Tech

Obasanjo allays fear over robots’ takeover of jobs

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has allayed the fear of Nigerians who have envisioned that robots may soon take over their jobs, given the technological breakthrough in some countries, where robots now perform certain jobs. Obasanjo allayed this fear in his opening remark at the

Abuja Times

FCT UBEB Board visits schools, decries poor condition of facilities

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

The board and management of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board, led by the director, Dr. Adamu Jatau Noma, has decried the deplorable conditions of some schools structures in the territory. The management team made this known recently during an assessment tour of schools in the FCT. At the LEA Primary School, Shinugu in Zuba […]

Features

EXAM MALPRACTICE: An Albatross to Nigerian education system

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

In what could best be described as a major setback for Nigeria’s education system – examination malpractice, a source at the West African Examination Council (WAEC), laments that the nation’s examination body is still struggling to eradicate the trend. It would be recalled that the Council has always introduced measures to curb this ugly incidence, […]

Education Opinion

Ambode and silent screams from LASPOTECH

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

In Nigeria, people are internally displaced for many reasons amongst which are: terrorism, militancy, natural disaster, territory conflicts, civil war, etc. Whatever reason that may be responsible for internal displacement, the situations at all settlement camps remain the same. Neglect, malnutrition, mental and physical abuse, vulnerability, diversion of funds/aids from

Education Headlines News Nigeria

Finally, LAUTECH reopens tomorrow

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has fixed the resumption of activities at the university for Friday, September 15, 2017 . The registrar of the university, Jacob Agboola, said this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Lekan Fadeyi, in Osogbo on Thursday. The […]

Education Headlines News Nigeria

ASUU and FG reach breakthrough

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2017 0

Striking university lecturers have agreed to consider the federal government’s offer to suspend their strike. The agreement comes after a meeting with a government delegation that lasted 12 hours and 30 minutes. The meeting started 1:38pm on Thursday and ended 2:15 am on Friday. The leadership of ASUU, however, said though it accepted the proposal […]

Education Headlines Nigeria

SSANU, NASU, join ASUU in total shutdown of university system

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2017 0

All the major non-teaching staff unions of Nigerian public universities have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike from next Monday, September 11. The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU; Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU; and the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, announced the

Opinion Politics

JAMB Cut-Off Mark and The Failure of Northern Leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

“Young man, the Standard of Education is not falling, it is the Quality of Education that is falling”. This was the response of a certain Professor in the Education faculty to the question I had posed to him as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the UNAD Press Corps back in the University of Ado-Ekiti during an […]

Opinion

Reduction of JAMB cut off marks for admission: Violence to university education

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2017 0

On June 3, last year, a day after the Federal Government announced the scrapping of the Post UTME as part of the qualifying procedure for admission into Nigerian Universities, I cautioned in a write-up that was published in many Nigerian newspapers that that singular step was nothing but a calamitous mistake. Good enough, the Federal […]

Features Headlines Nigeria

Trumping over Nigeria’s outsize love with U.S. immigration

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2017 0

On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the President of The United States, Donald Trump, confirmed a new regulation to reduce legal immigration to his country and evaluate visa applications based on merit, with a preference for people with higher education or advanced job skills. Applicants with advanced degrees, particular skills, or job offers will receive preferential […]

Education

Monarch seeks faithful implementation of 6-3-3-4 system in education

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

The Orodije Okpe kingdom in Okpe local government area of Delta state, His Royal Majesty, Felix Mujekpero (rtd) has advocated the need for Nigeria to go back to the original concept of the 6-3-3-4 system of education in order to achieve sustainable technological growth and development. Mujekpere, who was in the palace of the Obi […]

News

CIBN set for world banking conference

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2017 0

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) is set to host all banking institutes, including over 1000 banking and finance professionals in the world, at the 22nd edition of the World Conference of Banking Institutes in Lagos from April 24 to 28. The theme of this year’s edition is: Re-Thinking the Future of Banking […]

Education

MTN Foundation restates commitment to scholarship scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2017 0

The MTN Foundation has restated its determination to sustain the scholarship scheme for students in tertiary institutions in the country. The Foundation which attributed its inability to bring on board new intakes into the scheme in 2016 to the economic situation in the country and the financial challenges faced by its parent company, MTN Nigeria, […]

Headlines News

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends $250m in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2017 0

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spent $250 million on health, education and improving the lives of the poor in Nigeria in 2016. Dr Mairo Mandara, its Country Representative, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that foundation does not estimate how much will be invested on a nation but based […]

News

Finland @ 100: Young computer coders tour continent Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2017 0

As part of the line up activities to mark the centenary celebration of the republic of Finland, a leading education and technology organizations from Finland and Nigeria will come together this month to run creative coding workshops for local students in Abuja. The collaboration is part of the CodeBus Africa project, a 100-day tour connecting […]

News

N7.5bn UBEC fund will transform education in Cross River- SUBEB Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2016 0

The Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Steve Odey has said that the state has paid its counterpart funding for the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC) and have received a whopping sum of N7.5 billion which the government will use to transform basic education in the state.Dr Odey stated this while briefing […]

Headlines News

Education is vital to combat poverty, says Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2016 0

Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday justified the massive investment of his administration on improvement of educational infrastructure and upgrade of curriculum to meet current realities, saying that education remains one of the critical tools to combat poverty and secure a better future for the state.Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House […]

Education News

ASUU Strike: Government not sensitive to education -ASUU UNN Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2016 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that the Federal Government was not prepared to improve on the quality of education, hence it allowed the agreement it willingly entered with the body in 2009 to linger till date. Chairman, ASUU UNN chapter, Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Abada, told Daily Times in an interview yesterday that […]

Education News Tertiary

LASU Remains Closed Until Unions, Students Agree

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

Lagos State Government has said that the Lagos State University (LASU) will remain closed until the unions, students and management agree to maintain peace. The institution was closed down in March following the ongoing face-off between management and the various trade unions including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian

News

Aviation Union Seeks More Roles for Women in Unionism

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

Nigerian workers have been advised to educate and organise themselves, as well as give women greater roles in unionism, so that they could be relevant in the emerging labour market. The advice was given, on Thursdaty, by Comrade Abiodun Aremu, at the first annual Pre-May Day Seminar organised by the leaders of the National Union […]