By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie THE end of year party for head teachers of public primary schools in Lagos State held Monday was their red carpet event for the year. Beyond being an annual event by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) to appreciate their hard work managing the state’s 1,016 public primary schools, …
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By Munirat Saliman and Ogechukwu Nwankwo The Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture has awarded certificates to 34 beneficiaries of its five-day 2019 Creative Industries Skill Acquisition Workshop. Participants learnt diverse creative skills ranging from plastic craft, paper craft, and tie and dye to soft cushion, card craft among others to ignite the …
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin No fewer than 14,031 candidates applied to the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State in the 2019/2020 academic session, Rector of the institution Dr Lateef Olatunji has said. However, Olatunji said only 6,646 candidates were admitted by the school. The Rector said this in Offa during the institution’s 26th matriculation. He …
Our Reporter Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma alumni association Lagos chapter has launched a N100m Appeal Fund for the upgrading and renovation of the university’s health centre. At a well-attended Fundraising and Awards Dinner in Lagos, chairman, AAU Alumni association Lagos Chapter, Mr. Chris Iyere decried the preventable deaths and loss of lives in …
Damisi Ojo, Akure Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) at the weekend rated the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) the best in the Southwest. The monitoring team said it was satisfied with the way the Ondo SUBEB was utilising Federal Government assistance to transform basic education in the state. Team leader, Ogwueri Osondu, hailed …
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Dr. Hephzibar Oladebeye, has stressed the need for the country to encourage technical education through proper funding of polytechnics as well as other Science and Technology schools to train Nigerians in skills and vocations that can guarantee self employment. Oladebeye said acquisition of skills remains the greatest antidote to unemployment …
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Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has called for caution from its students following the alleged murder of one of the institution’s final-year-female student. The police in Ogun State had arrested a 23-year-old man, Adeeko Owolabi, for allegedly killing Favour Daley-Oladele, a final-year Sociology student. The suspect, police said, was arrested together with a 42-year-old self …
Kolade Adeyemi, Kano state Bayero University Kano is set to provide scholarship to 300 less-privileged students in the forthcoming 2019/2020 academic session. The vice chancellor, VC, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, disclosed this, while receiving delegates of the BUK Class ’92 alumni at the Senate Chamber. Bello, who received a donation of N1m for indigent scholarship, …
Akwa Ibom Government has condemned the derision of its free education scheme by the State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Etim Etim Ukpong.The derision of the scheme, according to the government, is distasteful and in bad faith. In a statement titled Re: NUT faults Akwa Ibom State free education scheme by …
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By Damola Kola-Dare The President of St Teresa’s College, Ibadan, 65-69 set, Mrs. Titilayo Abiodun, has urged the government to return mission schools to the original owners — the missionaries, to arrest the dip in the quality of education. She made this plea during the Fundraising Dinner held to commemorate 50 years of leaving …
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