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The Lagos State Ministry of Education is to meet with stakeholders in the basic education sector to determine the appropriate age for admission of pupils into secondary schools. A statement by the Head, Public Affairs Unit, Kayode Abayomi, noted that the ministry had received messages about the issue and was deliberating on a benchmark with […]

The National President, All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, Mr. Anselm Izuagie, has enjoined principals and other actors in secondary school sub-sector to continue to comply with all guidelines put in place by the government to curb the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. This, he stated, is in line with the directive

Following the rise in cases of molestation of children in the country, Child Protection Network, CPN, has vowed to put an end to such abuse and violation in Nigeria. This is as the Network, sponsored by the British Council amongst other partners, launched its presence in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The CPN,

Universal Learning Solutions, a UK not-for-profit organisation has unveiled the Nigerians Educate Everywhere at a Distance (NEED) initiative, designed to support the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in developing programmes that would ensure that children learn at home while schools are closed. Universal Learning Solutions and UBEC deliver Africa’s largest and most effective English literacy

Alex Sifiso Mlangeni shared his amazing story of how he left home with only R120 (N2,585.37) to his name and a bursary to study. His journey got off to a rocky start when there was an issue processing his application even though he had exceeded the necessary requirements and his bursary had already been paid

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads to more states in the country, members of the National Youth Service Corps have intensified the production of hand sanitisers and face masks across 20 states. The NYSC said the production of more sanitisers and masks were to complement state Federal and State Governments’ efforts and to prevent community spread

What was the first thing that came to your mind when you heard that you were the best graduating student in the Department of Civil Engineering in the last academic session? I was very excited. I worked towards it. Even for the award that was given to me, the credit should not go to me

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that it has resolved over 4,000 online enquiries from candidates over the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) without any physical contact between staff and candidates. According to the board, the complaints were received on its online platform during the period of the lockdown on

In a bid to curb waste environmental issues, Nigeria Tulip International College, Lagos recently organised a science and art fair to provide practical solutions to some of these environmental problems. The fair brought schools as well as captains of industries, parents and members of the public together where they deliberated on the many challenges and

Nigeria’s Ministry of Education has said it is not reopening schools anytime soon so as to continue to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The ministry’s spokesperson, Ben Goong, said on Sunday that there was no such directive from the minister, Adamu Adamu, as everyone had been instructed to work from home due