The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has said getting out-of-school children back into education poses a massive challenge. According to a report on its website, it stated that one in every five of the world’s out-of-school children is in…

Some students in the department of Medical Laboratory Science of the Kwara State University have protested their non mobilisation for the National Youth Services Corps Scheme several years after graduation. The students who displayed different placards to announce their displeasure…

The Bridge International Academies has said providing life-changing education will help learners achieve success. A statement by the organisation said it was, for this reason, it trained teachers in a variety of teaching techniques and methodologies, as well as best…

Publishers and lecturers have lamented the inability of the National Library to issue the International Standard Serial Number since last year. A lecturer at Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Olusola Oyero told our correspondent that he couldn’t publish his journal for…

Some educators including the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Lagos; Chairman of Vice-Chancellors, and Registrars of Private Universities in Nigeria have said internship and foreign education help learners become goal oriented. Speaking at the PROU Education Symposium, titled,…

The National Universities Commission has renewed the full accreditation it earlier granted the Masters of Business Administration programme along with six other undergraduate degree programmes of the university. A statement by the university said the accreditation was communicated in a…

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has written to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, over the sack of five rectors in federal polytechnics by the National Industrial Court Holden in Abuja, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH had earlier…

The Gombe State governorship candidate for Action Alliance, Brigadier General Nuhu Miller (retd.), has lamented that most children in rural areas learn under trees. He promised that he would equip schools if elected. Miller made this disclosure on Thursday in…

The Secretary-General, Nigeria Union of Teachers,  Dr Mike Ike-Ene, has said there is a need to implement the policy to retain experienced teachers and the retirement age introduced by the Federal Government. The Federal Government had in 2020 increased the…

Platform Schools, Ipaja, Lagos, has enjoined stakeholders in the education sector to schedule a specific time for sports in their schools. Speaking at the 2023 biennial inter-house sport, Director, Platform Schools, Dr Bola Obe, explained that participating in sports would…

To ensure a conducive learning environment for students of the institution, Tertiary Education Trust Fund has executed projects worth N722 million at Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic, Lafia, The PUNCH reports. Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Justina Kotso, made the…

A non-governmental organisation, Moma Cares Foundation, has said quality education is the solution to the cycle of poverty and inequality in society. A statement by the NGO explained that for this reason, it would sponsor 100 indigent children to graduate…

Kellogg’s Nigeria has given educational scholarships to 150 youngsters who emerged as winners of the fourth edition of Kellogg’s Superstars Essay Competition. A statement by the organisation explained that Kellogg’s gave a cash reward of N150,000.00 to each winner, saying…

As Nigeria prepares for a new administration come May 29, 2023, educators in the basic education sector have advised the Federal Government to prioritise, invest, and reduce corruption in basic education. An educator, Peter Dugbo, in an interview with The…

The Federal Government Colleges’ Old Students Associations has called on its alumni nationwide to renovate and provide infrastructures for their alma mater.  Chairman, Mobilisation and Sensitisation Committee of the reunion of the 1979 set of Federal Government College, Odogbolu, Mr…