No fewer than 10 students of Government Secondary School, Kaduna have been kidnapped in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said it received preliminary reports from security agencies on the kidnapping. Aruwan said that according to the […]
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DJ Cuppy has Launched Cuppy Africa Oxford Fund with a £100,000 Gift in Support of African Graduate Students. The Nigerian musician and disc jockey, DJ Cuppy, has announced the launch of the Cuppy Africa Oxford Fund on her social media handles which aims to support African graduate students by providing them with the necessary skills,
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Dr Fola Olowoleni, has again reiterated that the University has zero tolerance for indecent dressing on campus. Dr Olowoleni stated this when she led members of the University’s Dress Code Committee on a campus-wide sensitisation rally. During the tour that terminated at the University Park, the Registrar said
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A tragic incident occurred on Monday night at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), where a final-year student was shot and killed by unknown assailants suspected to be cultists. The deceased final-year student was said to have been shot in his room in what appears like a cult-related incident. The late student popularly known as ‘Mayor’,
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Nigeria’s education system faces numerous challenges, including inadequate infrastructure and insufficient teacher training. However, the rise of education technology solutions is transforming the educational landscape in Nigeria, offering innovative solutions to some of these longstanding problems. One platform offering impressive edtech solutions is Nigenius. Edtech solutions are transforming teaching and learning by providing new tools
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Islamic organisations have condemned the management of Covenant University for allegedly preventing four girls in hijabs from sitting JAMB mock. The management of Covenant University, which is owned by Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, was criticised for the decision. According to a report, the candidates wearing hijabs were prevented from
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Learning in class involves acquiring knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts in a structured setting with the guidance of a teacher or instructor. There are so many ways a teacher can optimise learning in the classroom. Classroom teaching can be a very rewarding profession, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. Some
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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has shut Tower Primary School, Oba, over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice during the 2023 Transition Placement Examination. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the closure after a meeting to investigate the case of the misconduct brought against a Parent-Teacher Association teacher, Precious Chibuzo, who
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The Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Hamid Bobboyi, has decried the rising case of cultism and other social vices in the nation’s basic education system. This he attributed to the ugly development of the degeneration of moral values that had overturned Nigerian society. Bobboyi in a statement said this at a two-day stakeholders’
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