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Umeh warns scholarship students not to apply for the FG loan scheme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 6, 2024

Senator Victor Umeh of Anambra Central Senatorial Zone has advised students in his scholarship program not to apply for the federal government’s student loan plan. Umeh made this statement yesterday during the Anambra Central Scholarship Programme in Awka, which benefited 223 students

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Yabatech matriculates 8200 candidates for the 2023/2024 academic session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 6, 2024

Yaba College of Technology has enrolled a total of 8,202 candidates who have been admitted to the institution for the 2023/2024 academic session to study various courses. The number admitted was out of 21,530 students who applied for admission. The Rector, Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul revealed these data during the college’s 2023/2024 academic

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Nigerian Police arrest alleged serial killer who murdered FUNAAB student Christianah

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 6, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force confirmed the arrest of Ayomide Adeleye, a 23-year-old suspect in the heinous murder of Idowu Christianah on Thursday. The deceased was said to be a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Ogun State, when she was alive. The suspect, a 200-level Philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University

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Lagos grants approval letters to 78 new private school owners

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 5, 2024

The Lagos State government has issued provisional approval letters to 78 new private school owners. Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, handed out the approval letters last Wednesday at the Education Resource Centre in Ojodu, Ikeja. The event, hosted by the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), emphasised the

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Osun State to begin recruitment of 5,250 teachers September 9

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 5, 2024

The Osun State Government, through the Ministry of Education, will conduct interviews for teachers and education officers on September 9. The interview, approved yesterday by the Executive Council (Exco), presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke, would recruit 5,250 teachers and education officers. It will be recalled that Adeleke in February announced recruitment into

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Reps Task Universities on Utilisation of IGR Sources, VCs of FUTA, FUOYE, AFUE Seek Intervention on Electricity Generation, Infrastructure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata has called on the management of Nigerian universities to utilise various sources of internally generated revenue in order to make the universities self sufficient. Hon. Fulata who made the appeal following his committee’s visit to the Federal University of Technology

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Akwa Ibom student receives ₦1.5 million for outstanding SSCE performance

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

Topfaith Schools, Mkpatak, in Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, awarded Master Emmanuel Zekhome a cash prize of ₦1.5m for winning the 2024 best scholar award. Dr. Emmanuel Abraham, the school’s Chairman, said to reporters in Uyo on Tuesday that the top scholar award was created to promote hard work. Abraham praised Zekhome’s “brilliant […]

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300-level UNILAG medical student commits suicide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

A 300-level medical student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, simply known as Williams, died shortly before the school’s examination, which was set to begin today. The cause of death for the student at the University of Lagos’ College of Medicine (CMUL) remains unknown. Professor David Oke, the college’s provost, stated to the media that the […]

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Lagos Assembly calls for enlightenment on domestic violence in schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

The Lagos State House of Assembly has underlined the need for a proactive approach to combating domestic and sexual violence in the state. At a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the House emphasised the necessity of establishing guidance and counselling units in schools and religious institutions as a means of reaching […]

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Fuel Price Increase: NANS threaten to embark on strike September 15

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has scheduled a nationwide strike for September 15, 2024, in response to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) new increase in petrol pump prices. On Tuesday, NANS’ national senate president, Henry Okunomo, issued a statement in response to the announcement of a hike in fuel prices from

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TASUED rusticates 31 students, suspends 47 others for misconduct

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) has suspended 47 students and rusticated 31 for various offences, including threats to life, theft, examination malpractices, forgery, and other behavioural misconduct. Dr. Dapo Oke, the university’s Registrar, stated that 78 students were disciplined. They include Adeyinka Adenekan Sode, Ogunbode Idris Ayomide, Macauley

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TETFund conducts an exhibition to showcase Nigeria’s innovation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 4, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund will organise a five-day Research Exhibition on November 17 to showcase the latest innovations and pioneering research. The event, which will bring together researchers, inventors, and creators to discuss their cutting-edge projects and innovative ideas, will be held at Eagle Square in Abuja. Speaking about the upcoming fair, Minister of

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World Bank Group 2024 Young Professionals Program (YPP)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

For more than 60 years, the Young Professionals Program (YPP) has provided a highly competitive and exceptionally rewarding chance to join the World Bank Group. They seek international Young Professionals (YPs) with diverse backgrounds, exceptional technical skills, leadership potential, and commitment to our mission and values. Working across the World

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CWW Tech Africa’s 2024 Tech Training Program for African Youth (Cohort 8.0)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

This program is open to all African youths aged 18 to 40. The initiative will provide youths with digital and tech skills, soft skills, and mentorship. It is scheduled to last six weeks. It is an instructor-led training program that includes practical classes and real-life projects. Each student would have access to a mentor who could guide […]

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41,000 Bayelsa pupils suffer setback as key project stalls

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

By Sam Jones, Yenagoa Education delivery in primary schools in four local government areas of Bayelsa State could be disrupted due to a glitch in a focal education project, BayelsaPrime. Since schools resumed on August 12 for the 2024/25 session, academic activities are yet to fully commence in public primary schools in Sagbama, Ogbia, Yenagoa […]

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Banning students under 18 from WAEC, NECO will limit the potential of Nigerian children – Olota

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, Olota of Ota, Ogun State, believes that preventing under-18 students from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will limit Nigerian children’s potential. Obalanlege made the statement while delivering a goodwill message at Adedokun International Schools’ 15th anniversary on Monday at Iyana-Iyesi

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NBTE, Cisco Academy collaborate to train over 500 lecturers on new HND programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

In an effort to improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Nigeria, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), in collaboration with Cisco Academy, has launched an extensive training program aimed at equipping over 500 computer science lecturers with the skills required to implement newly developed Higher National Diploma (HND) programs.

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Post-UTME: Unilorin screens 16,097 applicants for admission

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

According to Kamil Rauf, director of the University of Ilorin’s Computer-Based Centre, 16,097 candidates participated in the institution’s 2024 post-UTME screening on Monday. While addressing journalists in Ilorin, Mr Rauf acknowledged his satisfaction with the exercise’s smooth execution, attributing the huge turnout to proper preparations made by

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Ondo disburses N335m bursary to students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

Yesterday, the Ondo State Government awarded N335 million in bursaries, scholarships, and financial support to 11,220 students in Akure. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa spoke during the event, reiterating his administration’s belief in education as the foundation of progress. Aiyedatiwa said that his administration has intervened through policies and programs to

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NGO trains 30 juveniles at Lagos correctional centre on digital skills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 2, 2024

The Inmates Educational Foundation (IEF), a non-profit organisation, recently completed a thorough six-week digital skills training programme for thirty (30) juveniles at the Oregun Correctional Centre in Ikeja, Lagos. Mahfuz Alabidun, the organization’s Executive Director, revealed that the program was arranged in partnership with Creative Digital Technologies and