Girl wins UBA Foundation’s 2018 National Essay Competition

A 14-year-old girl, Odjegba Divine Omesiri has emerged the overall winner the 2018  edition of the UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition. She, along with another girl and a boy are the top three winners...

Opon Imo, school feeding, youth empowerment: Aregbesola lists achievements in farewell speech

Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Monday delivered his farewell speech to the people of Osun State. In the speech, he highlighted the achievements of his government. He would on Tuesday, 27th November, 2018 hand over...

Why NTI is yet to release 2017 PGDE results

The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) is yet to release the results of students enrolled in 2017 Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme due to administrative issues pertaining to university affiliation, this newspaper can report. In...

Lagos spends N15bn on schools’ infrastructure – Ambode

The Lagos State Government said it had invested N15 billion in infrastructure in state-owned schools over the past three and a half years. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made this known on Thursday during the official opening...

WASSCE results: 35.99% of candidates record credit passes

Only 35.99 per cent of the candidates who sat for the recently concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates had credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including...

ASUU Strike: Seven students die, others injured in fatal motor accident

Seven students of the University of Maiduguri have died in a fatal motor accident along Damaturu Road on Tuesday, 20th November, 2018. They were returning to their homes following the nearly three-week old strike embarked upon...

Edo government extends campaign against irregular migration to Benin school

The Edo State Government on Monday extended its campaign against Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking to a cross section of students in Benin City. This campaign is being led by the Senior Special Assistant to...

FUNAAB produces 113 First Class graduates, to honour Soyinka, Falola

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has produced 113 First Class graduates for the 2016/2017 academic session. They are among the 3548 to be awarded undergraduate degrees during the 26th Convocation Ceremonies of...

Dismissed OAU professor remanded in prison over sex-for-marks scandal

A dismissed professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Richard Iyiola Akindele, has been remanded in prison custody. He was accused by a former student, Monica Osagie, of demanding sex to pass her. Akindele was arraigned...

Hijab: UI secondary school shut again indefinitely

The International School, University of Ibadan (ISI) was on Monday shut again over the brewing hijab crisis in the school. Although, no official reason had been given for the closure, it is not unconnected to...