Education
11 Apr
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has restated its commitment to harness the power of education and skills development as catalysts for economic growth and social progress across the continent.
11 Apr
The College of Law, Caleb University, Lagos, has signed a linkage agreement with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), to equip its students with multiple disciplines, and make them future-ready upon graduation.
11 Apr
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has lamented the increase in number of out-of-school children in the country, saying Nigeria accounts for one in every five out-of-school children in the world, and 45 per cent in West Africa.
11 Apr
Ten months after The Guardian report on the deplorable condition and neglect of Cheshire High School, Polytechnic Road, Ijokodo, Ibadan, the state government has failed to commence work on the facility.
11 Apr
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has received the nod of the Lagos State University (LASU) to commence postgraduate programmes in entrepreneurship.
11 Apr
The Vice-Chancellor, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Prof. Ademola Tayo, has called on the institution’s graduating class to create opportunities, carve a niche for themselves, and take hold of the dreams they will nurture to fulfilment.
11 Apr
A non-governmental organisation, Path to Possibilities, has called on the government and relevant stakeholders to invest the right amount of work, commitment and resources to transform the country’s education sector.
11 Apr
Teach for Nigeria (TFN), a non-governmental organisation committed to addressing education inequities by building a movement of leaders from diverse academic fields to teach in underserved communities as full-time teachers
11 Apr
National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Amba, has berated states owing primary school teachers despite the current harsh economic situation in the country.
10 Apr
The bulging sewers litter around the university’s hostels reek of pungent smell as their gross contents seep out in trickles.
8 Apr
Building on the success of TechSis 2023, the first edition of its tech initiative aimed at empowering girls and women with digital skills to assume their rightful place at the heights of the digital economy, GetBundi Education Foundation has opened applications for the second edition tagged TechSis 2024. Whereas the first edition targeted 500 women…
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Iranian goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini has been banned by the Iranian Football federation for Hugging a female fan after a football game. The goalkeeper was banned and fined of approximately #6.2Million for his actions which is against the country's policy as far as both genders are concerned. The incident unfolded when a female supporter's hijab slipped,…
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President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…
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Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage. Israeli media identified him as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted from the Nova music festival in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on October 7. "I went to hang out with my…