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Exam malpractices: Oyo reaffirms ban on phones, smart glasses in schools

Leave a Comment / News / Temitope Kareem

The Oyo State Government has reiterated its ban on mobile phones, smartwatches, and meta eyeglasses in schools, especially during examinations, warning that violators will face strict consequences. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola, stated this on Wednesday while addressing education stakeholders, including permanent secretaries, inspectors of education, and heads of departments, during […]

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FUTA, Chinese University Partner on River Delta Research and Joint Laboratory

Leave a Comment / News / Akeem Alao

The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and the Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao, have launched a strategic academic collaboration focused on advanced river delta research, with plans to establish the China-Nigeria Joint Laboratory on River Delta. The initiative was set in motion during a high-level visit by an OUC delegation to FUTA on

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Lagos TESCOM inducts 1,500 new teachers

Leave a Comment / News / Akeem Alao

The Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has commenced a three-day induction programme for 1,500 newly recruited post-primary school teachers, as part of its efforts to enhance the quality of education across the state. Themed “Leading, Learning in a Fast Evolving World,” the programme is designed to equip new teachers with the skills, ethics, and

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Teen girl wins top prize at AI African essay contest

Leave a Comment / News / Abdulhaqq Obisesan

Opabiyi Josephine, a pupil of Federal College of Education Abeokuta, Model Secondary School, has emerged overall winner of the 2025 TeensThink International Essay Competition. She beat over 100 participants from across four African countries with her powerful ideas on how artificial intelligence can work in harmony with humanity. The 16-year-old clinched the top prize with

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Nasarawa on course to recruiting 4,700 teachers

Leave a Comment / News / Abdulhaqq Obisesan

The Nasarawa State government says the administration of Governor Abdullahi Sule is on course to achieve its target of recruiting 4,700 teachers. Those recruited will teach in the state-owned primary and secondary schools. This was made known by Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media on Public Affairs, at a briefing in

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NUT FCT calls off nine-month strike

Leave a Comment / News / Abdulhaqq Obisesan

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) FCT wing has called off the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the FCT over the non-payment of its nine months arrears and the new minimum wage salary. The calling off of the strike was contained in a communique issued at the end of an emergency State Wing Executive Council (SWEC)

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JUST IN: NECO releases 2025 BECE results

Leave a Comment / News / Abdulhaqq Obisesan

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Council, in a press statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said that a total of 179,201 candidates registered for the examination, which was conducted in 12 subjects nationwide. The exams, which began

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10 Conversations Every Parent Should Have with Their Children Before They Enter the University

Leave a Comment / Explainers / Temitope Kareem

The transition from secondary school to university is a defining moment in any young person’s life. It represents freedom, independence, and the beginning of adulthood. However, it also marks a period filled with challenges; academic pressure, peer influence, financial responsibility, and identity struggles. Far too often, students are thrown into this phase unprepared, simply because

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AFIT tops JAMB admission merit list, ranks 1st for compliance

Leave a Comment / News / Akeem Alao

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, has reaffirmed its status as a leading academic institution in Nigeria with a standout performance at the 5th Edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NAPTAP-M). The event, which celebrated institutions with the highest adherence to JAMB’s admission standards, was held at the Bola Tinubu International

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Ways to Build Confidence in Young Girls (Before the World Breaks Them)

Leave a Comment / Features, Women’s Series / Temitope Kareem

There is a quiet erosion that happens to many girls, often beginning long before they even realise it. A slow, steady chipping away at their self-belief, their voices, and their sense of worth. It is in the subtle messages they receive from society, the unspoken rules about how girls should behave, what they should aspire

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JAMB uncovers fingerprint fraud in 19 CBT centres

Leave a Comment / News / Temitope Kareem

Data released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board during its 2025 policy meeting on Tuesday revealed that Computer-Based Test centres in Imo and Anambra states topped the list of centres busted for finger pairing malpractices. In total, about 19 centres were busted nationwide, with Anambra having six; Imo with four; Abia with one, Edo

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Ekiti warns against malpractice ahead of teachers’ recruitment exam

Leave a Comment / News / Temitope Kareem

The Ekiti State Government has scheduled the written examination for applicants in its ongoing recruitment exercise into teaching and non-teaching positions in public secondary schools for Saturday, July 19, 2025, warning against impersonation and examination malpractice. The Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission, Mr Michael Boluwade, said the examination would be held at Ekiti

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Imo shuts illegal schools, withdraws licenses

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The Imo State Government has ordered the immediate closure and withdrawal of licenses from some schools in the state. The schools affected include those operating illegally, particularly those operating within Federal or Imo State Housing Estates not designated for educational purposes. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Primary and

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Kalu’s commitment to Nigeria unity unwavering – FUK VC

Leave a Comment / News / Temitope Kareem

The Federal University of Kashere in Gombe State, has justified the conferment of the institution’s Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc, Honoris Causa) on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, saying the senator has demonstrated unwavering commitment to Nigeria’s unity. The university on Saturday conferred Honorary Doctorate degrees on four prominent Nigerians including the Coordinating Minister of Health,

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Side hustles are not the solution: Prof Ochonu faults advice to Nigerian lecturers

Leave a Comment / News / Akeem Alao

Professor Moses Ochonu has strongly criticized the recurring suggestion that Nigerian university lecturers should resort to side hustles or entrepreneurship to cope with poor remuneration, arguing that such advice ignores the systemic failures within the country’s education sector. “The solution to poor compensation in Nigerian universities is not to counsel Nigerian lecturers to moonlight as

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Gov. Alex Otti supports Abia TechGirls star with $5,000 grant

Leave a Comment / News / Akeem Alao

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Tuesday received 15-year-old Grace John Nkpa, the state’s representative in the prestigious 2025 TechGirls International Exchange Program, and announced a personal donation of $5,000 to support her participation in the U.S.-based initiative. Miss Grace, a Grade 12 student of Academic Planet School, Aba, hails from Abiriba in Ohafia

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Three JS students, motorcyclist crushed to death

Leave a Comment / News / Akeem Alao

A commercial truck, on Tuesday, crushed three Junior Secondary School students and one commercial motorcyclist, popularly called Okada rider, to death in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident occurred on the Abanla–Idi-Ayunre road in the morning when the students were going to school. Edugist gathered that the driver of a commercial

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Exam malpractices: Oyo reaffirms ban on phones, smart glasses in schools

FUTA, Chinese University Partner on River Delta Research and Joint Laboratory

Lagos TESCOM inducts 1,500 new teachers

Teen girl wins top prize at AI African essay contest

Nasarawa on course to recruiting 4,700 teachers

NUT FCT calls off nine-month strike

JUST IN: NECO releases 2025 BECE results

10 Conversations Every Parent Should Have with Their Children Before They Enter the University

AFIT tops JAMB admission merit list, ranks 1st for compliance

Ways to Build Confidence in Young Girls (Before the World Breaks Them)

JAMB uncovers fingerprint fraud in 19 CBT centres

Ekiti warns against malpractice ahead of teachers’ recruitment exam

Imo shuts illegal schools, withdraws licenses

Kalu’s commitment to Nigeria unity unwavering – FUK VC

Side hustles are not the solution: Prof Ochonu faults advice to Nigerian lecturers

Gov. Alex Otti supports Abia TechGirls star with $5,000 grant

Three JS students, motorcyclist crushed to death

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