Saint Margaret Group of Schools, Ikorodu, Lagos, has called on the Lagos State Government, to halt the planned demolition of the school by the Lagos State Building Control Agency. A statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday revealed that…

As candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) prepare for the big challenge they will be facing in the next few days (from April 19), I hereby call their attention to an important area in the English Language paper.…

Aderonke Okoya is a Professor of Environmental Chemistry and first female Director of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University. In this interview, she tells GRACE EDEMA that Nigeria prefers using imported ideas to solve local problems,…

Nine-year-old Osaivbie Izedonmwen has set a goal of reading 200 books in 2024. A statement made available to the PUNCH said that Osaivbie and his brother, Oghosa,12, both believed gadgets and laptops were taking away the love of reading amongst…

The Lagooz Schools, Agege, Lagos, has awarded N35.7m worth scholarships to 10 indigents students who performed excellently in its Mathematics competition. Speaking on Thursday during the presentation of the awards to 10 Primary School Students, Proprietor, Lagooz Schools, Mr Yomi…

A US-based lecturer of Arts and Screenwriting, Shola Ajayi, has trained students of Lagos Education District one, Agege, in different artworks. A statement by founder, Smart and Brilliant, Mr Micheal Omisore, explained that Ajayi organised art programme for secondary school…

The innovative phone application with the name ‘Juiceitup,’ created by Greensprings School students has won $7.2m scholarships and N2.5m cash prize in the Conrad Challenge. A statement by the school explained that for the second consecutive year, three students of…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers and The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools have asked the Federal Government to fully implement the Safe School Initiative so as to combat the incessant abductions of teachers and learners across the country.…

Experts in the education sector have advocated the need for more financing to boost the quality of education in Nigeria. This was the takeout at the just concluded March edition of Edtech Mondays, an initiative organised by the Co-Creation Hub…

A professor of Human Nutrition and Hospitality at Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Paulina Adeniji, has called on the government at all levels to implement policies that will promote the availability of nutritious foods and support initiatives such as farmer’s…

Chairman, Governing Council, Lagos City Polytechnic, Mr Babatunde Odufuwa, has said the major reason for introducing polytechnics into the country has been abandoned by successive governments. Speaking at the 15th Convocation of the Polytechnic, Odufuwa noted that this was the…

A renowned pharmacist, Prof. Fola Tayo, has advised the Federal Government to revamp the education system. Speaking during a reception held in celebration of his 80th birthday thanksgiving, Tayo noted that education should produce innovative thinkers and not complacent graduates.…

VICTORIA EDEME speaks to 24-year-old Ifeanyi Agbaeze, who broke a 38-year record in the Department of Law, University of Uyo by emerging as the first male student to bag a first-class How easy or difficult would you say bagging first-class…

The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Nureni Adeniran, on Thursday, warned teachers in the state against the collection of illegal levies in public schools, saying any errant staff caught would be punished. This is coming on…

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Isa’aq Oloyede, in this interview with GRACE EDEMA warns parents to desist from interfering during an examination process A major scandal of result forgery, committed by a JAMB candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, in…