Education

UNN equips academics with AI skills to transform research, teaching

UNN equips academics with AI skills to transform research, teaching

By Chinedu Adonu The Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has begun equipping its academics and students with practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills to improve research, teaching, postgraduate supervision and academic administration. The initiative was the major outcome of a two-day Train-the-Trainers Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Academia Productivity,” organised by […]
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TEACHER EDUCATION:Was it wrong to have scrapped teacher training colleges?

TEACHER EDUCATION:Was it wrong to have scrapped teacher training colleges?

Bothered by the shortage of quality teachers in our schools, concerned stakeholders are suggesting a restoration of teacher training colleges (TTCs), noting that asking graduates of colleges of education (NCE holders) to teach in primary schools has not achieved the desired goals.

Stanbic IBTC offers school fees payment solutions to parents, guardians

Stanbic IBTC offers school fees payment solutions to parents, guardians

As schools reopen for another term, Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has again reassured parents and guardians of the bank’s readiness to help offset the financial burden of paying their children/wards fees through its school fees payment solutions.

Don tasks Accounting professionals on professionalism

Don tasks Accounting professionals on professionalism

A PROFESSOR of Accounting, currently anchoring the establishment of a PhD Accounting programme at Babcock University Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, has urged the first set of matriculated PhD students to always make professionalism their watchword, just as he told the lecturers to ensure they leave a last long legacy for their students.

Special education: Challenges, way forward

Special education: Challenges, way forward

By Ebele Orakpo & Amaka Abayomi The sun will shine on those who are standing before it shines on those who kneel under them. – Prof Chinua Achebe This famous quote from the late Professor Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart, seems to be the attitude of government and society towards education of people with special needs […]

The Okowa agenda to ‘leapfrog’ education

The Okowa agenda to ‘leapfrog’ education

Worried by the poor education standard in the country, and Delta State in particular, the state government, last week, held a two-day summit to find lasting solution to the problems faced in the sector.