Oyo to get 800 computers in digital literacy courtesy Microsoft

The Oyo State government will get 800 computers to boost its digital literacy programme courtesy Microsoft.   It disclosed this at a press conference in Ibadan on...

234million out of school children worldwide in 2015 – UNESCO

There are about 264 million out of school school-age children and young people worldwide in 2015, the United Nations Education and Culture Agency UNESCO...

Apply for the MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program 2018/2019

The MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program at MIT strives to foster innovation in science and engineering education in tertiary academic institutions in Africa through...

Presidential School Feeding Programme reaches 4.8 million pupils

About 4.8 million school pupils are now beneficiaries of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme. The programme which is a crucial part of...

Teen TV set for launch in November

A television channel exclusively for teenagers is set for launch by the end of November. Its name is Teen Africa Television.  Owned by film producer,...

UN announces 37 career offers for young Nigerians

The United Nations' (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has announced 37 career openings for young Nigerians under the international organisation. She said the openings are...

Imbubé book festival and awards to celebrate African literature, arts

Imbubé African book festival and award is set to join the burgeoning African literary scene. Imbube, Zulu word for lion, is a reference to the...

Nigerian researcher calls for clinical trial of his HIV/AIDS drug

A Nigerian researcher, Professor Madubuike Ezeibe, has called on the Federal Government to carry out a clinical trial on the drug he developed, Aluminum-Magnesium...

Reminiscences on the tenure of Prof. Rahamon Bello in UNILAG

By Andrew Aroloye How time flies is a common saying. We often say too that “the debtor does not count days, but the lender does!”....

Borno SUBEB trains 7,000 teachers- Official

The Chairman, Borno State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Shettima Kullima said the board has trained 7,000 teachers. Kullima told the News Agency of...

UNILAG Releases cut-off marks for 2017/2018 candidates

The management of University of Lagos has released the admission cut-off marks for the 2017/2018 academic session. The cut-off marks are categorized into Merit cut-off...

Nigerian universities and need-based innovative content and research

I attended a Symposium at the University of Lagos last Thursday, 19th October, 2017 on the invitation of the UNILAG's Dean of Education, Professor...

18-year-old Nigerian lady offered scholarship by 11 American universities

An 18 year old Nigerian lady, Uwade Helen Akhere, has made history winning 11 scholarships to study in different American Universities, after emerging tops...

Intern as an Editor of a Yoruba Dictionary with bab.la

bab.la is a start-up based in Hamburg, Germany. Our product is a fast-growing interactive language portal, containing online dictionaries as well as a blog...

Nigerian education system not catering for learners’ creativity – Adebola

Mrs Abiola Adebola is our EduCeleb of the Week. She is a widely experienced education consultant and founder of Educ8tors Dose. In this interview...

Ooni of Ife Annual Business Idea Competition for Southwest Final Year...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, had on Tuesday, 17th October, 2017 announced the commencement of a business plan writing competition.  Tagged the  "Ooni...

Nigerian Law School 2017 August Bar Final Examination Results Out 

The Nigerian Law School (NLS) has released the Results of the August 2017 Bar Final Examinations Friday 20th October, 2017. Five thousand, eight hundred and...

UI VC satisfied with Post-UTME Screening exercise conduct

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Professor Idowu Olayinka has expressed his delight over the hitch-free conduct of a two-day 2017/2018...

Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board recruiting teachers

The Government of Kaduna State through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is recruiting teachers.  The Board hereby invites applications from interested and qualified...

UI dedicates one week in its academic calendar to CA tests

The University of Ibadan has dedicated a week on its Academic Calendar to conducting Continuous Assessment (CA) tests.  This is according to a document released...