Afe Babalola University established in 2009 by a renowned lawyer and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Afe Babalola. Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD) is one of the few private universities in Nigeria that are neither owned nor controlled by Church or Islamic groups. Just four years after its establishment, the university was […]
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VinUniversity, a premier private, not-for-profit university in Vietnam, has announced scholarships for international students for the 2024/25 academic year. These scholarships provide opportunities for students from around the globe to pursue their studies in Vietnam, with awards of up to full scholarships available. Benefits: The university offers hands-on learning experiences with reputable national and international
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UNICEF Venture Fund, in collaboration with GITEX Africa, has opened applications for the Gender-Responsive Innovation Challenge (GRIC) 2024. The GRIC aims to recognize and support companies at the forefront of developing gender-responsive solutions and businesses in Africa. Its primary focus is on identifying and investing in companies that contribute to closing the gender gap through
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One of the mistakes Nigerian parents make when it comes to parenting and sex education is to address a child’s private part with various slangs. Nigerian parents, using the Yorubas as a case study, are known to attributing different names to a child’s private part. The Yoruba’s use words like “kokoro, kini mi, nnkan mi”,
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The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Faruk Kuta, expressed his appreciation at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 108-bed student hostel. The hostel is being built by philanthropist Abdul Samad Rabiu to alleviate accommodation challenges faced by the university’s student body. Nigerian universities are currently faced with the challenge of accommodating
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The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board on Tuesday trained about 321 teachers on the Reading and Numeracy Activities (RANA) teaching methodology. RANA is a three-year project funded by DFID through UNICEF as part of the Girls Education Programme Phase 3. It is aimed at improving literacy and numeracy instruction in grades one to three
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The Management of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) has expelled a female student caught in a viral video flogging her colleague. Edugist reports that on Monday, a clip circulated on X which captured the student assaulting her colleague with a cane. In the footage, the perpetrator is heard screaming
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Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra state has appointed Dr. Justina Anyadiegwu as the new Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe in Anambra State. This appointment, announced through a statement by the governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, underscores the state government’s commitment to promoting meritocracy and strengthening educational institutions. Anyadiegwu assumes leadership
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ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has said Nigeria’s primary education net enrolment rate stands at 70%, trailing behind many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Country Director of ActionAid, Andrew Mamedu, who noted this at the hybrid webinar in commemoration of the 2024 Global Action Week for Education on Wednesday in Abuja with theme: ” Transformative Education” said
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