Two separate fire incidents have rocked Oyo State, destroying properties worth millions of naira at a school hall in Sogunro, Ibadan, and a residential duplex on Akala Expressway. Although no lives were lost, the infernos left extensive damage across both locations. The first incident occurred at the Deeper Life campus ground, Sogunro, along the Ibadan/Oyo […]
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Teaching has always been a profession of profound impact: teachers shape minds, habits and futures. Yet the classroom and the world around it have changed faster than many systems of teacher preparation, recruitment and support. The teaching role of 2025 is not the same as the teaching role of 1995. Classrooms are more diverse; technologies mediate
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The Kano State Government has debunked viral social media claims that it plans to recruit 3,917 teachers under a purported “Kano State Government Basic Education Teachers Mapping and Recruitment Plan (2025–2028).” In a statement released on Monday in Kano, the Director of Public Enlightenment at the State Ministry for Education, Balarabe Abdullahi, described the circulating
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Tragedy struck at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) over the weekend as a 300-level student of the Department of Banking and Finance, identified as Peter Mafuyai, was allegedly killed by his friend and fellow student, Nanpon Timnan, a 200-level student of Agriculture. The incident reportedly occurred at Mafuyai’s Rukuba Road off-campus apartment, where Timnan allegedly
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The Government of Ghana has announced a new national education policy mandating the use of local languages as the primary medium of instruction in schools across the country, replacing English. The directive, described as a landmark reform, is aimed at improving comprehension, inclusivity, and learning outcomes among schoolchildren, particularly at the foundational level. Minister of
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The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 200-level student of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), identified as Nanpon Timnan, for allegedly killing his close friend, Peter Mafuyai, a 300-level student from the Department of Banking and Finance. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday, October 25, at the suspect’s off-campus residence
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The National Vice President of the Literacy Promotion Association of Nigeria (LiPAN), Prof. Ibiere Ken-Maduako, has expressed deep concern over the poor funding of university education and other public schools across Nigeria, describing the situation as “untenable for any system seeking global competitiveness.” Speaking with our correspondent in Port Harcourt, Prof. Ken-Maduako, who also serves
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The proliferation of First-Class graduates, especially from private universities, calls for serious concern among educators, employers and even the secondary-school teachers who once taught these students. We are witnessing a sudden, meteoric rise of students who once struggled academically now emerging as first-class scholars. Their own teachers are baffled. It looks like a wonder —
In a bid to extend its global reach, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has established a new examination centre in London, United Kingdom, its first in the country. The centre, launched in partnership with Barnfield Education, London, was inaugurated by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, who described the development as a strategic
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President Bola Tinubu has commissioned seven newly completed infrastructure projects at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), as part of the institution’s 40th convocation ceremony. The projects, spanning various faculties and departments, include the Faculty of Social Sciences Building; a block of four lecture halls for the Faculties of Social and Management Sciences; the Department of
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