Do parents need to buy new school bags for their children every session? –...

As school children prepare to resume for a new session next week, a Nigerian 'Frugal Mum' has opened a conversation around whether parents really need to buy new accessories for their children, especially if...

Spell&Thrill! Competition for students 2018

Registration has commenced for the 2018 edition of the Spell&Thrill! Competition. It is an annual spelling competition organised by Educand Education Initiative in Nigeria. In its 6th edition this year, this competition brings together students,...

Standard Clubs in schools will combat substandard product proliferation

The quest to fight the proliferation of substandard products has got a boost with the proposed introduction of Standard Clubs in more schools. This initiative is being spearheaded by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in various primary and secondary schools in Kogi State when the new academic session resumes. EduCeleb.com reports that such clubs were already in operation in some schools in Ekiti, Abuja, Lagos and Kwara.

Apply: Youth Global Forum 2018 for Journalists and Young Media Enthusiasts

The Youth Time International Movement invites journalists and young media enthusiasts to apply for the Youth Global Forum, which will take place in Paris, France from the 2nd to the 6th of December, 2018....

Primary School enrolment rate in Nigeria (State by State)

According to the Nigeria Education Indicator (2016), the primary school completion rate for girls in Nigeria is 64.8% while that of boys is 70.8%. In other words, more boys who started primary schools...

Say no to drugs, cultism, Ambode’s wife urges LASU students

The Lagos State governor's wife, Bolanle Ambode has urged Lagos State University (LASU) students to shun cultism and drugs abuse and other career-ruining vices. According to her, no amount of peer pressure, emotional challenges or...

Sexual harassment: NUC charges universities to name and shame perpetrators

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has charged the management of Nigerian universities to name and shame perpetrators of sexual harassment in their respective institutions. This call came from the NUC Executive Secretary, Abubakar Rasheed at...

Lagos students write public schools transfer screening test

Students seeking transfer into public schools in Lagos State for the 2018/2019 academic session have on Monday written the screening test. Recall that the state government had earlier called for applications from interested students seeking...

Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition 2018 for students

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the commencement of the 2018 edition of its annual Essay Competition. The NSE Essay Competition, themed “Building a Sustainable Capital Market”, is one of the Exchange’s financial...

Meet this Indonesia-based Nigerian leading efforts to secure schools

Mr Edwin Darlington Okafor is a Nigerian professional in digital communications and security based in Indonesia. He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Telecommunications Services Link Limited. His passion for school security...