Day: August 5, 2024
KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) are the cornerstones of every child’s educational journey. Sani, represented by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Muhammad Bello, said this at a two-day seminar organised by
LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – A Professor of Economics, Olufunsho Omobitan, has called on governments to distribute wealth equally and reduce unemployment to reduce poverty and corruption.Omobitan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Lagos State University (LASU), made the call at LASU’s
NVOSI (Sundiata Scholar) – (Abia), Gov. Alex Otti says the State Government is putting measures in place to ensure that Abia children have equitable access to quality education, regardless of their financial background. Otti said this on Monday in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government
ILE IFE (Sundiata Scholar) – (Osun), The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has honoured one of its distinguished alumni, Prof. Yusuf Ali, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), with the academic research excellence award. The OAU Academic Research Excellence Awards 2024 (second
GUSAU ( Sundiata Scholar) – Zamfara Government has awarded contracts worth over N2.8 billion for various projects to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The contract covered 2023 UBEC/SUBEB Matching Grant Intervention covering first to fourth quarters of 2023. The Chairman
A dissemination/validation workshop on research on ways to reduce Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) at Nigerian tertiary institutions will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The research is being carried out by a team of Dons from the
The Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON) praised the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) for successfully implementing computer-based tests for job seekers. Adekunle Adedeji, chairman of AOPSHON, expressed confidence in the examination’s
In the last 11 months, 5,474 primary and secondary schools in Nigeria have joined the Safe School Project, marking a huge step towards improving student and teacher safety. However, an alarming 2,851 of these schools lack basic security measures. The Safe School Project is managed by the
All arrangements have been finalised for the commencement of lectures at Wigwe University from September 21, 2024/2025. This comes following the passing of Access Bank’s founder and CEO, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States with his wife and son in
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has demanded that universities and other tertiary institutions disclose all admissions conducted outside of its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) before 2017 within the next month. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public