Police nab kidnapper as UBEC chair, daughter are freed
The Nigeria Police Force has secured the release of the kidnapped Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) board chairman, Mohammed Abubakar and his daughter, Yesmin Abubakar.
It also disclosed in Abuja says it has apprehended a...
UNESCO appoints Okebukola on Kalinga Prize jury
A Nigerian professor, Peter Okebukola has been appointed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to serve on the jury of the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularisation of Science.
Okebukola who...
Alleged rape: Court denies three UNILAG students bail
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has refused the bail application of three students of the University of Lagos accused of the gang- rape of a fellow student.
The...
Army to establish command secondary schools in Ekiti
The Nigerian Army is set to establish three command secondary schools in Ekiti State.
The three schools would be sited in Ijero Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti andIsan Ekiti spread across the three Senatorial Districts of Ekiti.
According to...
Police gives update on kidnap of UBEC chair, others in Kaduna
The Nigeria Police Force has given update on the kidnap of the Board Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Mohammed Abubakar and many others on Monday.
In a press release made available to...
What you should know about UTME mark upgrade
Following the completion of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) a few weeks back, we have been inundated with messages from candidates interested in upgrading the yet to be released results. To them, they...
UBEC chairman kidnapped in Kaduna
The Chairman of the Governing Board of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Mohammed Abubakar is among the dozens of people kidnapped on Monday along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
The attack reportedly occurred around 3pm at Kurmin...
What makes a good classroom?
Among the many factors fuelling the global learning crisis that stunts the educational path of six out of ten children and adolescents, we must consider the conditions in which children try to learn and...
PhD holder, historian: Meet the new NYSC DG, Shuaibu Ibrahim
Last Friday, the Nigerian federal government announced the appointment of Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim as the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Mr Ibrahim, is replacing Suleiman Kazaure, a Major General who was on the...
Why you should attend TOSSE, Africa’s biggest education fair
The Total School Support Seminar and Exhibition (TOSSE) is by far Africa's biggest education fair and exhibition. With a plethora of activities and events, this show had attracted diverse participants from within and outside...
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