Academic and commercial activities were grounded at the University of Ibadan yesterday as thousands of students staged a peaceful protest against non-availability of power supply on the campus.

With a shared vision that education is a key driver for the development of Africa’s social and economic landscape, MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat Communications, supported by Mindset Learn, have assembled their expertise to initiate a pan-African student competition called the “DStv Eutelsat Star Awards”.

The routine class room teaching and child training at Adeniyi Jones Primary School, Ikeja, Lagos, took another dimension recently following a petition to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the Universal Basic Education over assault on one of its pupils by her guardian.

Alofos Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF), a Non-Governmental Organization promoting Science & Technology education in Nigeria, held her inauguration with a guest lecture and an Expo for students of secondary schools in Lagos.

Results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), for admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education held on Saturday, June 18, 2011, were released within four working days (Thursday, June 23). Thanks to the digital revolution going on in JAMB initiated by its Registrar, Professor Dibu Ojerinde.