Joan Osa-Oviawe
13 Jun 2024
As part of activities to mark the Edo Education Week 2024, the Edo State Ministry of Education under the leadership of Governor Godwin Obaseki held a gathering of teachers from across the state at the Teachers for Tech Conference. The conference, which is the first of its kind in the state brought together over 2,000…
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Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr Joan Osa Oviawe, has said the reforms entrenched in the education sector, by the present administration have formed the roadmap for providing quality and effective education to children in Edo State. Oviawe in her opening remarks at the ongoing Edo International Book and Arts festival, said the target…
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