The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo- Olu has approved the appointment of Professor. Bilikis Bidemi IDOWU as the new Provost of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Otto (AOCOED), Otto Ijanikin, sequel to the expiration of the tenure of office of Dr.(Mrs.) O.A Ladele come 11th January, 2020. Read Also: 22-Year-Old Bags Two Year Jail … Read more
A total of 2,938 undergraduate and 610 postgraduate students took the matriculation oath of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo recently. The 21st undergraduate matriculation held in the morning while the 10th post graduate matriculation of the institution held in the afternoon of the same day. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ademola Tayo, said the university admitted over 500 … Read more
Lagos State Government has adjusted the 2019/2020 closing and resumption dates for schools in the State, emphasising that the new dates only affect public primary schools. A statement issued by the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy noted that the closing and resumption date earlier given for private schools and government secondary schools remain unchanged. … Read more
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Agege Local Government Chairman in Lagos State, has lauded the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) for planning to establish a study centre in Agege. The NOUN management had in November solicited the council’s support to establish a study centre in the area, NAN reports. Read Also: LASG To Demolish Houses … Read more
The Federal Government has directed that all unqualified teachers should be flushed out of schools by Dec. 31, Prof. Segun Ajiboye, Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), said on Friday. Ajiboye stated this in Ibadan at the induction of no fewer than 200 education graduates of the University of Ibadan. According to him, quacks … Read more
Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, MOCPED, will on Thursday, November 28, kickstart its 25th anniversary with a series of activities. Activities lined up for the one-week event include but not limited to a health walk for the staffers and students of the college. The health walk will start from the College gate to Ita … Read more
A student identified as Kelvin, has been expelled by the Federal University of Lafia, for allegedly impregnating female lecturer in the department of Computer science. The university disciplinary board is said to have received the disheartening news of the student impregnating his lecturer with acute shock, before deciding such a cruel penalty on the student. … Read more
Lagos State Government on Wednesday expressed its readiness to support teachers in achieving better learning outcomes in classrooms with the introduction of ‘EkoEXCEL’ initiative aimed at advancing the education sector in the State. EkoEXCEL is an education reform initiative of the Babjide Sanwo-Olu’s administration that is successfully developing more highly skilled teachers; by training, supporting … Read more
Two students of Micheal Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija, Epe, have been awarded scholarships for academic excellence The two stidents are Miss Adenuga Mayowa Faith and Miss Martins Ayotunde Oluwakemi from the department of English, won the Federal Government scholarship. The scholarship awards was given to the students based on their performance in the … Read more
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) candidates for 2020 to be wary of fraudsters while obtaining their National Identity Number (NIN). The commission, which gave the warning in Abuja, stressed that candidates are not supposed to pay any fee to obtain the NIN. The Federal Government, through the Joint … Read more
The Vice-Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Professor Charles Esimone, has described examination malpractice as one of the major challenges facing the Nation’s education system. Speaking while playing host to the Anambra State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Mr Charles Nwoji who called on him in his office, on Friday, Professor Esimone said that examination … Read more
The Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has suspended students involved in the bullying of their female schoolmate in one of the off-campus hostels on Saturday, Adegbenro Adebanjo, Deputy Director, Corporate Communications of the institution said on Sunday. Adebanjo added that the University will also continue with investigations into the circumstances that led to the … Read more
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has appealed on well-meaning Nigerians and Corporate Organisations to support education at all levels in the country. Speaking in Abuja as NIMASA continued its donation of educational learning materials to schools across the country, in line with her Corporate Social Responsibility … Read more
The Association of the Wives of the Head of Service , Female Permanent Secretaries and Wives of Permanent Secretaries in Ekiti State on Thursday distributed school materials and uniforms to pupils of Olobe L.A- Nursery and Primary School, Oke- Ila, Ado-Ekiti . President of the association and wife of the Head of Service , Mrs … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been urged by the the House of Representatives, on Tuesday to suspend its “no NIN, no JAMB” policy until 2021. The National Identity Number (NIN) is the nation’s database capturing exercise-driven data towards assigning a unique identity to every Nigerian. This followed the adoption of a motion … Read more
Rector of the Kenule Beeson Polytechnic, Onengiye Goergewill, Bori, has confirmed the sack of 10 lecturers in connection with sex for grades He disclosed this when the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Education visited the school on oversight function. Read Also: Former Chairman Of Peugeot, Two Others Arrested For Giving Out Daughter In … Read more
The Consul-general of the Netherlands in Nigeria, Jan Van Weljen, has called on Nigerians to embrace Dutch education. Weljen, made the call recently in Lagos, during his visit to the Business School Netherlands (BSN) flagship Centre in Lagos. The Consul-general who described his experience at the school situated at Ikeja GRA as fantastic, described the … Read more
Ogun State Government has commenced recruitment of 1,500 teachers to fill existing vacancies in public schools. So far, about 29,000 applicants applied for the job which closed on Saturday. The recruitment would be completed before the end of the year. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said his administration … Read more
Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has commended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) for her efforts in human capital development. Onu made the commendation in Nsukka yesterday in a ceremony tagged “1st Technovation Celebration” organized by the Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) department of the school to show-case products produced by the department. The … Read more
Barely three weeks after students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) experienced similar incidents, some students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic have recounted how they lost valuables to thieves who invaded their rented hostels around Ayeni, in Oluwo area of Abeokuta on Friday. It was gathered that the robbers visited the MAPOLY student populated … Read more