By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education has condemned the incident in which candidates sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at night using torchlights. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, expressed his displeasure in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by theContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Miss Goodluck Akinlawon, a 400-level law student of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has emerged the winner of Amnesty International Nigeria Intervarsity Debate Competition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Miss Odebela Onamela of Baze University, Abuja, came second, while Mr Alexander Boro ofContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Helen Kwanashie, a Professor of Pharmacology at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), says the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of learning democratises education and breaks geographical barriers. Kwanashie, a professor in the NOUN’s Faculty of Health Sciences, made this submission during a valedictory lectureContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp) has launched its school recycling initiative at Ireti Senior Grammar School, Falomo, Lagos. The awareness campaign, with the theme: ‘Transcorp Transforms School Recycling Initiative,’ began with a lecture on waste separation and benefits of recycling. A waste management team educated students on howContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Aderogba George The Gbemisola Yussuff Foundation (GYF), an NGO focused on empowering underserved children, has launched the ‘Read to Lead’ campaign to promote reading beyond the classroom. At the Abuja inauguration, founder Aisha Yussuff said the campaign aims to make reading a lifelong habit, vital for personal, social,Continue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The National Universities Commission (NUC) has re-accredited all 25 undergraduate programmes offered by Kwara State University (KWASU). KWASU’s Acting Director of University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, confirmed this in Ilorin. She said the programmes were assessed during the October–November 2024 round of academic programme accreditation. According toContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe State Government has approved N1.12 billion to fasttrack take-off of the Faculty of Agriculture in the Gombe State University. Mr Muhammad Shettima, Commissioner for Higher Education, said this at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, on Wednesday in Gombe. He said theContinue Reading
Education By Habibu Harisu The Sokoto State Government has on Tuesday inaugurated a digital skills training centre to empower Almajiri children and out-of-school adolescent girls in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative is in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and supportedContinue Reading
Don By Henry Oladele Prof. Ibrahim Olateju of the Department of Management Technology, Lagos State University (LASU), has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) to incorporate virtual space as a criterion for programme accreditation in Nigerian universities. He made this appeal during the 106th edition of the LASU inauguralContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof. Mbang Femi-Oyewo, has urged research commercialisation and technology transfer to bridge gaps between academia and industry. Femi-Oyewo made this call during Trinity University’s sixth Founder’s Day lecture, with the theme ‘Celebrating Legacy, Inspiring theContinue Reading
