The African ICT Foundation is partnering with the UNESCO to host a stakeholders’ engagement for the advancement of evidence-based policy making of Internet governance The virtual event, which holds Thursday, July 29th is the first of the foundation’s partnership with…
French bakers want UNESCO designation for baguettes
The baguette – a mix of wheat flour, water, yeast, salt and a pinch of savoir-faire and as much a symbol of France as the Eiffel Tower – may soon join UNESCO’s listing of cultural treasures. Bakers say the traditional…
International Literacy Day 2020: FirstBank set the pace with innovative e-learning solutions – Eche Munonye
Covid-19 brought a huge challenge to education and literacy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited responded with a Rosetta stone of innovative e-learning initiatives that have far-reaching effects. Since 1967 that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have…
Obi urges govts to invest in vocational education, sues for more youth skills acquisition
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2020 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called on youths to get themselves involved in learning more skills that will help them in the future, while urging governments to take…
‘Footprints & Milestones’ for presentation in Lagos October 3
Footprints & Milestones, an autobiography by Mrs. Teresa E. Chukuma, which explores the life of one of Nigeria’s foremost educationist and first deputy permanent delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, will be presented to the public on Wednesday, October 3. The…
Tackling innovation in education for African prosperity – Adetola Salau
Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way. Tom Freston All over Africa, too many schools are operating just like they were 100 years ago, even though the world is very different. For Africa to be…
LASU introduces international students’ identity card (Nation)
Lagos State University ( LASU ) says it has introduced an International Student Identity Card ( ISIC ) to serve as a valid proof of identification for its students worldwide. According to LASU’s official bulletin obtained by the newsmen registration…