Tag: education
South African music star goes back to school
Griffin Shea, AFP in Soweto On Saturday nights, 60-year-old Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse is on stage, thrilling South African audiences with…
Jonathan approves more schools in South-East
President Goodluck Jonathan at the inauguration of the back-to school campaign, directed the Federal Ministry of Education to build additional…
6.2 million Nigerian girls out of school
No fewer than 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom…
NUT counsels Ekiti govt on teachers’ assessment
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Sunday urged the Ekiti State Government to explore professional options in assessing the…
Ekiti teachers defy government, snub tests
Teachers working in the public schools of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Monday defied the state government by…
Fan Condemns Yekini’s Family
A football fan and an admirer of the late soccer hero, Rashidi Yekini, Chief Augustine Bola Adegunloye has condemned the…
‘2.3m Nigerian Kids Live With HIV’
A non-government organisation, KALVAC Human Development Initiative has revealed that about 2.3 million Nigerian children live with the dreaded Human…
Scholarship scheme for Nigeria’s first class grads
Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday inaugurated a special post-graduate scholarship scheme for all university graduates with a first class…
Abia to return 31 schools to missions
The Abia Government in South east Nigeria is to return 31 primary and secondary schools established by missionaries to their…
Nigeria’s Varsity Shut
The management of the Kwara State University has shut the institution indefinitely and directed the students to proceed on a…
Let’s Check The Widening Education Gap
The education gap between the rich and the poor keeps widening and has become a cause for concern because of…
Change Agent Seeks Stiffer Punishment For Exam Cheats
Exam Ethics Marshals International, a change agent for informational education, on Wednesday in Abuja, called for stiffer punishment for people who cheat…
WAEC Gets Kudos For Contribution To Education
Some stakeholders in the education sector have commended the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for its positive contribution to the…
Stakeholders Worry Over Exam Malpractice
Some stakeholders in the education sector on Wednesday expressed worry over increased cases of examination malpractice and continued mass failure.…
The Worsening Education Woes
The recently-released results of the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, SSCE, conducted by the National Examination Council, NECO, in November/December,…
Edo Assembly Recommends Sack Of AAU Bursar, Registrar
Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) has adopted a resolution relieving the Bursar and the Registrar of the state-owned Ambrose…
‘Mass Literacy Must Be Encouraged’
Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Wahab Alawiye-King, has vowed to ensure…
Poverty: Bane Of Failure In National Examinations
Education has been described as the panacea to negative social vices such as hooliganism, thuggery and others that are threatening…
Lagos Uncovers 100 Ghost Workers
The Lagos State Government says it has uncovered N82 million fraud from ghost workers in Local Governments, Local Council Development…
Commotion In Oyo House Over Invasion Of School By Customs Men
There was commotion today as the Oyo State House of Assembly, southwest Nigeria, continued with the investigation of the SS3…
LASUBEB Urges Administrators To Be Responsive
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) on Tuesday urged school administrators and management committees to be more proactive…
Delta To Sanction Teachers Rejecting Posting
The Delta Government has warned that henceforth, any teacher who rejects posting to any part of the state will lose…
LG Aspiran Rolls Out Programme
A local government chairmanship aspirant in Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has listed primary healthcare, education,…
Rein In These Monsters
We all understand the challenges of the times. Low wages amid inflation, the challenges in the education sector, our own…
Edo Seek Pact With Canadian On Development
Edo State government has solicited the cooperation of the Canadian Government in the development of infrastructure, especially in vocational education…
We Remain Committed To Girl-child Education –Lagos Deputy Gov.
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Hon. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has reiterated the commitment of the State government to the education of…
ACN Stalwart Seeks Support For Gov
An Action Congress stalwart in Agbado-Oke Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mr. Bola Adeyemi, has called on…
We Remain Committed To Girl-Child Education –Adefulire
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Hon. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has reiterated the commitment of the state government to the education of…
Imoke Closes Eleven Tertiary Schools
The Cross River State Government has ordered the immediate closure of eleven private tertiary institutions operating in the state. …
Education Secretary Commends Aregbesola
The Education Secretary of Alimosho Local Government Education Authority, Mr Isaac Omorege, has lauded the Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf…