The plan of the authorities of the University of Maiduguri to increase the fees of the institution has been upset by the Senate. The Senate on Tuesday 29th October, 2019 directed its committee on tertiary education to work with the Nigerian Universities Commission in order to streamline fees in all tertiary institutions. The Senator representing […]
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Once upon a time, in a town of Malaria, there lived a cobbler with his two daughters, Selina and Bloom. Selina was more beautiful than Bloom. And she was always so proud of her beauty that she and her younger sister, Bloom, often quarreled. She was looking for an opportunity to outshine her elder sister.
The Katsina State Government have announced the payment of about N400m for students preparing to write next year’s May/June school certificate examination across the state. Disclosing this on Sunday 27th October, 2019, the secretary to the state government, Dr Mustapha Inuwa, said the current administration had considered education, especially foundation education its top priority, since
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The 1989 set of the University of Ibadan International School has donated three modern multipurpose classrooms to the school. The former students, who converged in Ibadan in the school premises, on Friday 25th October, 2019 for a reunion after 30 years of graduation, were full of gratitude for the kind of education they received at
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The College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has kicked against the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) introduced by the federal government. The North-West Zonal Coordinator of COEASU, Malam Muawiyya Usman, who disclosed this in Gusau on Friday 25th October, 2019, said members of COEASU would never be part of the IPPIS until
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As part of his effort to bridge the lacuna and remove the inadequacies in the education sector in his state, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has solicited the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO. The governor, who disclosed this in Bauchi on Friday 25th October, 2019 after a closed-door session
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A woman, Professor Mrs Lilian I. Salami, has emerged as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN. The announcement was made on Friday 25th October,2019 after the institution’s management meeting where the new VC was asked to take over from the acting VC, Professor Faraday Orumwense. Prof. Lilian I. Salami, (Nee Emovon,)
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Educators and dignitaries from all walks of life gathered at the Podium, Lekki- 124 T.F, Kuboye Rd, Lekki Phase 1 on Thursday 24th October, 2019 to discuss the roles of quality education as a necessary tool to achieving national growth and development. The guests and participants were welcomed to the gathering by Mrs. Adeyoyin Adesina,
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As part of the effort to ensure that children live a healthy life, Nestlé Nigeria has partnered the Association of Professional Chefs of Nigeria, on a cooking workshop for pupils of selected public secondary schools in the FCT. The event which took place on Thursday 24th October, 2019 in Abaji area of the FCT, was
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The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has confirmed that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will equally enjoy the new minimum wage of N30,000. Mr Dare disclosed this through his official twitter handle on Wednesday 23rd October, 2019. “New Minimum Wage: NYSC members to enjoy new minimum wage/allowee,” he twitted.
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All parents pray that their efforts -physical, spiritual and monetary – on their children be crowned with success. To the parents of Olakunle Ologunro, the best graduating students from the department of English, University of Ilorin, their prayers are already answered. Among a horizontal sea of heads, there is always a vertical one. The head,
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The National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS) has called on the state government to approve the payment of the 2019 bursary allowance for Kogi students in higher institutions across the country before the November 16 governorship election. The national president of NAKOSS, Comrade Moses Omeiza Audu, made the appeal at a press conference, after
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Ibadan chapter on Tuesday 22nd October,2019 kicked against the reports that six lecturers were arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) over alleged involvement in examination malpractices . The body denied the report by the office of the Director of Public Communications of the university
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In a bid to improve the standard of teaching and learning in schools across the state, Lagos State government have concluded plans to provide conducive academic environments and recruit more teachers for the state public schools. This was disclosed on Monday 21st October, 2019, by the state’s Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, during his
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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Sunday 20th October, 2019 disclosed that the state government would kickstart intervention lessons for SS3 students in all the public secondary schools. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, who disclosed this on behalf of the governor, during a thanksgiving service held at the Living
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As part of his commitment to encourage excellent academic performance among students in his state, Ogun State Government, on Saturday 19th October, 2019 rewarded the best graduating student of the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Abimbola Ibironke with automatic employment, in the state civil service. The Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, made the announcement on behalf of the
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A teacher is the example of what learning stands for. If you have been a teacher for many years, you have certainly gathered a wealth of experience during your career. If you are a newly qualified teacher, it is because of your knowledge that you graduated to become a teacher. In both cases, you will
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Change is constant. Every aspect of human life yearns for change. Conventional learning styles are gradually being replaced with modern learning styles. That is another significant change in education. What tomorrow’s learners will learn and the teachers will teach will render today’s teaching and learning activities obsolete and outlandish. To remain relevant in the profession
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Farooq Kperogi is currently an Associate Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at the School of Communication and Media, Kennesaw State University, Georgia’s fastest-growing and third largest university. He is the writer of Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English in a Global World In this interview with Akeem Alao, editor at
Edugist, a subsidiary of Edu Revamp Africa is organizing a 3-hour fitness session for all stakeholders in the education sector. The fitness session which will bring together stakeholders across the education sector is aimed at helping the participants keep fit physically and mentally. Edugist believes that teaching although rewarding, is an energy sapping
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