Eredo Local Council Development Area in Epe Division of Lagos State has given free JAMB forms to 100 indigenes of the area. Chairman of the Council, Mr Monsuru Akinloye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eredo-Epe, on Friday…
Don tasks parents to nurture children on hardwork for better future
Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, the Vice-Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota, in Ogun State, has tasked parents to inculcate the spirit of hardwork in their children for a better future.Ojediran gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria…
School resumption: Lagos commissioner charges students to improve on previous successes
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has charged pupils and students across the state to improve on previous successes in the new year. Adefisayo gave the charge in a statement on Sunday ahead of the 2nd term…
Protests break out in Afghanistan’s capital after Taliban ban women from universities
Dozens of women gathered outside Kabul University on Thursday to protest in the first major public demonstration in the capital since the Taliban’s decision to close universities to female students. Female university students were turned away the previous day from…
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from universities amid condemnation
The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women’s…
Jubilation as Sanwo-Olu slashes tuition for new State varsities
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been praised for slashing the tuition for pioneer students of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) Ijanikin/Epe, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) Ikorodu, by 65 percent. Management of the…
World’s oldest pupil dies in Kenya aged 99
The world’s oldest primary school student, Priscilla Sitieni, whose resolve to acquire an education in her 90s inspired a French film and won praise from UNESCO, has died in Kenya aged 99, local media reported. Her grandson, Sammy Chepsiror, told…
Byinks Foundation awards scholarship to 100 indigent students in Lagos
Byinks Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, on Monday awarded scholarships to 100 indigent students in Lagos. The foundation presented the awards to the beneficiaries at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa, during its 15th edition of ‘Entertainment meets Charity’. Byinks Foundation, according to…
Tough treatment in Côte d’Ivoire schools, expelling ‘losers’ to boost grades
Youngsters in Côte d’Ivoire return to school this week with a sword of Damocles above their heads: those with average grades of less than 8.5 out of 10 will be excluded at the end of the year. The measure is…
ASUU Rejected FG’s 23.5 % salary increase offer – Adamu
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Tuesday outlined the Federal Government’s efforts to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities on February 14. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Adamu said the government…