TRANSITION School, a UK-based education technology (EdTech) advocacy startup, has said educational technology holds the key to bridging Nigeria’s educational divide. Speaking at a roundtable talk on the ‘Impact of EdTech around the World’, organised by Transition School, co-founder of the startup, Mr Mahmood Owolabi, highlighted the transformative potential of EdTech in addressing Nigeria’s educational challenges.…

Ahead of the forthcoming Ogun State local government council election, a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayomide Fatoki, popularly called Papa, has declared his interest to contest for Councillor, Ward 12, in Ita-Oshin/Olomore, Abeokuta North LGA. In a statement, Fatoki, a graduate of University of Ibadan, promised to serve with integrity, transparency,…

The Patriots of Nigerian Democracy have criticised the 2023 Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and other leaders of the party for saying they will take over Lagos State in 2027. It will be recalled that Rhodes-Vivour, while speaking to journalists in Umuahia, Abia State capital, at the end of…

Two people died in protests against Guinea's ruling junta, the organisers have said, as the government on Friday urged the courts to take action against the dissidents. The opposition alliance the Living Forces of Guinea (FVG) had called for a peaceful protest on Thursday to denounce the junta's crackdown on dissent and to demand a…

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range of new features aimed at combating illicit content, bots and scammers, a week after he was arrested and charged by French authorities over violations on the messaging app. Durov had on Thursday broken his silence with his first public comments following his arrest,…