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Former board member of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Nicholas Ajayi, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that indigent students benefit from the loan when it eventually kicks off.
7 Mar
Language educators in Nigeria have called on the government to compel colleagues without teaching qualifications to embark on further studies in education to improve their content and pedagogical knowledge.
7 Mar
Nigeria’s Simi Nwogugu, the Chief Executive Officer of JA Africa and winner of the Africa Education Medal 2023 has called on changemakers across the continent to step forward for the Africa Education Medal 2024 as nominations open. The award, founded by T4 Education and HP, stands as Africa’s foremost recognition in the field of education.…
7 Mar
Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, has tasked over 1,500 matriculating students of the institution to create an environment where intellectual curiosity thrives, diversity is celebrated, and mutual respect prevails.
7 Mar
About 350 public and private school teachers in Edo and Delta States were recently trained in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) under the Seplat teachers’ empowerment programme (STEP).
7 Mar
The United Kingdom has partnered with Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to promote girls’ education skills partnership (GESP).
7 Mar
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has lauded the House of Representatives for championing a separate commission for polytechnics in the country.
7 Mar
A final-year student of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Ada Amazu, has reportedly attempted suicide over a hike in school fees.
7 Mar
To encourage teachers in the discharge of their duties, a non-governmental organisation, Grooming Endowment Trust (GET), has launched an initiative to empower them economically for their hard work, dedication, and innovation.
7 Mar
Public schools – particularly primary and secondary schools – are in shambles in terms of infrastructure, teaching and learning. With ever-dwindling financial resources committed to these educational centres, the future of education is at stake. But alumni associations are coming to the rescue, writes IYABO LAWAL. The wall of the school complex is weather-beaten and…
7 Mar
Stakeholders in the senior secondary education section have called for the inclusion of alternative sources of power supply in schools to enhance the smart school initiative.
6 Mar
Stakeholders in the education sector have called for urgent and innovative interventions and sustainable approaches to uplift the educational standards for underprivileged and children living in low-income communities in Nigeria. According to them, private sector and government collaborations will offer the advantage of diffusing emotional burdens, leading to more informed and intelligent decision-making, as together,…

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