Lagos opens Nigeria’s first alternative school for girls
The school is designed to admit girls who dropped out of school due to early marriage, poverty, teenage pregnancy, displacement and so on
Funding Nigerian education, research institutions our priority — MD NB
Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries, Mr. Nicolas Vervelde has reiterated its company desire to take active part in funding of educational and research institutions in Nigeria.
Airtel unveils mobile platform for learning
Airtel Nigeria, has launched a mobile education platform, which is aimed at enhancing the learning experience of children within the age bracket of 5-16 across the country.
Etisalat gives scholarships to 60 undergraduates with highest CGPA
Innovative and youth-friendly telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria, has awarded scholarship grants to another batch of 60 Nigerian university undergraduates in further demonstration of its commitment to impacting lives and improving the quality of education in the country.
Technical education: We got it wrong because of emphasis on grammar/white collar jobs —Rev. Ugorji
The role of technical and vocational education in national development cannot be overemphasized. In Nigeria, however, technical and vocational education was relegated to the background and so the artisan class is fast disappearing and no young hands are understudying them to take over.
Compulsory laptop fee for freshers: UNN VC meets SUG
AS mixed reactions continue to trail the imposition of N70, 000 compulsory laptop acquisition for all freshers of University of Nigeria, UNN, by the school management, as a new ICT Empowerment Program Initiative, to boost learning and also encourage students to be ICT-conscious, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Ozumba met with the Students Union Government, SUG, to resolve the issue.
