Sunday, September 29

Education

Teachers advocate Space Science in curriculum

Teachers trained by IHS Towers, a telecoms infrastructure provider, in collaboration with the Limitless Space Institute of the United States, have called for the inclusion of space science in Nigeria’s education curriculum. Ten secondary school…

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Expose children to entrepreneurial skills, Greensprings tells parents

Greensprings Schools has educated parents on the importance of equipping their children with entrepreneurial skills. A statement by the school said Greensprings School during a Family Hack Moments webinar titled ‘Equipping Children with Entrepreneurial Skills for Modern Success,’ featured Familusi…

18-year admission age detrimental, says NUT

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has said the 18-year age requirement for tertiary institution admission is detrimental to students’ progress. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman had planned to enforce the ban on underage admissions in 2025 at a…

Newspaper editor advises students on discovery, humility

The Saturday Editor, Independent Newspapers Limited, Lagos, Mr Yemi Adebisi, has advised the graduates of DABS Dynamic International School, Mowe, Ogun State to discover themselves and remain humble.  As the guest speaker at the school’s 14th graduation ceremony, Adebisi emphasised…

Winners emerge in NIIT digital competition

Information technology firm, Digital Fortress, has rewarded winners in the grand finale of its 2024 software hackathon. The winning team, Radar Hackathon received a prize of N1,000,000. They include Emmanuel Walter, Habeeb Mufutau, Emmanuel Ihezie, Odusanya Oluwatimilehin, and  Osborne Osaluoname.…

BREAKING: Nigerian students to get N850m loan today

The Nigerian Educational Loan Fund on Tuesday said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday). This is apart from the over N1.7Bn that has been disbursed to about 20,000 students. The Managing Director of…

Ogun varsity SSANU protests, alleges VC running anti-worker policies

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,  Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Tuesday protested against an alleged high-handedness of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ayodeji Agboola. They also protested an alleged unilateral decision of the VC to change the laws of…

Emulate success, Olanipekun tells students

Renowned legal practitioner Mr. Wole Olanipekun, SAN, advised graduates to emulate the successful people around them and to avoid envy. Speaking on Sunday at the Babcock University 22nd undergraduate and 13th postgraduate convocation, Olanipekun, who was the convocation commencement speaker…

Academia, industry partnership can drive change — Yabatech

The Rector of Yaba College of Technology, Dr Ibraheem Abdul has said partnerships between academic institutions and industries can transform the nation. Abdul said this at the inaugural graduation of the ‘Telecom Access Foundation Programme,’ Skillfort training hub, which had…

Oil fossils can lower sperm count — Don

President of the Academy of Medical Specialties of Nigeria, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, said oil fossils can lower sperm count in men. Speaking at the 30th anniversary of the MART Group of Health Services in Lagos, Nigeria, Ashiru added that pesticides…

‘Private varsities contributing to education growth’

The Vice-Chancellor of Pan Atlantic University, Lagos State, Prof. Enase Okonedo, has identified the significant growth in the number of private universities in Nigeria compared to federal and state-owned universities. There are 147 private universities in Nigeria, 62 Federal universities…

Digital platform will ease certificate collection, says NABTEB

The National Business and Technical Examination Board says it newly unveiled Digital Certificate Platform will ease the issuance of certificates to graduates. At the event held at NABTEB’s head office in Benin, Registrar, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, explained that the platform…

Varsity to induct pioneer nursing graduates

McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, is set for the inaugural induction ceremony of the first set of nursing graduates into the Nursing Profession. A statement by the school said the event would be held at the University’s Multipurpose Hall…

PAU partners CORA on book reading series

The Pan-Atlantic University Press, the publishing arm of Pan-Atlantic University has partnered with the organisers of the Lagos Book and Arts Festival, the Committee for Relevant Arts, to initiate a quarterly book reading and discussion series called PAU Booklogue. In…

WAEC to release 2024 WASSCE results Aug. 5

The West African Examinations Council has officially announced that the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination will be released on August 5, 2024. Students across the West African region are eagerly awaiting their results, which will…

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