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250,000 Edo students to benefit from coding, web programming training

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

Not less than 250,000 students in Edo State public schools are to benefit from a training programme in coding and web programming organised by the State Government in partnership with the German tech giant, SAP and Coder in Africa. The training is part of efforts to leverage Information

Education

Nigerian universities have subjected staff to oath of secrecy to cover up corruption – Falana

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

Lagos – Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Friday called for an immediate lift of the ban of students unions in all Nigeria universities. Falana said this while delivering the 9th Convocation lecture of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, titled: “Managing Freedom and Illusions of Achievement”. He lamented that instead of producing […]

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Army rescue 6 abducted students in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

Kaduna – Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued six students of Government Day Secondary School Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State abducted on their way to school on Thursday morning. The Deputy Director Public Relations of 1Division Nigeria Army Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]

Education

For globally competitive students Nigeria needs trans-disciplinary approach – UI DVC

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

Ibadan – The Nigerian educational system needs to adopt trans-disciplinary approach to produce globally competitive students and fill the existing knowledge gap in the labour market. Prof Olanike Adeyemo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnership, University of Ibadan, stated this while speaking on human capital development for the

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Exam fraud: BUK expels 63 students, rusticates others in

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2019 0

Kano – The Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has expelled 63 students and rusticated 13 others for one year for their involvement in various forms of examination misconduct. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Examination, Admissions and Records (DEAR), Amina Umar-Abdullahi and issued to newsmen in Kano on Friday. Tacha disqualified from […]

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Anambra School Girls Win Gold in World Technovation Challenge in US

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2018 0

The five Anambra girls from Regina Pacies Secondary School Onitsha who represented Nigeria and Africa at the World Technovation Challenge in the Silicon Valley in San Francisco, US last night have won the Gold Medal in the contest. The team, led by Uchenna Onwuamaegbu Ugwu defeated representatives of other technological giants including the USA, Spain, […]

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Nasarawa students protest non-accreditation of courses, extortion

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2018 0

There was cohesion at the early hours of Wednesday, (yesterday) in Lafia as Students and Ex-Students of Nasarawa State Polytechnic barricaded the major high ways in the state, protesting over non accreditation of all courses in the institution. The students who were carrying placards with different inscription such as; no course is accredited, we are […]

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Great expectation as 108 students battle for glory

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2018 0

Five months after 41,735 secondary school students sat for the qualifying examination, the second stage of the competition is about to commence. One hundred and eight students who scaled the first hurdle of the 2018 Cowbellpedia Mathematics TV Quiz Show will engage in the game of speed and accuracy for the ultimate prize in the […]

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Stakeholders recount gains of civil service reforms

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2018 0

Major stakeholders, chiefs, students, community and opinion leaders from various communities and Local Government areas of Bayelsa state, have expressed satisfaction on the civil service reforms policy of the Dickson led administration. They noted that more monies have been saved and more graduates will be employed. Speaking in Sagbama Local Government area during the

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FUNAAB Alumni supports students with 10 mini buses

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2018 0

As part of efforts to boost transportation of students within and outside campus, FUNAAB Alumni Association has supported the institution with 10 mini Suzuki branded shuttle buses to join its fleet of buses. Presenting the buses to the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako, the President of the Alumni Association,

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Rotary club continues his humanitarians’ level

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

 Over 400 customized bags and thousands of exercise books, rulers, biros, pencils, erasers, and sharpener, were recently shared to pupils of Temidire Primary School in Akute, Ogun state, by the Rotary Club of Ikeja South led by Rotarian Azuth Arinze, the President of the club and publisher/Editor-in-chef, YES Int’l Magazine.   The buubling Ogun border […]

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Only 28 Candidates Registered For Common Entrance Exam In Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Wednesday said the Federal Government was worried about the low number of candidates seeking admission into its 104 colleges across the country, who registered for the 2018 National Common Entrance Examination. The minister, in a statement released in Abuja by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, Mrs. […]

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ASUP strike: NANS gives PolyUnwana management 24hrs ultimatum

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2018 0

The National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has given the management of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana(PolyUnwana), Ebonyi State, 24 hours  ultimatum to resolve the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics(ASUP). NANS President, Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the strike by PolyUnwana Chapter of ASUP,

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#DapchiGirls: Boko Haram Returns Kidnapped School Girls, Five Dead

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2018 0

Boko Haram on Wednesday morning returned all the recently abducted school girls in the town of Dapchi in Nigeria’s Yobe State. One hundred and ten schoolgirls were abducted by the group in February this year in an attack similar to what occurred in 2014 in neighbouring Borno State. Daily Times gathered that five of the […]

Nigeria Politics

Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna students pass no confidence vote on El-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2018 0

…Accuse him of destroying education A students’ group, Concerned Kaduna State Students (CKSS), has accused the state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of destroying education in the state and passed a vote of no confidence on him. The group made the accusation in a statement signed its conveners, Messrs. Tobias Y Aboki and Victor Duniya. The […]

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Students gift Nigerian Army 3,000 bags of ready-to- use-items

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2018 0

The need to appreciate and encourage the tireless effort of soldiers and men of the armed forces especially those at the battle front has been emphasized by members of the Volt Club, a brain child of students from the Children International School (CIS) Lekki, Lagos. The Coordinator of the Club, Ruky Peters who was in […]

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FG inaugurates, hands over 6 classroom blocks in Niger Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2017 0

In a bid to complement and improve the learning environment of the students in the Niger Delta region, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has inaugurated six blocks of classrooms to some Niger Delta States. Speaking at Ode-Aye in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, while inaugurating one of the projects in the region, […]

Education Headlines

Don’t force courses on your children, JAMB boss tells parents

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has advised parents and guardians to avoid mounting undue pressure on their children in the choice of course for study when applying for admission into tertiary institutions as well as to avoid cutting corners but go through the normal process when purchasing the Joint […]

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“Interrogate your parents about sudden riches, EFCC official charges students

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

The Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, has urged students across the country to always question their parents about sudden and un-earned riches. He gave the charge on Thursday in Port Harcourt, while admonishing students of Bishop Crowther Memorial Secondary School, Rumuobiakani,

Features

Tertiary Institutions: Deans, Students’ Affairs officers gather to proffer solution to restiveness

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

Restiveness across Nigerian university campuses appears to be a phenomenon as old as tertiary education in the country. Each university has had to contend with this menace which appears to have defied solution. This informed the gathering of Deans and Officers of Students’ Affairs in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, (ADOSATIN) in Sango-Otta, Ogun State recently […]