Month: July 2024
African Technology & Innovation Institutes (ATII), a knowledge transfer and technology innovation hub, awarded scholarships to ten students from Bridge International Academy in Lagos. Through its Junior Scholars Programme, which is run in collaboration with the Lumina Educational and
The Academic Staff Union of Universities reacted on Saturday to the Federal Government’s decision to inject new N2 trillion into the economy, stating that omitting education from emergency funds is grossly insensitive. President Bola Tinubu recently revealed the results of the Federal
QNET, a lifestyle, wellness, and direct-selling organisation, has vowed to continue empowering Nigerian youngsters by increasing capacity for entrepreneurial education and financial literacy. The company vowed to continue developing the capacity of its media partners in collaboration with
Favour, a female student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu state, was found dead on campus. The 100-level student from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science was reported missing on Tuesday after attending her chemistry practical. On Friday evening, the deceased’s
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has provided automatic employment to 190 Nigerians under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Jason Zhang, Chairman of CCECC Nigeria Ltd., made this statement during the CCECC-organized welcoming event for graduates on Friday,
Nigerians hoping to further their education in Canada, Australia, and/or New Zealand face difficult times, as the countries have implemented regulations preventing international students from finding work after graduation and applying for offshore visas. According to Financial Express,
Concerned about the rising number of out-of-school children in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of the DOTS project to restructure the education system, improve enrollment, and assure the academic security of the nation’s children. DOTS stands for Data
Sandie Okoro, a British-Nigerian, has become the first female Chancellor of the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Okoro, who is now Group General Counsel at Standard Chartered, where she oversees the bank’s Legal, Group Corporate Secretariat, and Shared Investigative
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed opposition to the NBTE’s recent service schemes for polytechnics. As a result, ASUP has issued a 15-day ultimatum beginning July 8, 2024, asking the immediate suspension of the guidelines’ implementation unless essential
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has released its newly developed Professional Standards for School Leadership in Nigeria’s Basic and Secondary Education. The Professional Standard for School Leadership in Nigeria is a comprehensive framework and reference document that
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) is set to renovate and construct junior and senior secondary schools across Sokoto State. Mansur Isa Buhari, PhD, the State Project Coordinator, announced this during a media interaction with journalists and social media
Alex Emeka, a 20-year-old student at Adamawa State’s Capital Government Day Secondary School has admitted to raping a mentally ill woman three different times. The student, who was brought before Adamawa Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, pled guilty to the act. He was remanded
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have provided a cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT) facility to Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi. During the official inauguration and handover of the new
Six students from three Nigerian secondary schools have won the World Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards for the June and November 2023 Cambridge examination series. Mrs Lucy Pearson, Country Director of the Nigeria British Council, said this at the British Council Recognition and
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has voiced worry about the obvious and qualitative reduction in the delivery of Ceremonies and Special Lectures, which are the hallmarks of university and tertiary education. This was reported by the commission’s Executive Secretary, Mr Chris
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, established a Digital Resource Centre (DRC) to train school teachers and students in digital literacy. Dr. Hafsat Lawal, the DRC’s chief of capacity building, stated at a news conference in
Barely 24 hours after students at the University of Benin’s Ugbowo campus, protested the institution’s lack of electricity and water, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, boycotted all academic activities at the postgraduate programme. The union is suspending
The Oyo State Government has announced that applicants without a Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) licence can apply through the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board job portal. Dr. Nureni Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board,
Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijagun has suspended semester exams following the death of Fabiyi Ayinla, a 400-level student. The deceased was attacked on campus on Wednesday by unidentified individuals suspected of being cultists, inflicting several injuries on him before being
ABUJA ( Sundiata Scholar) – The newly inaugurated Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe -Abdullahi, says he will not fail President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians. ”I will use my wealth of experience to reposition the polytechnic for an