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Etisalat is the best telecoms network in the country. This is according to the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP), an alternative dispute resolution arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The award was bestowed on Etisalat by a panel of judges during the 10th anniversary celebration of the Parliament in Lagos. Members of the panel pointed

It was earlier reported of how there was chaos at Bowen University,  Iwo, Osun State after students, yesterday, protested due to lack of power supply, water and plans by the university to increase school fees. The students who complained they pay over N400, 000 as school fees and yet they don’t enjoy the basic amenities

The government of Borno State has shut down 85 Government Secondary Schools due to fears of new attacks by the Boko Haram group in the area. This has been confirmed by Governor Kashim Shettima on March 17, 2014, Monday, during his interview on BBC Hausa. The governor said this step was necessary to protect the

A schoolboy has been excluded from lessons after he organised a mass protest over a lack of homework. Aaron Parfitt, 14, led 100 of his fellow pupils on a walkout at Bispham High School in Blackpool last Wednesday over concerns about teaching standards. Despite his eagerness to learn, Aaron was told he was banned from

The officials of the Nigeria Peace Corps apprehended thirty five secondary school students in the capital city of Osun state, Osogbo, for alleged involvement in cult related activities. According to report, the suspects were between 13 and 16 years of age. Various weapons including charms, catapults, broken bottles and Indian hemp weighing 25 kg were

On early hours of Monday March 17, 2014, Polytechnic students who can no longer bear the lingering ASUP strike took to major roads, and blocked University of Lagos junction in Yaba, Lagos, protesting against the strike. See pictures below:  

Supervising Minister of Education, Nyeson Wike, on Thursday said the Federal Government spent N82bn in 2013 in its effort to reposition tertiary institution in the country, Punch reports. Wike spoke at the Stakeholders’ Town Hall meeting on Tertiary Education Trust Fund Interventions for the South West Geo-political zone at the Trenchard Hall of the University

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, commissioned the first Solar and Electronic classroom, E-Classroom, to boost learning ability of public secondary school students in the state. The state government also in collaboration with Tanus Book Limited, unveiled its own version of the Opon-Imo, computer tablets, to boost students Information Technology, IT skills. Fashola who

Anambra State Governor Peter Obi yesterday presented N1 million each to 160 First-Class graduates, who are indigenes, to enable them establish themselves. The event took place at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, while he also presenting 15 Toyota buses to 55 secondary schools. Obi said the gesture was to encourage hard work among

Covenant University, which is a private Christian University owned by Living Faith Church founded by Bishop David Oyedepo, is banning its student from using or being in possession of gadgets such as SIM enabled tablets and more. The University which is based in Ota, Ogun State, is known for its strict disciplinary rules and low