Out of the 117 universities in the country listed by JAMB to which UTME candidates sought placements for the 2011/2012 academic session, University of Lagos (UNILAG) was the preferred first choice with 99,195 applicants.

As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives in the area of educational empowerment and development of Nigerians, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Nigeria’s No.1 children favourite meal, Indomie Instant Noodles has announced the commencement of the 2011 Indomie National Post Graduate Nutrition scholarship Award.

Shiro Keziah Wachira, a local 16year old Kenya girl, has scored the highest marks in the world in English Language when she sat for her Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) O-level examinations in June 2010.

KIDDIES’ Kingdom Private School (KKPS), one of the leading private primary schools, situated at Aviation Estate, on the Murtal Muhammed International Airport Road, Lagos penultimate week won the coveted prize on the Jet Day Competition organized to enhance the pupils’ interest in learning science and increase their mental abilities on the world of science.

Members of graduating class 2011, Krisbethel College, Akinogun, Ipaja, Lagos, were told to acquire as much knowledge as they can and that their focus should still be on education.