 375 books worth over N22.5 million to Ikoyi club.

The issues giving rise to poor students academic performance in Nigeria tertiary institutions of learning, particularly in the private university, were trashed out last week at the Western Delta University , Oghara, Delta State at the occasion of “Parents Consultative Forum”, a programme organized by the authority of the institution to intimate parents on the performances of their children in the school. The forum also brain stormed on possible solutions to students poor performances in the institution.

FORMER Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia and founder, African Refugee Foundation, AREF, Chief Segun Olusola has stressed the need for an immediate review of the nation’s educational system in order to address the decay in the sector.

Eighteen senior secondary schools selected from the six geo-political zones of the country based on outstanding WAEC/NECO performance are to participate in the maiden National High Schools Quiz Championship (NHSQC). Both private and public schools are involved in the competition termed as “The Champs.”