By Henry Oladele The Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Dr Funke Adepoju-Olayomi, has called for transformative and sustainable solutions to poverty in the country. The director-general made the call at the Third Education Summit of the Centre For General Nigerian StudiesContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Prof. Haruna Ayuba, Vice-Chancellor of Bingham University, has reaffirmed the Management’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s development agenda by promoting critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and scholarly excellence. Ayuba stated this at the 10th inaugural lecture delivered by Prof. Nuhu Gado on Tuesday at the university in Karu, NasarawaContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Police in Akwa Ibom, have described as false, the rumoured kidnap of some students of a particular school in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that panic erupted on Friday in the locality when some students of EverContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, have announced a joint commitment to build an integrated and inclusive digital education ecosystem in the country. They made the commitment during a special panel session at theContinue Reading
By Olajide Idowu The Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, has inducted 74 of its students into the physiotherapy profession. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were inducted during the 3rd induction ceremony for the Bachelor of Physiotherapy Class of 2025. The Vice‑Chancellor of the university, Prof. ShadrachContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Zephyrgold Aid Foundation, on Wednesday, distributed over 2,000 books and stationery to pupils of the Junior Secondary School (JSS) in Nyaya, FCT. The foundation said that the gesture is aimed at improving learning outcomes in the community. Speaking during the outreach, leader of the team, MrContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for urgent, large-scale investment in digital skills to prepare Nigeria’s growing youth population for global competitiveness. UNICEF Education Specialist, Babagana Aminu, said this on Wednesday in Lagos, at a two-day media dialogue on digital learning advocacy organised by theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Edo Government has inaugurated a statewide sensitisation tour across tertiary institutions to intensify its campaign against substance abuse among youths. Led by Mr Andrew Efe, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Monday Okpebholo on Drug and Illicit Control, the initiative, tagged “Shine Above Drug Abuse,” is taking prevention messagesContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for a pushback against the barriers keeping young girls from acquiring digital skills and technology in Nigeria. The Chief of the UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucrière, made the call in her opening remarks at a two‑day media dialogue toContinue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting impactful Qur’anic and educational programmes in Nigeria, Mr Saad bin Fahd Al-Marri, Chargé d’Affaires of the Saudi Embassy in Abuja, made the pledge on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the National Competition for theContinue Reading
