Education
28 Mar
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.
28 Mar
To address the needs of their alma mater and restore its lost glory, Ekiti Baptist High School Old Students’ Association (Lagos/Ogun region), has launched a N1 billion endowment fund for the school.
28 Mar
Entries for the 19th Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for secondary school students in Nigeria will open on April 8. The topic for this year’s competition is “Nigeria’s pathways: Diagnosis and prescriptions.”
26 Mar
Following the failed efforts by previous administrations to end the lingering discrepancy between B.Sc./HND holders in government agencies and the private sector, agitations have been renewed for President Bola Tinubu to assent to the bill seeking to abolish the dichotomy...
23 Mar
The League of Muslim School Proprietors (LEAMSP), held its yearly mock examinations (LEC) on March 2, 2024.
21 Mar
A technology firm, Gotocourse Platform and G-Mind AI, has called on the Federal Government andstakeholders in the education sector to embrace the evolving role of technology in teaching and learning.
21 Mar
An educationist, Felix Opata, has said that for a child’s development to be complete, sports must be encouraged at all levels. Opata, who is the director of studies and proprietor of Ferscoat International School, Ipaja, Lagos State, urged the government at all levels to create opportunities for talents, who emerged from school sports from time…
21 Mar
The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the Effective School Programme (ESP) to boost smart education in Nigeria. It subsequently tasked chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards ...
21 Mar
There are fresh concerns from stakeholders over the non-constitution of governing councils of federal universities dissolved in the wake of President Tinubu’s assumption of office.
21 Mar
A non-governmental organisation, UR4Africa Project, has trained some secondary school students in Lagos State in its pilot college preparatory programme, honing their skills in arts and crafts
21 Mar
The Federal Government has lamented rising cases of examination malpractice, drug abuse, cultism and other vices in the nation’s secondary schools.
21 Mar
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has thrown its weight behind the striking Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions
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The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) in conjunction with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and Oyakhilome foundation have reiterated the resolve to address epileptic power supply in the country.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…