Education

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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Horlicks empowers secondary school teachers

AS part of its commitment to providing nourishment that supports mental and emotional growth to Nigerians, Horlicks, a beverage drink from the stable of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc, has offered training on emotional intelligence to Lagos State Secondary School teachers.

Microsoft recognizes teachers, school leaders

THE global software giant, Microsoft has announced the winners of its annual Microsoft Partners in Learning Middle East and Africa forum, an event that recognises innovative teachers who creatively and effectively use technology in their curriculum to help improve the way students learn.

FG flags off UBE’s support fund to 4, 109 communities

Federal Government has flagged off the support funds of 2010 Universal Basic Education, UBE to 4, 109 communities, following the Federal Government’s preparedness to increase its partnership with States, Local Councils and rural communities.

FG encourages debate in schools

The Honourable Minister of State for Education, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has expressed the commitment of the Federal Government to promote debating culture amongst Nigerian students in the overall move to revive education in the nation.

Varsities reopen, stakeholders react

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its one-week warning strike with effect from Sunday to enable the Federal Government implement the agreement reached with it in 2009 on four-point issues.

Microsoft recognizes innovative teachers, school leaders

The global software giant, Microsoft has announced the winners of its annual Microsoft Partners in Learning Middle East and Africa forum, an event that recognises innovative teachers who creatively and effectively use technology in their curriculum to help improve the way students learn.

Rectors meet, tackle challenges facing technological education

Rectors from 40 Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in the country attended the 123rd regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria (COHEADS), held at Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, from 20th-23rd September, 2011.

Firm empowers 600 students

OVER six hundred students who gathered at Ikoyi, Lagos over the weekend were empowered as Etisalat takes responsibility over three schools in Lagos to provide infrastructure, teacher training and books for them.

Federal Petroleum varsity not accredited

FOUR years after it was established in 2007 to train manpower for the petroleum industry, the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurun, Delta State, cannot turn out certified graduates because it has not been accredited for the purpose by appropriate authorities and the institution is also deficient in basic academic and infrastructural facilities to prepare students.

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