27-year-old Samson Ajao from Osogbo, Nigeria, has performed the world’s longest marathon reading aloud, clocking in at 215 hours – just one hour short of nine full days. The previous record of 124 hours was set in 2022 by Rysbai Isakov (Kyrgyzstan). To achieve this record, the challenger must read aloud continuously from published works, […]
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A meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities has begun in Abuja. The meeting is coming following a recent threat by the university lecturers’ union to down tools over the alleged Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. Public university lecturers, following resolutions reached at the union’s national executive council
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The 2023 PDP Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Federal Government for the 18-year age limit on NECO and WAEC exams, calling it absurd and a barrier to scholarships. Recall that the Federal Government has banned individuals below 18 from participating in the NECO and WAEC exams.
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Students of the Ebonyi State University have lamented alleged police extortion, harassment and intimidation across the state, especially the Abakaliki metropolis and its environs, saying the ugly trend has become disheartening. They averred that it was worrisome that the police, who were constitutionally supposed to safeguard the lives and property of the citizenry, were treating
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The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) recently played host to the 2nd Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) Conference for the Southwest Region. The event brought together experts, scholars, and professionals in the field of agricultural engineering to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in the sector. At the conference , experts delivered insightful
The Anambra government on Tuesday announced the immediate closure of Upcoming Star International School at Ifite Road, Awka, over the alleged bullying of a seven-year-old pupil. The state Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced in Awka that the government responded to a report that the pupil’s classmate allegedly broke her leg. Chuma-Udeh said when the
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It is no longer news that the academic curriculum in Nigeria ’s educational institutions – nursery, primary, secondary, and tertiary is older than the country itself. They were passed down by the British colonial masters more than sixty years ago. What is news is that civilisation, development, and innovation have left it behind. Most worrisome
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, will lead the launch of a N500m education and security trust fund for Uneme communities in the northern part of the state. The event, slated for September 14, 2024, at the La VOD Hotel in Benin, is aimed at addressing the deteriorating educational
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Lanre Laoshe, a former member of the House of Representatives and Deputy Whip, has repaid his Federal Government Student Loan, originally taken out between 1976 and 1979, with a staggering amount of N3,189,217.00. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Nasir Ayitogo, on August 2024, highlights Laoshe’s journey from student to public servant.
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The Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Lagos, has organised a three-day training for students of humanities, to empower them with digital skills. The workshop, which was held recently at the Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, had the theme “Exploring opportunities and possibilities in digital humanities and digital cultures.” The Director of CEDHUL, Prof.
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The Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board has disclosed plans to recruit 1,600 teaching and non-teaching staff from across the 16 local government areas of the state. The KwSUBEB Chairman, Prof. Raheem Adaramaja, disclosed this on Tuesday, explaining that the recruitment would be carried out based on the needs assessment recently conducted across the 16
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Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KwSUBEB) Ilorin is set to engage a total of 1,611 teaching and non-teaching staff from across the sixteen (16) local government areas of the state, the Board’s Chairman, Prof Shehu Raheem Adaramaja said on Tuesday . A total of 695 B.Ed degree holders, 605 NCE holders, 200 security guards,
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