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Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Honey Treat Trade Academy (HTA) 2024 Construction Training Program

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 18, 2024

The Honeytreat Trade Academy (HTA) is partnering with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to provide free construction training for artisans. Honeytreat Trade Academy (HTA) is a private indigenous institute that focuses on empowering individuals to acquire skills in the construction

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LSETF/USADF 2024 Autogig Certified Foundation Training (ACFT) For Young Nigerians

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 18, 2024

The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund in partnership with USADF is organizing a free training in Autogig Certified Foundation Training (ACFT) For Young Nigerians and applications are being welcomed from qualified applicants. Ignite your future in Automotive Engineering. Join the 3-month Auto Foundation Technical Training Today.  Benefits of LSETF/USADF Autogig

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NLN takes readership campaign to unreached

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) in Lagos has organised a readership promotion campaign on expanding reading activities beyond the accessible, to capture the unreached. Mrs Chinwe Anunobi, National Librarian, during her remarks at the 2024 edition of the annual event, held on Wednesday in Makoko, Lagos, said that it was […]

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FG promises investment in technical training of teachersTraining

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) -The Federal Government has promised to invest in the technical training of teachers towards creating a sustainable technical education ecosystem. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this at the Annual Sensitisation Meeting of Stakeholders of Technical Teachers Training Programme (TTTP), in Abuja on Wednesday. The theme for the

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FULAFIA Post-UTME and Direct Entry Screening Form 2024/2025 Academic Session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 17, 2024

The Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) is now taking applications for the 2024/2025 Post-UTME and Direct Entry screenings. Eligible candidates must have at least five O’Level credits and a minimum UTME score of 170. To apply, first create an account, pay a fee of ₦2,000, and fill out the online form. The registration period lasts […]

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Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUSOK) releases admission list for 2024/2025 session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 17, 2024

The list of candidates admitted to Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto (UDUSOK) has been made public. This announcement causes great excitement because it is the beginning of the academic journey for new students. Prospective students can now confirm if they have been provisionally admitted to first-year degree programmes for the 2024/2025 academic year. Checking

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Unilorin partners 21 organisations on skills acquisition

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) in Kwara, has partnered 21 organisations to launch and expand skills acquisition programme for the students of the institution. Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the institution, made this known on Wednesday in Ilorin at the inauguration of the Unilorin Innovative Skills and […]

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Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) releases admission list for 2024/2025

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 17, 2024

The list of students who have been given provisional admission to the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is now out, which has sparked enthusiasm among many applicants. If you applied to AFIT Kaduna for the academic year 2024/2025, you can check if your name is on the list of admitted candidates. How to Check […]

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Jigawa restates commitment to education dev’t

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

DUSTE (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa, has reitrated commitment to reinvigorate the education sector for sustainable social and economic development of the state. Namadi also tasked students to aim for good grades in science subjects in the external examinations. He said this at the inauguration of a one-day training exercise of facilitators […]

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Flood: NGO donates learning materials for schools in Adamawa

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – An NGO, Nkafamiya Rescue Mission on Wednesday donated learning materials to Adamawa Government for distribution to pupils affected by flood disaster in the state. Mr Ayuba Vandi, Chief of Operations of the organisation, who made the presentation in Yola, said the aim of the donation was to complement government’s effort to […]

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Igbo added to modern languages taught at Oxford University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 17, 2024

Oxford University is set to begin teaching Igbo language and has appointed Nigerian Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha as the first official Igbo language lecturer. The Igbo language, spoken in autonomous communities in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, and São Tomé, will be taught for the first time at the university. After his entrance on Thursday, […]

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MTN Foundation Upgrades 7 Laboratories at Gombe Science School

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 16, 2024

The MTN Foundation, established by the MTN telecommunications company, has refurbished and outfitted seven scientific labs at Government Day Science Secondary School in Gombe, Gombe State, greatly enhancing science education. Commissioning the new laboratories on Tuesday, MTN director Mohammed Kabir Ahmed, represented by Ali Yaya Ahmed, stated that this was the third phase

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Agency trains 58 Abia secondary schools about HIV/AIDS prevention measures

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 16, 2024

The Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS has trained 58 secondary schools in the state’s three senatorial districts on the latest pandemic prevention techniques. The agency’s director general, Uloaku Emma-Ukaegbu, announced this to journalists in Umuahia, the state capital, adding that teachers were supposed to teach others. Her words: “We’ve

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NDDC provides 5,000 e-learning tools to 17 schools in Bayelsa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 16, 2024

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has begun the distribution of 5,000 e-learning tools, known as U-Lesson educational gadgets, to students from seventeen primary and secondary schools spread across eight local government areas of Bayelsa State as part of its mission to advance education in the Niger Delta region. The ceremony at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet

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1,643 PhD, MSc students compete for PTDF scholarship

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 16, 2024

No less than 1,643 PhD and MSc applications are attempting to access the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF scholarship scheme. The applications come from various universities across the country. Mr Tajudeen Ibiyeye, Chief Officer and Team Leader for South West said this during the interview for this year’s in-country PTDF scholarship initiative. The

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Bauchi government bemoans proliferation of private schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 16, 2024

The Bauchi State Government has condemned the proliferation and arbitrary construction of private institutions throughout the state, which are in flagrant violation of the rules and regulations that govern such institutions. Dr. Jamila Mohammed Dahiru, the State Commissioner of Education, made this remark on Tuesday when launching a Taskforce Committee to combat

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15-year-old student sues Ministry of Education, JAMB, NUC over admission policy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 16, 2024

Master Chinaemere Opara has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint admittance and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the government’s policy, which tries to limit admittance to Nigerian universities to applicants at the age of 18. Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) student, filed the complaint in

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NDDC distributes 5,000 tablets to 17 schools in Bayelsa

Angel Ojonugwa October 15, 2024

YENAGUAO (Sundiata Scholar) – Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Monday, commenced the distribution of 5,000 educational tablets to students from 17 primary and post-primary schools in the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa. The ceremony, which took place at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, was part of NDDC’s interventionist mandate in

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Kano approves promotions for teaching, non-teaching staff

Angel Ojonugwa October 15, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Abba Kabir -Yusuf of Kano state has approved the promotion of 20,542 primary and junior secondary school teachers and non-teaching staff for the year 2023 and 2024. The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Malam Yusuf Kabir, announced this during a meeting with education stakeholders on Monday […]

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TRCN says shortage of teachers hit global community, Nigeria inclusive

Angel Ojonugwa October 15, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has bemoaned the shrinking number of teachers available to impact knowledge within Nigeria and by extension the global community. The Acting Registrar, TRCN, Dr Stella-Maria Nwokeocha, disclosed this during a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Nwokeocha revealed that a high-level panel on