By Nefishetu Yakubu No fewer than 350 public and private school teachers in Edo and Delta on Saturday graduated from Seplat JV Energy education empowerment programme in its host communities. The teachers were trained on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) under the Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP). TheContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Friday matriculated 275 students from three schools of the university, for the 2023/2024 academic session. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 140 students are from the College of Nursing Services, 65 Ordinary National Diploma (OND) andContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A professor of French Language and Literature at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Doris Obieje, has commended the Francophone African Women Writers for challenging the stereotypes and colonial representation of women in Africa. Obieje gave the commendation while delivering the 24th Inaugural Lecture of theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Ministry of Basic Secondary School Education in conjunction with Darsel Mathematics Learning Platform, a U.S.-based non-governmental organisation, and Sapphire Exploits 21st Century Skill Consulting Ltd., have trained 100 mathematics teachers. The teachers are those who teach in Junior Secondary School (JSS) classes. MrsContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says there is no increment of school fees in public boarding schools in the federal capital. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCTA, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Lagos State to be committed to the orientation course in the camp. Sanwo-Olu, said this during his address at the formal opening and swearing-in of the 2024 Batch ‘A’Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A total of 20 students of the Trinity University in Yaba would be graduating in the first class division at the institution’s combined convocation scheduled for Friday. The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Clement Kolawole, stated this at the maiden pre convocation news conferenceContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Dr Olabimpe Abayomi-Ige, American-based Nigerian special education teacher, has emphasised the need for consistent efforts in addressing the educational needs of individuals living with disabilities and assisting them in reaching their maximum potential. She said this while speaking on the topic, ‘Learning Helpers Presentation to NigerianContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) says 41 final year students will be conferred with First Class degrees at its 28th Convocation, slated for Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. The Vice-Chancellor (VC), University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, made this known during the pre-convocation press briefing on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed concern over the delay in accommodating the teachers’ professional salary structure in the country’s budget and calls for prompt implementation. Speaking at the union’s 6th Annual Solemn Assembly on Monday in Abuja, the National President, NUT, Comrade Audu AmbaContinue Reading
