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UNICEF, UNILAG, Unilever empower youths for impact

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting young people to turn their ideas and ambitions into tangible outcomes. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Officer for South-West Nigeria, Ms Celine Lafoucriere, made the reaffirmation

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FG inaugurates council for Katsina agriculture college

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council of the newly established Federal College of Agriculture and Technology, Nabanje, in Katsina state. Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, said the college was created to promote agricultural education,

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Knobel calls for ethical AI, global governance to protect developing countries

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Marcelo Knobel, Executive Director, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), says strong ethical frameworks and inclusive global standards will prevent Artificial Intelligence (AI) from further widening global inequalities. Knobel told in Ibadan via an email interview on Tuesday. According to him, ethical considerations must be embedded

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FG, states collaborate to empower women, girls

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – TheFederal Ministry of Education has unveiled “Luminah 2030 Initiative”, aimed at tackling gender disparities in education, empowering women and girls and driving sustainable development across Nigeria. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, at the inaugural technical committee meeting with state commissioners of education

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French Language Village unions decry earned allowance exclusionExclusion

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

BADAGRY (Sundiata Scholar) – (Lagos State The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU at the Nigerian French Language Village, Badagry, has decried exclusion from the N50bn earned allowance. They expressed displeasure in a statement signed on Tuesday by Mr Wahab Hammed, SSANU Chairman, and Mrs Ngozi Aminu, NASU Branch Chairman of the institution. […]

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200,000 PWDs to benefit from ROOSC project in Kaduna

Angel Ojonugwa June 18, 2025

KADUNA (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than 200,000 out-of-school children including Persons With Disability (PWD) would be enrolled back to school under the Return Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project in Kaduna . The ROOSC project is an initiative of the Kaduna State Government under its Mnistry of Education with the Save the Children (SCI) and the […]

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Lawmaker splashes N20m on 350 indigents students in Badagry

Angel Ojonugwa June 17, 2025

BADAGRY (Sundiata Scholar) – Lagos State Dr Bonu Solomon, a lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 1, Lagos State House of Assembly, has presented over N20 million education support to 350 indigent students. Solomon made the presentation during the Fourth Edition of Bonu Education Support Initiative tagged “Bonu Sanwo Tinubu Bursary and Scholarship Scheme” on

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Lagos hosts 2025 South-west schools sports

Angel Ojonugwa June 17, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The Lagos State Government has confirmed that no fewer than 370 pupils will participate in the 2025 South-West Basic Education Schools Sports (BESS) competition. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, revealed this on Monday at a news conference held ahead of the three-day event. The competition will take

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FG, UNICEF unveil handbooks on school safety, climate awareness

Angel Ojonugwa June 17, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and with support from UNICEF, has unveiled three handbooks aimed at enhancing school safety and raising climate awareness in schools. The handbooks were unveiled at a one-day Dissemination Workshop on Climate Change Education (CCE),

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FG, UNESCO push for climate-resilient WASH in schools

Angel Ojonugwa June 17, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Ministry of Education and the National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM-UNESCO) have called for increased investment in climate-resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities to promote sustainability and protect student well-being. The Director of Educational Planning, Research and Development in the ministry, Mrs

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FG unveils institute to equip youths with practical, employable skills

Angel Ojonugwa June 12, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The Federal Government has officially unveiled the Ladela Educational Institute, accredited under the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to equip youths with practical and employable skills. The Executive Director of the institute, Angela Ajala, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, explaining that the centre,

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June 12: Moshood Abiola Polytechnic alumni celebrate MKO’s sacrifices

Angel Ojonugwa June 12, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association (MAPALUM) on Thursday celebrated Chief MKO Abiola’s sacrifices for the nation’s democracy. The alumni, in a statement to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the June 12 ,1993 Presidential election, paid glowing tributes to Abiola for giving all for democracy. The statement was jointly issued

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Ebonyi Govt. seals 283 illegal, substandard schools

Angel Ojonugwa June 9, 2025

ABAKALIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Ebonyi Government says it has sealed 283 illegal and substandard primary and secondary schools in the state within the past two years. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Paul Nwobasi, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Abakiliki on Thursday. Nwobasi said that the schools were located in different […]

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UNA-Nigeria hosts anti-tobacco school debate

Angel Ojonugwa June 9, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Association of Nigeria (UNA-Nigeria) has held a debate for secondary schools to address the rising spread of tobacco among students. The event, organised on Thursday to mark World No Tobacco Day 2025, took place in Lagos with the theme: ‘Empowering the Next Generation to Stand Against Tobacco.‘ President […]

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Statistics drives innovation, economic development —Yabatech Rector

Angel Ojonugwa June 9, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Statistics is the unseen force driving everything from life-saving drug development to understanding climate change impacts in Nigeria, the Rector of Yaba College of Technology, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, said on Thursday. Abdul made the remark at the 18th Inaugural Lecture of the institution on Thursday. reports that the inaugural lecture had […]

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Don tasks FG on research, cultivation of mushrooms for Nigerians’ health benefits

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2025

OKITIPUPA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ondo State A Professor of Microbiology, Soji Fakoya, has urged the Federal Government to commit enough resources to research and cultivation of edible mushrooms for the health benefits of Nigerians. Fakoya who specialises in Mycology, Industrial and Food Microbiology, gave this while delivering the 7th Inaugural Lecture of Olusegun

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Ebonyi Govt. seals 283 illegal, substandard schools

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2025

ABAKALIKI (Sundiata Post) – The Ebonyi Government says it has sealed 283 illegal and substandard primary and secondary schools in the state within the past two years. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Paul Nwobasi, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Abakiliki on Thursday. Nwobasi said that the schools were located in different […]

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450 varsity admins receive specialised training to enhance Nigeria’s higher education

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2025

PORT HARCOURT (Sundiata Post) – The Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) has announced the training of 450 members across the country as part of its ongoing efforts to improve administrative standards in Nigerian universities. Dr Don Aalonee, Chairman of the ANUPA branch at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), made this known

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scholarship scheme to Nigerian universities

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2025

PORT HARCOURT (Sundiata Post) – Dr Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced the expansion of the commission’s Postgraduate Scholarship Programme to include Nigerian universities. Ogbuku made the disclosure during an interview session for candidates applying for the commission’s foreign postgraduate scholarship, held in

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Katsina Govt. unveils new policy to regulate private, community schools

Angel Ojonugwa June 2, 2025

KATSINA (Sundiata Post) – The Katsina State Government says it has unveiled a new policy guideline aimed at regulating private and community schools across the 34 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa said this at a stakeholders’ town hall meeting made up of […]