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 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