Education

After some apprehension over her desire to graduate with a first-class degree, 20-year-old Sarah Oshunniyi eventually made it in her final year. She graduated with 4.53 CGPA from the Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos. She tells TUNDE AJAJA about her educational journey and aspirations To have graduated from university at 20 means you gained […]

The Rivers State government (RSG) has said it is yet to decide on the possibility of online classes for third term for the 2019/2020 academic session for primary and secondary schools. Commissioner for Education Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, spoke while reacting to an alleged imposition of N50,000 levy on public and private schopls in the state

The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from coronavirus. The National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. The circular read, “Vice

Reactions trail Anambra State’s directive on school resumption without pupils. Governor Willie Obiano directed civil and public servants, including teachers, to resume on Monday after a six-week break occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor, through Secretary to the State Government, Solo Chukwulobelu, however, said pupils should remain at home, but follow Anambra Teaching on

OSUN State University will on May 13 hold its 13th matriculation online. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Labode Popoola said: “It is an academic tradition that we officially admit fresh students to the University. However, in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic which would not allow such a gathering, the University has resolved to conduct an online matriculation

The popular leader of Road Transport Union, MC Oluomo is someone that does not joke with his children’s education. He has always celebrated his children’s academic success, and recently, his daughter graduated from University of Miami, US. The proud dad wrote on his IG page: “Alhamdulillah, My precious daughter, Here’s to the door to new

The Federal Government says the feeding of schoolchildren at home begins this week. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, said this on Saturday on the sidelines of an event where she opened the distribution of relief items to persons living with disabilities at Karimajiji in Abuja. Umar-Farouq announced on

The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested five suspected kidnappers who killed three undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT and Rivers State University. They were paraded on Wednesday. The arrest of the five-man gang was achieved less 72 hours in which President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the police to fish out the

To ensure primary school pupils continue benefiting from the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) despite school closures, the Federal Government and the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have set up food distribution centres in Lagos State. Special Assistant to the President on NHGSFP, Mrs. Titilola Adeyemi-Doro said during a meeting at