Zainab Olurode, Author at EduCeleb

China partners YABATECH on vocational education

On 4th August 2018 by Zainab Olurode

Chinese government institutions are looking to the Yaba College of Technology for partnership on vocational education. The college, popularly known as YABATECH is a leading provider of technical education in Nigeria beyond being the first to offer such in the country. Officials…

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Nigerian PhD student expelled over plagiarism

On 22nd July 2018 by Zainab Olurode

A doctoral student at the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) has been expelled over alleged plagiarism. His name is Olateju Ademola Mukaila. Until his expulsion, Mr Olateju was a student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the institution….

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Alleged Chrisland School paedophile, Adenekan fails polygraph test

On 5th July 2018 by Zainab Olurode

The Chrisland School Supervisor, who allegedly defiled a two-year and 11-month pupil, Adegboyega Adenekan has failed a polygraph test, an expert, Mr Adebayo Falola, told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Special Offences Court on Wednesday. Recall that Adenekan, who was arraigned on…

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Day of the African Child: ERC seeks freedom, justice for Nigerian students

On 16th June 2018 by Zainab Olurode

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has called for freedom and justice for the Nigerian students as the world marks this year’s Day of the African Child. In a press release jointly signed by the National Coordinator, Hassan Soweto and the National Secretary,…

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Public school wins top prizes in PZ Chemistry Challenge

On 14th June 2018 by Zainab Olurode

Public school students have emerged top winners in 2018 edition of the PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge. The competition, which seeks to bring out the best in both students and teachers in secondary schools had about 3000 students participating this year. Of the…

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List of universities approved for postgraduate education in Nigeria

On 25th May 2018 by Zainab Olurode

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released the list of Nigerian universities eligible to offer postgraduate education. A bulletin from the NUC dated 14th May, 2018 indicated that only the below listed universities have the basic requirements to run various postgraduate programmes….

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Trends in educating preschoolers

On 22nd February 2018 by Zainab Olurode

2 to 5 year olds can be a very challenging age group to manage for parents as well as teachers. In education, these age groups are considered preschoolers and in recent years, teachers can now be specialized in educating this particular age…