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WAEC News: Schools indicted for engaging in Exam Malpractices during the 2016 May/June

According to breaking news, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has indicted about one hundred and twenty one schools in Kano State for engaging in examination malpractices during last year’s May/June WAEC exam season. Acknowledging the indictment, Alhaji Garba Gombe who is the Director of the Kano Educational Resources Department, said that the problem needs to be […]

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Teaching Entrepreneurship in Nigerian Secondary Schools is inevitable [SEE]

This morning, I read about how the Nigerian Educational and Research Development Council (NERDC) collaborated with the United National Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched an entrepreneurship curriculum to be used for teaching senior secondary school students. The first thing that came to my mind is that this initiative couldn’t have come at a better

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UNICEF’s Intervention to keep 8,000 Girls in School is quite laudable!

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has recently donated the sum of one hundred and sixty naira [N160,000] as part of efforts to keep girls in Katsina State in school. The Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) acknowledged the receipt of the donation, noting that such a move is a move in

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Maersk Nigeria Limited donates Books a School in Lagos

Maersk Nigeria Limited demonstrated its commitment to supporting the community through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes as it donated 1,000 exercise books to State Nursery and Primary School, Arakan Barracks, Apapa. Besides, the staff, mostly females took turn to engage the students from Primaries 4 to 6 in various subjects including English, Social Studies

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 Info from JAMB: Steps for 2017 Registration and Application

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for the 2017/2018 academic session.  REGISTRATION PERIOD The period of sale/registration for UTME is from Monday 20th March to Wednesday 19th April 2017 while registration closes on Saturday 22nd April 2017. For DIRECT ENTRY, the application will be on sale from

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Students’ 20 top Tips for picking a Course (for prospective JAMBITES)

Choosing the right course to study and even the right tertiary institution to attend can be a daunting task. First, you have to figure out the subjects you are best at, and then choose the school[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″

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Officials shut down Secondary School over illegal Marriages between Students

Can you believe this? Students sent to school to learn their books were busy doing other things, including marrying each other illegally! That is exactly what has been happening in a secondary school in northern Nigeria; the Saádu Zungur Model Primary and Secondary School in Bauchi to be precise. Meanwhile, the Bauchi State Government has

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Akan Archibong: once a Houseboy, now a First Class Degree Holder

Looking at him now in the light of everything he has accomplished, you might never even believe that he was once a houseboy! Indeed, his story is very similar to those of other less privileged Nigerians who went from grass to grace. At just twenty three years old, Akan Archibong has seen the unpleasant part

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