The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed support for a call for a state of emergency in the education sector. Speaking at the National Conference on the Learning Crisis in Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, the NGF Chairman, Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara, said resources must be provided for sustainable and promising education. The conference, […]
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The Niger government has defrayed the N205 million backlog owed the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Aisha Wakaso, Special Adviser to Gov. Umaru Bago on Print Media, disclosed this at a press briefing in Minna on Tuesday. She said that the payment was to enable WAEC to release
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In a triumphant display of academic prowess, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in Ogun State has secured the third position in the highly competitive 2023 edition of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Accountancy Challenge Nigeria. This achievement is credited to the outstanding performance of two higher national diploma accountancy students, Oluwasegun Diyan and Nafisat
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A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. According to Rubiks, the private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, Hameedat was undergoing
The International Education (TINE) Africa Summit & Awards is set to celebrate and empower international education practitioners. The landscape of international education in sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed remarkable growth, over the past decade. Thousands of African students have ventured abroad to pursue global academic qualifications and build international networks. At the core of this mission
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X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced a new programme requiring new and unverified users to pay a $1 annual subscription fee to sign up. This was contained in a statement shared on the support account of the popular social media platform today, October 18. According to X, the program is now being tested in
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Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has underscored the importance of education and healthcare as key drivers that would impact on national development. AbdulRazaq, who is also the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) , made thois known at the presentation of the BudgIT 2023 State of States report with theme:” Subnational Healthcare Delivery for Improved
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The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, on Tuesday expressed concern for the safety of civilians as the UNRWA school was attached. The UN envoy said at least six people were killed when a UNRWA school, being used as a shelter, was hit in the al-Maghazi camp in the middle region
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been scheduled to commission some projects recently completed in the University of Ilorin. The president’s visitation is part of activities to mark the combined 37th and 38th convocation ceremonies of the University of Ilorin. This is the first time in decades that the university would be graduating two sets of
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The COVID-19 pandemic showed how useful digital technology could be for schools. But it also showed the limitations of technology in the educational setting. Millions of students were able to attend classes online to avoid spreading the virus. But many students failed to learn by such methods. Their educational progress slowed and in some cases
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