NOUN working to be technology learning hub

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), said it is working towards being Africa's major technology learning hub. It has already submitted a proposal for funding to be African Centre for Excellence on Technology Enhanced...

FG to prosecute parents for not enrolling their children in school

Nigeria's Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that the government will soon effect the law to prosecute parents who refused to enroll their children of school age in schools across the country. Adamu made...

UPDATED: Delta suspends head teacher after Success’ viral video

The Delta State government has on Monday suspended the headmistress of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele Local Government of the state, Mrs Vero Igbigwe. She is the Head of the school, which little Success Adegor...

Children shouldn’t suffer parents’ inability to pay school fees

The viral video of a young girl showing preference to being caned to being sent home for owing school fees has generated various reactions. She is a pupil at Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele...

Nigerian, Chinelo Emelife graduates best at Indian university

A 28-year-old student from Nigeria, Stella Chinelo Emelife has graduated best at an Indian university after she swept 20 gold medals and five cash prizes. That is the highest in the 102-year history of the...

2019 Budget: Ministry of Transportation earmarks N19.17 billion to education

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has proposed to spend about N19.17 billion on educational institutions in the 2019 budget. These institutions are directly under its care but are also...

2019 UTME: JAMB insists on biometric verification at exam centres

Ahead of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which begins from Thursday, 11th April, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that biometric verification would be the only mode of allowing...

NGO rallies community stakeholders against child abuse

A Nigerian Non-governmental organisation is rallying around community stakeholders to fight against child abuse. Action Health Incorporated (AHI) on Friday organised a one day workshop on child protection for the stakeholders as part of its...

Sanwo-Olu donates bus to school of the blind

Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has donated a bus to the Bethesda Home of the Blind in Mushin, in fulfilment of a pre-election promise he made to the school. He restated his commitment to...

NUC scores NSUK high in fresh accreditation

Results of the October/November 2018 accreditation of academic programmes at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) by the National Universities Commission (NUC) have shown that all 14 programmes assessed by the regulator passed the exercise. A...