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Don urges FG to raise the budget for education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

Funsho Falade, an engineering professor at the University of Lagos, has pleaded with all tiers of government to boost funding for education. During the opening lecture, “The Beginning and the End of a Project,” Falade emphasised the necessity of better infrastructure for all

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Chinese language to be included in curriculum of Bayelsa schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

According to the Bayelsa State Government, plans are being developed to prioritise science and math education in public schools throughout the state, along with the teaching and learning of Ijaw, French, and Chinese languages. It stated that the main goal of prioritising the teaching of the three languages and the core science subjects—including mathematics—is to equip

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2024 UTME: NIN details present difficulties for candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

Prospective applicants have voiced frustration over their inability to link their phone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or “incorrect” information contained in their NIN details, just a few days after the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

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Vice Chancellor lists dangers to Nigeria’s food security

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

Prof. Olusola Kehinde, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), asserted that the university is capable of feeding the entire nation if certain steps are taken to counteract the challenges to food security that have been identified. Kehinde stated that the more than 10,000 hectares of land bequeathed to the university is […]

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LASU senate grants UNILAG best doctoral thesis award winner N1 million.

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

Dr. Aminat Ige-Ariyibi, the winner of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) overall best doctoral thesis prize, was given N1 million by the Senate of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. Ige-Ariyibi is a lecturer at LASU’s Faculty of Science’s Department of Mathematics and an alumna.Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, LASU’s vice chancellor, delivered the speech on

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Niger Delta University and NDDC to collaborate on research

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

In order to promote research that would address the peculiar health and environmental concerns in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has promised to work with the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma in Bayelsa State. The pledge was given by NDDC Managing Director Dr. Samuel Ogbuku during a courtesy visit to […]

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Edo schools set to fully transition to digital mode of learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

According to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Edo State’s basic and secondary schools would completely switch to a digital learning system given the amount of funding allocated to public education this year. This was disclosed by Obaseki during a recent speech to journalists in Benin City. He said that his administration had laid the groundwork for the […]

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Education Minister tasks NUC on completion of nuclear energy curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been instructed by Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman to move quickly to complete the Nuclear Energy Curriculum. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr Ben Goong. According to Mamman, this would allow the Nigerian Atomic […]

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122 to bag first class as FUNAAB graduates 3,574 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta’s (FUNAAB) vice-chancellor announced yesterday that 122 students would get first-class honours from the university during its 31st convocation. He made this known at a news conference at the school premises in Abeokuta. It was stated by him that 1,540 students received Second Class honours (Upper Division), 1,705

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UNIZIK High School triumphs in the 2024 Martin Luther King competition

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

In the Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 competition, students from UNIZIK High School, also known as the Premium High School, came out on top among schools in Anambra State. This event which was organised by the US Missions in Nigeria through the American Spaces in Nigeria took place on January 18. The event was […]

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FUTA, OAU, FUT-MINNA get highest number of approved proposals in N5.1b TETFund research grants

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The universities with the most accepted proposals for research grants from the N5.1 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) include Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, and Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT-MINNA). While 17 proposals were approved for FUTA, both OAU and FUT-MINNA had 16 proposals

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Wike discloses agreement with FCT school teachers on strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The agreement that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike had with the Abuja chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) over the primary school teachers’ strike that is now taking place in the capital of the country has been made public. During a meeting with the Area Council Chairmen and FCT graded […]

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Over 1.3 million northern children’s education was disrupted by school attacks, says UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Over 1.3 million children have experienced disruptions in their education as a result of recent school attacks, mostly in the North East and North West areas of 2021, according to UNICEF, which has published this information and called for precautionary shutdown of schools. This is in response to the UN Agency emphasising how urgent it […]

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NSCDC detains teacher in Niger for allegedly molesting students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Mallam Nura Suleiman, a 43-year-old Islamic instructor, has been detained by the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly abusing a three-year-old student named Isah Muaazu in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area. In a statement endorsed by SC Nasir D. Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer in Minna, it was […]

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1,118 bag first class as OOU graduates 11,896 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, the vice-chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, announced on Wednesday that 11,896 students will graduate from the university during its 32nd and 33rd convocations, which is set for next week. Of those, 1,118 will receive First Class degrees, and 112 will receive various doctorate degrees. The convocations cover two academic sessions

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Minister of Education promises implementation of IPPIS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

The country’s tertiary institutions would be subject to the presidential directive on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS), according to Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. The minister made the commitment in his Abuja office when he met with the leadership of the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria, according to

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FUTMinna set to graduate 7,312 students in combined convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

At the Federal University of Technology (FUTMinna), which is set to graduate 7,312 students during its 31st and 32nd combined convocation for the 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 academic sessions, Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, Vice Chancellor, has announced that no less than roughly 189 undergraduate students will receive First Class Degrees in various disciplines. It was also […]

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NGO encourages nationwide regulation of school age

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Hanatu Enwemadu, the executive director of A Mother’s Love Initiate, has stated that in order to prevent system abuse, children’s entry age must be regulated. AMLI is a non-governmental organisation based in Nigeria that advocates for equal rights, education, and opportunities for African children in the digital environment. To accomplish its goals, the NGO

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Kogi gov. spends N115 million on JAMB registration fees for 15,033 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

In line with Governor Yahaya Bello’s free education policy, the Kogi State Government released a total of N115,000,000 to help pay 15,033 students’ JAMB registration fees in educational institutions situated throughout the State. During a press conference in Lokoja on Tuesday, State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology Hon. Wemmy Jones revealed

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Oyebanji urges principals to improve Ekiti’s WAEC and NECO ratings using legitimate methods

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti State, has directed the principals overseeing the secondary schools in the state to demonstrate more verifiable commitments in order to guarantee better ratings for the state in national public examinations. Oyebanji declared that he will never relent in advocating for the welfare of principals and teachers, ensuring that their