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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appointed the award-winning Nigerian musician, producer and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo, as its National Ambassador. UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Peter Hawkins, announced the appointment in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday. Hawkins said that the appointment made the celebrated artist UNICEF Nigeria’s first National Ambassador in

No fewer than 643 Departmental Staff of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have received food items donated by the Kwara State government as palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The food items, which included 200 bags of 5kg Rice, 100 bags of 10kg Garri and 50 bags of

In spite of the negative effects of the lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the management of Queen’s College, Lagos said it provided an opportunity to bring teachers closer to students leveraging on technology. The school said it has designed and built user friendly customised access controlled e-platforms for learning to minimise the impact

The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, has said it produced a new hand sanitiser machine that functions in two ways. The university said it embarked on the project in a bid to sustain its contribution to the campaign to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Head of Media

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that officials of the Federal and Lagos State governments are working out guidelines for re-opening of schools, which closure was precipitated by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. This came as the Lagos State Government hinted that there are plans to employ no fewer than 2,000 more teachers in its public primary

The Lagos State Examinations Board has postponed the screening tests for admission into the junior model colleges and upgraded secondary schools until further notice. The screening was scheduled to hold Monday, 25th to Saturday 30, 2020. Director of the Board, Supo Gbadegesin, however said in a statement that registration for the examination would continue electronically.

Prof. Razaq Abubakre, a former Vice-Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for establishing a Federal College of Education at Iwo, Osun State. Abubakre, the immediate past Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission for Osun State, expressed his gratitude in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The statement was signed by Mr Sulayman

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) says it has postponed the screening test for its 72 Regular Course schedule to hold on May 30, adding that a new date will be communicated. The Academy’s Registrar, Brig- Gen Ayoola Aboaba, announced the postponement in a statement he signed and issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Aboaba said the

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.23 billion for the construction of a faculty of health services at the Plateau State University, Bokkos and the procurement of computers and printers for zonal and area commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced this on Wednesday while

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the termination of the appointment of Prof Charles Uwakwe as the Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council. The President also dismissed four members of the management for various offences bordering on financial impropriety. Uwakwe had been suspended since May 2018 by the Federal