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Abia government to withdraw licences of schools delisted by WAEC for examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has barred a number of secondary schools in Abia State from taking the regional body’s exams due to involvement in examination malpractice. Uche Eme Uche, the Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure while briefing journalists in

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Brenthurst Foundation Machel-Mandela Internship Program for Young Graduates 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The Brenthurst Foundation Machel-Mandela Internship Programme will be available full-time for a minimum of six months and the selected candidate will be expected to take up the appointment by 1 June 2024. The intern may be from South Africa or farther afield. They will be based at the Brenthurst Foundation’s headquarters in Parktown, Johannesburg. Interns will […]

Scholarships

NWAG Scholarship Program for Nigerian Female Students 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The Nigerian Women Association of Georgia, Inc. (NWAG), based in the USA, is committed to promoting education among Nigerian students.In line with this mission, NWAG is pleased to announce its scholarship program for 2024, aimed at supporting female undergraduates in Nigerian universities. The NWAG scholarship presents a unique opportunity for female undergraduates in

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SSANU and NASU strike won’t affect UNICAL’s 36th convocation, says VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

Prof Florence Banku Obi, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, has guaranteed that the nationwide strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) will not affect the institution’s 36th convocation. The VC noted that at its 36th convocation, around 8,415 students will graduate,

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Tinubu names new team for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education Commission

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has authorised the appointment of new members to the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Brig.-Gen. Lawal Ja’afar Isa, a retired general, will serve as the Commission’s Chairman of the Board, with Dr. Idris Sani serving as Executive Secretary and CEO. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President

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2,814 schools signed up for NSCDC security arrangement – Commander

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

2,814 primary and secondary schools have signed up for the Safe School Response initiative to protect their students and teachers from attacks. The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps launched the Safe School Response initiative in response to an increase in bandit attacks on schools. Hammed Abodunrin, Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination […]

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NANS suggests five years after NYSC for student loan repayment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students has stated that it is unrealistic to expect recipients of the Federal Government loan scheme to begin payback two years after completing the National Youth Service Corps. It argued that less than 10% of graduates are incorporated into the employment market within two years after completing NYSC. It therefore […]

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Unilorin’s Joint Action Committee Begins Warning Strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

In an effort to pressure the federal government to pay the four months’ worth of salaries that its members in the Federal Universities and Inter Universities Centres have had withheld, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), both at […]

Scholarships

WYBF 2024 Nurturing Hearts Scholarship For Young Undergraduate Nigerian Students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

The 2024 Wilson and Yinka Badejo Foundation Nurturing Hearts Scholarship is available to young Nigerian undergraduate students. This year, a new scholarship category called “Nurturing Hearts” was established in honour of the co-founder, Rev. Mrs. Adeyinka Badejo. It is intended to support and uplift young women (between the ages of 18 and 28) who are […]

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Minister: FG collaborates with US firm to create 50,000 jobs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

An official stated that in three years, the Federal Government’s collaboration with Lab Four, a U.S. Cybersecurity Institute, will create 50,000 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employment. This was said by Dr. Doris Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, on Monday in Abuja during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to the

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UBEC boss Bobboyi aims for the implementation of effective school programs

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Dr Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has challenged Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) with implementing the Effective School Programmes (ESP). Bobboyi made the claim while addressing at the UBEC-SUBEBs conference in Abuja on Monday. He stated that implementing the ESP would result in enhanced

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Sefinat Ododo praises First Lady Tinubu for boosting access to education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Mrs Sefinat Usman Ododo, the First Lady of Kogi State, has praised Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her Renewed Hope Initiative, which aims to increase access to education for Nigerian children. Mrs. Ododo, the Coordinator of Renewed Hope Initiative in Kogi State, was addressing during the flag-off of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi […]

Fellowships

World Bank Government Analytics Fellowship Program 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

The World Bank Government Analytics Fellowship Program is a pioneering effort aimed to bridge the gap between the huge, yet underutilized, data resources owned by governments and the potential for greater public administration efficiency through data-informed decision-making. Leveraging insights from the Government Analytics Handbook and supported by World Bank

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Abuja secondary school student fatally stabbed

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

A teenage secondary school student from Kubwa, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was reportedly stabbed to death. According to reports acquired on Monday morning, the deceased, Salma Yunusa, was cruelly assassinated by her co-tenant in the Byazhin part of town, where she lived with her elder sister, Bilikisu Yunusa. The suspect, Immaculate Chukwudi, a co-tenant […]

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Academic activities at Nigerian universities halt as SSANU, NASU commence strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union went on strike nationwide today in protest of the Federal Government’s alleged unfair treatment and inequality in salary payment. Last Monday, unions threatened to shut down hostels and electricity supplies at universities across the country if the Federal Government

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University funding: Olu Obafemi speaks in UNIJOS, as ASUU holds Heroes’ Day

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2024

Prof. Olu Obafemi, a renowned poet, playwright, author, and Professor of English and Dramatic Literature, has been chosen as a guest speaker at the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)’s public lecture/heroes’ day at the University of Jos. Obafemi will speak at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Unity Hall, ASUU Secretariat in […]

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Tragic vehicle accident in Jigawa kills 3 secondary school students, leaves 14 injured

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

Three students from Jigawa State’s Government Girls Secondary School, Kaugama, died in a horrific vehicle accident while travelling home for holiday. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the Police Public Relations Officer, verified the event in a statement. He stated the incident occurred on the Jahun/Kiyawa route in Jigawa State and injured 14 additional students. In a […]

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UK universities to reduce courses, staff due to reduction in Nigerian, foreign student enrollment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

Universities in the United Kingdom are considering reducing courses due to a decrease in international student enrollment, which is beginning to have an impact on certain institutions’ budget. On Saturday, The Times reported that university executives warned that the loss of one-third of foreign students has threatened to force institutions into loss, requiring them

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FG to expand school feeding programme to include basic education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

To improve educational support and nourishment for schoolchildren in Nigeria, the federal government has announced plans to expand the suspended Home Grown School Feeding Programme beyond primary schools to cover basic education. Dr. Folake Olatunji-David, Director of Basic Education, announced this during the Federal Ministry of Education’s launch and fundraiser for

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Hair stylist, dispatch rider detained for selling drug-laced chin-chin to schoolchildren

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its agents have detained Josephine Odunu, a 20-year-old hair stylist, and Edesemi Ikporo, a 30-year-old dispatch rider, for selling and distributing illegal drug-laced chin-chin to schoolchildren and at social gatherings in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. The NDLEA recounted that its officers on patrol in the Opolo region of