As part of its determination to encourage academic excellence, the management of Loral International Schools, Lagos, has awarded a six-year scholarship to two of her finest primary six pupils.

Project Manager, 9ja Knowledge Show, Mr John Okri has reiterated its commitment to change orientation of the nation’s teaming youth through the Global Read Entertainment competitions.

The dwindling standard of education in Nigeria has been attributed to lack of adequate commitment by those who are charged with the responsibility to impart knowledge through qualitative teaching, as well as the attitude of government towards proper funding of education as required by the United Nations standard.

Chairman of Toyota Nigeria and the proprietor of Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Chief Michael Ade Ojo, has doled out N8 million scholarship to five deserving students of the institution to enable them complete their education.

•As Nta vows to sanitise education sector
Four of 20 illegal degree-awarding institutions shut down in May by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will be re-opened, ICPC chairman, Barr. Ekpo Nta has said.