Education

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in a recent statement, said 60.2 million teachers and 1.37 billion students, representing more than 3 out of 4 children and youth worldwide are no longer in the classroom due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Organisation, nearly eighty percent of the world’s student population

The National Examinations Council is currently verifying its workers and examination officers in its bid to fish out those in possession of forged certificates and to sanitise the examination system. The Staff Certificate Verification Committee, which was set up by the acting Registrar of the council, Mr Abubakar Gana, has a mandate to verify and

Following the approval for the establishment of some programmes at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 19 courses at the Institution. This was declared in a circular signed by Dr. Maryam Sali, NUC’s Director of Accreditation, and dated March 19, 2020. The result of the development, according to the

The national body of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has criticised its Ogun State Chairman, Tomiwa Bamgbose, for condemning both the Federal and the Ogun State governments over the closure of schools to curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic . NANS,describing his statement as reckless, said it has dissociated itself from the “outburst”

The CEO of FirstBank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan has announced that the Bank in partnership with government and other stakeholders is extending its attention to immediate needs in our society in the face of the widespread COVID-19 by putting in place complementary efforts in education to support students and minimize the disruption to education resulting from

The CCED is an initiative of the Corona Schools’ Trust Council. The college is a teacher finishing school with the primary objective of making teaching an attractive career option by constantly updating the skills of teachers, while expanding their knowledge base. In his welcome address at the school’s fifth matriculation, its Provost, Dr. Martin Obinyan,

Senator Oluremi Tinubu has praised the Yaba Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) for providing a good learning environment in its jurisdiction. Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District, said the LCDA policy was in line with the mandate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to make education accessible to all. She spoke at the