Diphtheria: Bauchi says outbreak under control as schools reopen
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — As schools reopen for the new academic term, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has assured residents that the diphtheria situation in the state is under control. The assurance came amid concerns among parents and other Nigerians over whether schools in states that have recorded cases […]
Ebola: Have schools jettisoned preventive measures?
ABOUT two months after schools re-opened behind schedule due to the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, it seems that the instituted regulations and hygiene policies have been abandoned by staff, students and management of some public and private schools.
Policeman kills first class graduate
Thirty-year-old first class graduate of Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Moses Murtala Aminu was shot dead by a constable with the Nigeria Police. Moses had on Sunday, left his No. 67 Ahmadu Ahidjo Street, Narayi High Cost family residence for a party in Barnawa, Kaduna State.
Reading culture: Ex-minister provides antidote
FORMER Minister of State for Education, Prof. Jerry Agada has identified intra and inter-schools debate competition, as one of the best ways of improving the dwindling reading culture among students in the country.
AAUA graduates 6,341, 26 bag 1st Class
ADEKUNLE Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, graduated 6, 341 at its 5th Convocation ceremony held onThursday 6th and Friday 7th, November, 2014. Of this number, 26 received first class degrees. The Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Femi Mimiko, revealed this during a Press conference kick-starting the convocation ceremony.
Education for All: E-learning, way to go
“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” This famous quote by Derek Curtis Bok, an American lawyer, educator and former president of Harvard University, holds so true especially for Nigeria. An ignorant man is a time bomb waiting to explode. Bok is simply saying that the disadvantages of not having an education far outweigh the cost of getting a good education.
