Picking holes in Alausa’s proposal to scrap JSS,SSS education system
Government remains hyper-focused on the “quantity” of out-of-school children while ignoring the “quality” of the education being offered
Konga sponsors 10 motherless childrento Audax Code School
Ten motherless children who were sponsored by Konga have graduated from the Audax Code School which specialises in fostering long lasting interest in technology-based careers and developing vital problem solving skills that will be essential in the future. These beneficiaries were excited and privileged to be among the 93 kids who graduated from the 2015 summer classes.
FG committed to end strike in education sector – Dr. Illoh
THE Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and production, Dr. Clement lloh has assured stakeholders in the education sector that the Federal Government (FG) is committed to end strikes in the education sector. Speaking during the 4th National Delegates’ Conference of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria polytechnics (SSAN) held at Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, he noted that “the Nigerian education Sector is one sector that has been bedeviled with unnecessary strike and labour unrest in recent time.
Vocation and technical education – a key to improving nigeria’s development (4)
The focus is on the roles of technology and vocational education in enhancing entrepreneurial skills that will equip students for entrepreneurship education in Information and Communication Technology (ICT.) driven technological environment. The world has become globalized and the future prosperity depends on comparative advantage. This comparative advantage hinges on people and their technical or technological sophistication. Towards this, some crucial entrepreneurial and technical skills needed by the students in colleges of education (technical), polytechnics and universities to meet the trends in a global economy is analyzed.
Obiano charges principals on creativity
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has charged principals of Secondary Schools in the state to imbibe creativity and passion in their work as school administrators.
Six scientists simulate life on Mars living in a tiny dome
The earth has supported life forms for millions of years because it has features that set it apart from others. “The most impressive attribute of the Earth is the existence and amount of liquid water on its surface. No one knows why it has the exact amount of water it does, which is relatively small considering that water molecules outnumber silicate molecules in the galaxy,” said Geoffrey Marcy, an astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley.
