2020 budget: Lagos to spend 6.6% of capital expenditure on education
The Lagos State Government plans to spend 6.6% of its total capital expenditure on education and technology in its 2020 budget.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while presenting the...
Lagos begins teacher recruitment exercise
The Lagos State Government has opened the recruitment of teachers into public primary and secondary schools.
This is coming over nine weeks after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised that the...
Rivers State wins Lafarge literacy competition
The Rivers State representatives have won in the 2019 edition of the Lafarge Africa National Literacy Competition.
Emmanuela David and Prosper Barikpoa, both of Pupils'...
UNN suspends 15 staff over sexual assault, admissions racketeering
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) on Thursday suspended 15 staff of the institution over their alleged involvement in sexual misconduct and admission racketeering.
The affected staff members, who...
Kano to spend 25% of 2020 budget on education
A sum of N59.9 billion constituting 25.2% of the N197 billion budget estimates was devoted to the education ministry in the Kano State 2020 budget.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on...
UI converts non-academic staff to academics
In a bid to supplement its academic staff strength, the University of Ibadan (UI) has converted about 30 of its non-academic staff members as lecturers.
This development, according to...
Bill to jail lecturers for hugging, winking at students passes second reading
The Senate on Wednesday debated the sexual harassment bill which proposes a 14-year jail term for any lecturer who grab, hug, kiss, rub, stroke, touch the breasts, hips, buttocks or any other...
Law school records highest number of first class products ever
The Nigerian Law School has recorded its highest number of first class products in years.
This is based on the released results of the August 2019 Bar finals...
Education likely to reduce maternal mortality
A scholar at the Lagos State University (LASU) has linked the rate of maternal mortality to the level of education among women.
Oluwarotimi Akinola, a professor of obstrerics and...
Oyo earmarks N170m for SSCE past question booklets
The Oyo State Government has approved N170 million for the production and distribution of past question booklets to students preparing for the 2019/2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
This...























