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14 Aug
In commemoration of the International Youth Day 2023, United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and members of Strategy for Mentoring Initiative & Leadership Empowerment (S.M.I.L.E) have urged Nigerian youths to maximise opportunities in the green economy,
22 Dec 2022
The world’s largest cleft-focused organization, Smile Train, Nairobi, Kenya, convened orthodontists across Africa for a week-long workshop in Nairobi in an effort to enhance oral health among patients with clefts.
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Six Computer Science Students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), won at the 2023 edition of TechXPlore, a tech convention involving 10 federal and private universities in Nigeria. The Federal institutions include University of Ilorin, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta and University of Lagos, while the private institutions are ABUAD, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Bells University,…
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Vice Chairman, Verdant Zeal Group, Dr Tunji Olugbodi, has pointed out that collaboration between industry and academia is crucial to addressing low productivity and poor economic growth. While lamenting the slow transmission of research work into marketable products, Olugbodi said collaboration between the two sectors would enhance innovation and development. Olugbodi, an alumnus of Olabisi…
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Lagos State government has appraised the roles teachers play in the mental and collective development of students, saying they assist in developing aptitudes necessary to understand ecological issues. Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr. Gaji Omobolaji Tajudeen, who stated this at the 2023 Symposium for Environmental Bees Club (EBC) handlers held at Ikeja, added…
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To encourage hard work among students, a non-governmental organisation, the Margaret Ogbeide Memorial (MOM) Foundation, has awarded scholarships to five best students of Abavo community for their exceptional performance in Junior Secondary School (JSS) 2 Mathematics examination. The students were tested in Mathematics and English Language, alongside 30 others, by officials from the state ministry…
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As part of their 25th anniversary celebration, the 1998 set of Unity High School (UHS), Oshodi, has renovated some infrastructural facilities in the school, estimated at N10 million. The president, Hope Ramsey, said the set embarked on the projects to make the school a unique one among the committee of schools in the area and…
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The issue of dichotomy should be tackled headlong because the polytechnic graduate actually spends five years: two years national diploma, one year compulsory industrial attachment, and another two years higher national diploma. The dichotomy tends to create inferiority complex or controversy; it should be totally eliminated
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The Convener, Hope Alive Initiative for Africa, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, in commemoration of his eighth year anniversary on the throne of his ancestors. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this was contained in a statement by Public Relations Officer (PRO) of…
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.Says 363 hectares of land under litigation The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has warned FESTAC property owners to stop further development without approval, as demolition of illegal structures continues. Zonal Head, Land Survey, South West FHA, Umar Lawal, who disclosed this, yesterday, during a media briefing following recent demolition in the area, said only about…
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.Accused remanded pending review The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned Wahab Hammed before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja for vote-buying during the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. Hammed was arraigned before Justice Ismail Ijelu on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and bribery. The charge was translated for the defendant…
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, appointed and sworn in another Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, months after appointing one on Works and Infrastructure. Daramola was sworn-in alongside Abiodun Ogunleye, who will serve as Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke during the swearing-in ceremony, urged the newly-appointed cabinet…