Saddened by the high level poor state of health of most citizens of the country, the Dean, Faculty of Education, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Professor Rafiu Okuneye, has called on government, teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector to emphasize the need for qualitative physical and health education, especially in the basic schools curricula.

The Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike has expressed concern over the delay in the take-off of infrastructure development in the nine new universities in the country.

The British Council, an international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, has indicated its readiness to host thousands of prospective Nigerian students at its 10th Education UK Exhibition in Lagos and Abuja schedule to take place from February 11-12 at the Iris and Jasmine Hallm, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos; and Abuja from 14-15 in the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel.

A former World Bank consultant, Prof. Ladipo Adamolekun has said that it is only through quality education that Nigeria can become a strong emerging economy as it holds the key to unlock progress in all spheres of development – social, political, economic, and technological.

Undeterred by the odds militating against its drive to achieve education for all by 2015, Nigeria has assured the international community of enhanced policies on education.

The Federal Government has been urged to fund research and sponsor programmes in the area of space research for the benefit of the country.

Senators Gbenga Ashafa and Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos East and Central districts, respectively, have launched an endowment fund of N1 million each in Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCOPED), Noforija, Epe, Lagos.

For the Benue State University, the year 2012 was a year of protests. Early that year in February, students of the College of Health Sciences embarked on protests to the Government House over the non-accreditation of the University Teaching Hospital, and their consequent inability to graduate.

The new President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Yinka Gbadebo has re-iterated that NANS administration won’t be confrontational, not until all options have been exhausted at resolving issues.

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has warned students who are applying for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, slated for April 27, 2013 to register only at cybercafes accredited by the board.