A young eaglet was put in a cage and allowed to grow there while receiving nourishment and care. When the eaglet reached maturity and turned into an eagle, the ceiling of the cage was opened. Guess what!

The United Bank for Africa recently reiterated her commitment to give back to the country it has benefited from in the past decades by introducing scholarship opportunity to brilliants but least privileged secondary students through essay competition.

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in conjunction with Get Pearson Foundation have initiated a more excellent way for pupils in public schools to learn and understand mathematics without stress through a medium known as Bridge IT.

THE confusion caused by two contradictory results which West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released in respect of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE May/June 2011 was due to lack of communication, so declared the Minister of State for Education, Barrister Nyesom Wike.

SINCE taking over mantle of leadership as the 10th Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Adetokunboh Babatunde Sofoluwe has ensured the sustenance of the institution as “a university of first choice” in all ramifications.

A 23-year-old young man who claimed to be an undergraduate of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka has been arrested for impersonation.

BENIN- A 10 year primary four pupil at Okhoro Primary School, Okhoro, Benin Miss Blessing Okaeben, has instituted a N500million against her teacher, Mrs. Mercy Iyobosa Monday at the Federal High Court, Benin for flogging and beaten her with a broom and in the process caused her left eye to be blinded for failing her Mathematics test.

THE First Lady of Lagos State, Her Excellency, Dame Emmanuella Fashola has commended Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Instant Noodles for partnering with the Lagos Empowerment and Resource Network (LEARN) for the successful hosting of the 2011 summer school for children in Lagos State.

Minister of State for Education, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has called for a greater consideration of merit in the admission of fresh students into the nation’s Federal Unity Colleges across the country.

AN American astronaut, Dr.Bernard Harris, has said that one of the key areas that must be taken seriously by African countries, if they must break the cycle of underdevelopment, is that of encouraging students to develop interest in science subjects.