US President Joe Biden has promised to continue pursuing student debt relief in the United States, after the country’s top court blocked his plan to cancel billions of dollars in college loans. In a ruling on Friday morning, the US…
US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard in a major victory for conservative activists, ending the systematic consideration of race in the admissions process. The court ruled that…
LASU adopts hybrid teaching method to tackle population explosion
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), says the institution has adopted a hybrid teaching method to tackle inadequacy of facilities caused by explosion in the population of students. Olatunji-Bello said this at the 26th Convocation Lecture and 40th…
Ikeja Unique Lions Club renovate, equip ICT Centre of Lagos school
Ikeja Unique Lions Club District 404B-2, Nigeria, has renovated and equipped Ogudu Junior Secondary School ICT Centre to enhance learning. The President of the Club, Lion Abiodun Wilkey, at the inauguration of the centre on Friday in Lagos, said the…
Nearly 80 primary schoolgirls believed poisoned in Afghanistan
Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said on Sunday. He said the person who orchestrated the poisoning had a personal grudge but did not…
On the lookout for positive change — Gbubemi Atimomo
My expectations of newly sworn-in leaders across Nigeria On May 29, 2023, amidst great anticipation, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria whilst 28 other elected officials across Nigeria were sworn in as…
ASUU re-elects Osodeke as National President
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. It was learnt that apart from…
OAU former VC, Prof Cyril Onwumechili, dies at 91
The Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, say they received, with a heavy heart and deep sadness, the news of the passing of the fourth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Cyril Onwumechili, at 91. This is contained in a…
8 in 10 South African children struggle to read by age of 10
Eight out of 10 South African school children struggle to read by the age of ten, an international study has found. South Africa ranked last out of 57 countries assessed in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, which tested…
Florida teacher Jenna Barbee says she faces investigation for playing Disney movie
A Florida teacher says she is facing a state investigation after she played students a Disney film featuring a gay character. Jenna Barbee said she was accused of “indoctrination” after showing the movie Strange World. Hernando County School District confirmed…
