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NOUN confirms Akeusola as Prof after inaugural lecture

On August 28, 201412:01 amIn Educationby akintayo eribake

AFTER delivering the fifth inaugural lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) at its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos recently, Olurotimi Akeusola has been confirmed Professor.

Plateau institutions lament exodus of teachers.

On August 26, 20142:45 pmIn Educationby vanguard

The Joint Union of Plateau State owned Tertiary Institutions, JUPTI has raised the alarm over the exodus of experienced professionals who have abandoned the institutions for greener pasture.

JAMB bars candidates without ICT knowledge

On August 24, 20145:40 pmIn Educationby vanguard

THE Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde has stated that students and candidates who are not computer literate will not be allowed to write any examination coordinated by the board from 2015.

Why 69% of students failed WASSCE

On August 23, 201412:59 amIn Educationby vanguard

About 69% of Nigerian students who wrote the last West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, failed. If this statistic is anything to judge the education sector by, it would mean that only about three out of ten students currently in the nation’s secondary schools will be qualified for the tertiary level at the end of their secondary school careers.

Mass failure in WAEC: Dons call for state of emergency in sector

On August 21, 201412:19 amIn Educationby akintayo eribake

PROFESSOR Oyesoji Aremu, Deputy Director, Aca-demics, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan, has called on the Federal Government to without further delay, declare a state of emergency in the education sector. The call is coming on the heels of the mass failure recorded at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results recently.

Take-a-girl child-to-work initiative: MultiChoice inspires undergraduates on hard-work

On August 21, 201412:17 amIn Educationby akintayo eribake

MultiChoice Nigeria has urged female students in tertiary institutions to prepare themselves for hard-work on the completion of their studies to ensure their success in life.

Nigerian tennage scientists develop cure for halitosis

On August 21, 201412:12 amIn Educationby akintayo eribake

HALITOSIS or bad breath, is an unpleasant odour of the mouth present on exhaled breath. According to medical experts, this very embarrassing condition which can be acute (occasional) or chronic (long-lasting), could be caused by several factors including food, poor dental hygiene, tobacco products, health problems, dry mouth, mouth infections, dentures or braces and medications

Ebola scare: Attendance drops at holiday lessons

On August 21, 201412:09 amIn Ebola Outbreak, Educationby akintayo eribake

Holiday lessons used to be an excuse for parents to get their children out of the house, while gearing them up for the next academic session.
For children, it was not just an opportunity to get ahead academically, but to spend time with their friends in a more relaxed environment.

UNN students wage war against Ebola virus

On August 21, 201412:06 amIn Educationby akintayo eribake

NIGERIA Society of Bio-chemistry Students (NSBS), University of Nigeria, Nsukka on Friday, came out en mass to protest the deadly Ebola virus that has claimed over 900 lives in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.

Decadence in Nigerian education sector is systemic —Akinsola

On August 21, 201412:05 amIn Educationby akintayo eribake

Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebimpe Akinsola, has described the decadence in the education sector in Nigeria as a systemic problem which crept into the country in a gradual process.