By Oluwatope Lawanson The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, on Tuesday decorated Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State as an Ambassador of the institution at its 75th anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the investiture took place during a courtesyContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Some stakeholders in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, have urged the Federal Government to revitalise the education sector. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Karu, that there was an urgent need to revive the sector in the country for betterContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it has disbursed N550 million to the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, for the purpose of addressing insecurity. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known in Abuja on Monday when the Kaduna State Government delegation,Continue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola An 11-year-old Oluwamayomikunsi Coker has emerged the winner of the 2023 Mathsbee competition in Oyo State. Coker clinched the N150,000 star prize at the Mathematics Competition organised by Mathsbee in Ibadan, Oyo State. Speaking on how she emerged the winner of the yearly competition, Coker said sheContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde An international charity, IA-Foundation has mobilised eminent Nigerians, to generate national and global awareness on the consequences of having millions of children out-of-school in the country. The founder and Chief Executive Officer of IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, made the announcement in a telephone interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Yusuf Kofarmata, has advised students of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, to avoid drug abuse. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Ministry for Higher Education, Malam Sunusi Kofar Na’Isa, inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (UNESCO REF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to work with relevant government entities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and private sectors towards enhancing youth value. The President, UNESCO REF, Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu, made the call in anContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says the board’s slogan, “Skills not Degrees”, is to encourage Nigerian youths to focus more on acquiring skills than certificates. Bugaje made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in AbujaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, on Thursday inducted 39 of its students into the nursing profession. Dr Deborah Onisile, the Acting Head of Department of Nursing Science of the university, said during the induction, awards and oath taking ceremony at the institution premises, that the inductees successfullyContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Federal College of Education (FCE) Zaria has refuted allegation of on-remittance of affiliation fees to Uthman Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) and other affiliate universities. Malam Ahmed Kalmanu, Dean, Undergraduate Studies (UDUS), at the Federal College of Education, Zaria, disclosed this while briefing newsmenContinue Reading
