• The Committee of Wives of Lagos officials are set to invest massively to boost education in rural communities • …Unveils activities for 21st National Women’s Conference Ekohotblog reports that the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) on Tuesday unveiled plans to invest massively to boost education across the state, especially in the … Read more
According to him, the scholarship offers came after he had been rejected by universities over the years. A Nigerian, Onyeka Chukwudozie, has been offered six doctorate scholarship offers from universities in Australia and California. The Nigerian, who announced this via his LinkedIn account, said he had hawked mangoes and drinks in markets in the past. … Read more
Recall that in March 2020, ASUU embarked on a strike following its disagreement with the FG over the funding of the universities and the ineffectiveness and discrepancies around the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and others. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action … Read more
The University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos emerged fourth and fifth in Nigeria respectively. The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the … Read more
The Chief of Staff to the Abia state governor, Professor Anthony Agbazuere, said the suspect “wrote letters to Primary and Secondary Schools in the State, collecting 500 from every student without the approval of the Governor”. Mr. Alozie is alleged to have illegally collected N500 from every student in all the Primary and Secondary … Read more
“We are subsidising more for the rich than the poor, and secondly, the bulk of that money is actually going into private pockets because of round-tripping. Delta Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has on Thursday urged the Federal Government to re-direct fuel subsidy funds to healthcare and education services to touch the lives of poor Nigerians, … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that his administration will continue to ensure children have access to quality education in the state. According to him, the state government has commissioned over 1,097 school projects in over 970 schools across Lagos State. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that his administration will … Read more
Cramming can be defined as the process of absorbing data in an effect to disseminate the information without really internalizing its meaning and knowledge. I crammed most of the multiplication table in primary school because I disliked arithmetic and often wished it could be taken out of our subjects, however my wish didn’t come to … Read more
The don also called on the proprietors to put in place internal quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that certain standards were met before joining the association. A don, Prof. Afeez Oladosu, has advised school proprietors against compromising quality in order to offer standard education to students. Oladosu, who is the Dean, Faculty of Arts, University … Read more
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday said continued attacks and abductions of school children especially the female ones have put the education sector and the future of our wards under serious jeopardy. The members also lamented the deplorable infrastructure in various primary and secondary schools across the country while speaking through the House … Read more
Atiku Abubakar wants the government to do better in safeguarding school children from bandits State Minister for Education says the Federal Government can’t secure all schools Calls for more vigilance in communities Former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again voiced his concerns over the spate of the kidnapping of school children that have been … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, has on Monday, urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector over the increasing cases of students’ abductions by armed bandits in the country. The ex-Vice President had in December last year implored the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector following … Read more
Two committees of the House of Representatives have reiterated their commitment to amend the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act 2004 towards ensuring free, safe, and quality girls’ education up to secondary school level. Communications Officer, Malala Fund Nigeria Tayo Elegbede, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the commitment was made by the … Read more
The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has promised that his administration would mop out every available fund to ensure that it’s Health and education institutions gets the deserving attention it required to position them among the best in the country. Governor Bello made this while receiving a report on the take-off of the College … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka Nigeria is a nation blessed in both human and capital resources. The natural resources deposited in large quantities are scattered across her landscape. The immeasurable endowments bestowed on Nigeria is the envy of many nations especially weather and climate. However, she is bedevilled with not with natural disasters but ineffective leadership. If … Read more
Babatunde Kaka and Zainab Olanrewaju In Epe, Hon. Wale Raji Begins Construction Of New Classes The construction was flagged off on Monday, November 10 The bedrock of any nation’s socio-economic development is undoubtedly education. Nigeria is no exception as the state of the nation presently is as a result of years of investment in the … Read more
The Ogun State Government says it educational reform will mull teachers’ commitment and dedication to work, which will propel students academic excellence in the State. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo made this known during the newly inducted Principals and Vice Principals, held at Lisabi Grammar School, … Read more
The World Bank Group has revealed it will partner with the Nigerian government to build up the health and education sectors. World Bank Group’s President, David Malpass, disclosed this during a press briefing at the 2020 annual general meeting on Thursday. According to him, the system of transparency in government is important to reduce corruption … Read more
By Idris Tele Olukoya Dr Olufolayimika Ayandele, Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Education District III, has called on the Lagos State Government to ensure availability of digital infrastructure and connectivity to boost learning in rural and riverine areas. Ayandele disclosed this at the virtual celebration of World Teachers’ Day organised by Education District III, Lagos State recently … Read more
