By Clara Egbogota The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sworn in 2,227 corps members in the 2023 Batch B Stream II deployed to Delta for national service. Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori declared the three-week orientation course open at the swearing in ceremony held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi An Ibadan-based gapyear school, Erudite Millennium, has broken a new world record in the recently conducted A level examinations by Cambridge International Education. The co-educational institution made Nigeria proud by emerging the only school in the world to record 100 per cent passes in CambridgeContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A Professor of Parasitology, Chiedu Mafiana, has called for the use of mass drug administration for the control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the country. Mafiana made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the 23rd inaugural lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)Continue Reading
Attack By Angela Atabo Abuja, Aug. 17, 2023 (NAN) A report released by Save the Children International (SCI) has revealed that about 70 schools were attacked and 1,683 school children kidnapped across Nigeria between Feb 2014 and Dec. 2022. The report is entitled, “Education Under Attack: Review and Analysis ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy had created difficulties in the payment of foreign scholarship tuition fees and stipends. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, made this known at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Engagement onContinue Reading
By Ibrahim G. Ahmad The newly appointed Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Zamfara, Malam Wadatau Madawaki, says Science and Technical Education will remain top priority of the state’s educational policy. Madawaki, one of the 18 commissioners sworn in on Tuesday by Gov. Dauda Lawan,Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Federal Government has insisted that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees for students in the country. Mr David Adejo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, said this at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad committee on students loans in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A UK-based Nigerian, Gloria Ojekwe-Uche, has said that the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), should be upheld, protected and preserved, describing it as a national asset. Ojekwe-Uche said this while addressing the media in Lagos on Monday ahead of the planned 25th Anniversary Reunion of BatchContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Co-founder of Afrelib Academy, Abuja, Joseph Ajuwon, has said without qualified and motivated teachers, children stand very little chances of realising their potential. Ajuwon said this in Abuja on Saturday on the sidelines of the Afrelib Academy’s 2023 Annual Teachers’ Conference with the theme: “FromContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Ministry of Basic Education has called on corporate organisations and individuals to partner government through its ‘Adopt a School,’ and ‘Adopt a Child’ programmes to support learning. Mr Abolaji Abayomi, the Permanent-Secretary of the Ministry, made the call in an interview withContinue Reading
