Day: August 21, 2024
A group of researchers from Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, the University of Ilorin, and the University of Alabama in the United States did a study on efficient ways for teaching mathematics in Nigerian schools. The study, titled “Exploration of the Effect of Scaffolding
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) has awarded grants to 75 staff members at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra State for 2024 Institutional Based Research (IBR). The Tetfund IBR-Selection Committee of COOU, led by Prof. Jonathan Ifemeje, Director of the Research
In order for schools to be recognised and submit Continuous Assessment Scores (CASS) for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the West African Examinations Council, or WAEC, has announced the activation of online platforms. Schools that plan to enrol students
On Wednesday, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) administered the 2024 confirmation and promotion examination to 12,444 Federal Public Service officers countrywide. The Computer-Based Test (CBT) examination, conducted in partnership with the Joint Admissions and
At Bingham University Teaching Hospital in Jos, First Bank of Nigeria has empowered 300 women who have experienced Vesico Vaginal Festula (VVF). These women were empowered during the launch ceremony of the Free Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) Awareness, Empowerment, and Surgery Initiative, which
The Niger state government announced the establishment of a committee to revive almajiri education in order to address the state’s growing number of out-of-school children. Shuaibu Gwada, the committee’s chairman, announced this during a visit to the Estu Nupe and Chairman,
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has approved full accreditation for 30 programmes at the College of Education Gindiri in Plateau state’s Mangu Local Government Council. Prof. Lazarus Maigoro, the college’s Acting Provost, announced the good news to
Mojisola Awesu, a student at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, was discovered dead at a refuse dump in the Aleniboro neighbourhood of Ilorin, the state capital. Awesu was reportedly hired by a friend to serve as a girlfriend for a private university student at a party for N15,000.
Kenyan and Ugandan examination boards are currently writing to Nigeria to check the records given by Nigerian candidates seeking admission to their respective tertiary institutions. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced this in a document for the 2024 policy conference.
The Federal Government is prepared to present 12 Model Smart Schools throughout the federation’s six geopolitical zones, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said yesterday. Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the Commission’s Executive Secretary (ES), dropped the hint during an