Education

For the second consecutive year, three students of Greensprings School have won the overall best-in-Nigeria position in the final stage of the 2024 Conrad Challenge.

In its efforts at empowering innovators and researchers in the country, the University of Lagos (UNILAG), through its innovation to market (I2M) project has connected 362 novel inventors to the market in its first year.

The Vice Chancellor, Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Prof. Ibiyinka Fuwape, has advised the newly admitted students to be diligent and shun vices, saying the school would not hesitate to send them packing if found wanting.

The Vice-Chancellor of Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, Prof. Timothy Adejumo, has warned the newly admitted students of the institution against misconduct, saying the school would not hesitate to sanction anyone found culpable.

Major reason for the socio-economic crisis, particularly unemployment, being experienced in Nigeria, is because successive governments have deviated from the purpose for which they were established.

Five graduates of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) College of Law, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, recently bagged first class in their bar examinations.

The Imo State House of Assembly has expressed concern over reports on delayed results, transcripts, and certificates of graduating students across the states’ tertiary institutions.

The students of Children International Junior and Senior School (CIS), Lekki, recently performed at the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Music Festival 2024 in Bahrain.

To address the issue of inclusion in the workplace, G-Elias, a leading Nigerian business law firm, has championed conversation on the importance of equity and inclusion for young girls.

Students from Ghana have emerged top three candidates with the best results in the 2023 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet their demands.

A bill for the amendment of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Act to increase its funding from the consolidated revenue from two to four per cent has passed a second reading in the House of Representatives.