The student community of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Osogbo, Nigeria, is reeling from a devastating accident that claimed the lives of three students and left several others injured. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening around the Okini-Ilobu Road as students were returning from an excursion to the picturesque Erin Ijesa Waterfall. […]
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Edugist’s September roundtable has taken on the cultural and social stereotypes that have historically prevented girl children from accessing formal education with negative consequences for their career development and wealth creation opportunities. The roundtable, moderated by Grace Aderemi John, senior correspondent at Edugist, brought together a diverse panel of experts and advocates who shared insights
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Yidan Prize Foundation has announced the 2023 laureates for the Yidan Prize, the biggest award in education. Shai Reshef, president and founder of the online, tuition-free University of the People, and Arizona State University professor and researcher Michelene Chi, who has developed a framework to improve how students learn, are the 2023 winners of The
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I am worried. In a few minutes you will understand why. As you all know, I work in a top-ranking Nigerian University as an academic, so I relate with students all the time. But my particular worry is focused on final year undergraduate students and fresh graduates, awaiting to be posted for national youth service.
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Three Nigerian women, Adejoke Opeyemi-Ogungbire, Aderonke Sakpere, and Ebenezer Chris-Ajah, have made it to the TechWomen 2023 program. TechWomen is an initiative of the United States towards advancing the rights and participation of women and girls around the world by enabling them to reach their full potential in the tech industry. The trio was celebrated
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Academic ranking website, Times Higher Education has released a ranking of ‘Top Universities in the world’ with Covenant University, the University of Ibadan, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the University of Lagos emerging top in the 2024 rating. Covenant University, stands at the top spot in Nigeria, while the University of Ibadan followed
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The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says the revised entrepreneurship and skills development curricula are meant to give students prerequisite knowledge to create jobs after school. NBTE executive secretary Idris Bugaje said this in Enugu during a national workshop on the Reviewed Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Curricula for Entrepreneurship Educators in Nigeria Polytechnics and
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In a transformative approach to education, SciAfrika is pioneering a mission to break down language barriers and empower African students with STEM knowledge. In this exclusive interview, SciAfrika’s founder Mohammad Jamiu Shuaib sheds light on the inspiration behind this groundbreaking initiative.Discover how SciAfrika’s innovative curriculum, offered in local languages, engages students and prepares them for
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