By Philip Yatai The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has approved N30.9 billion for massive school rehabilitation projects in the federal capital. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Hayyo, the gesture is a testamentContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo The Hajiya Hadiza Mamman Vatsa Foundation has offered scholarships to 65 students of the University of Abuja. A renowned philanthropist and founder of the foundation, Hajiya Hadiza Vatsa, said that the gesture had been an integral part of her life and service to God and humanity. TheContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Euroafrica Educational Services, an organisation promoting human capital development, says it will sponsor 200 Nigerian youths to Poland to study and learn vocational skills. Mr Olakunle Alayande, Founder EuroAfrica Educational Services made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke Lagos Egbeda Lions Club, under District 404B3, has unveiled an intervention initiative for Queen’s College, Yaba, aimed at resolving the water challenges faced by the school. The project consists of water reticulation, refurbishment of water tank columns and reflooring of student wash area. Otunba Olayiwola Fadairo, DistrictContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher and Esther Mamudu Olean Care Aid Foundation (OCAF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on stakeholders in the education sector and the Federal Government to partner in tackling the Out-of-School Children crisis in the country. Mrs Oge Ezenyimulu-Nwagu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OCAF, made the callContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa GetBundi, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and online digital skills platform, on Thursday sensitised students to the value of STEM subjects. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the schools visited were Kuramo Senior College and Victoria Island Senior School, both in Victoria Island,Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, says American Corners reinforce the incredibly vibrant relationship between Nigeria and the U.S. He said that Nigeria had more spaces than any other African country. Blinken said these on Wednesday, in Lagos, at the grand opening of the American CornerContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) has blamed the alarming rise of illegal degree-awarding institutions on parents’ fervent desire for university certification. The Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday emphasised the persistent ban on unaccredited degree-awardingContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu James Hope College (JHC) Lagos has reiterated its stance on academic excellence with its outstanding success in the recently released November Cambridge IGCSE Examinations result. This is contained in a statement by the Principal of JHC, Mr Abraham Swart, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has earmarked N1.7 billion in the 2024 budget, for the establishment of a pilot Smart Secondary School in the FCT. The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed in Abuja on Thursday, at an event organised to celebrate accomplishments of publicContinue Reading
