Government trains 372 primary school teachers on counter-insurgency in Yobe

The Nigerian government, through the Presidential Committee for North-East Initiative (PCNI) in collaboration with the Yobe State Government on Wednesday commenced a five-day training of 372 primary school teachers on counter-insurgency in Damaturu. The PCNI...

University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) Scholarship Scheme 2018

The University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) offers scholarships to deserving Muslim students to progress in their postgraduate education. UMA Scholarship Scheme aims to support suitably qualified prospective Muslim academics in various fields. Over one hundred...

Towards restoring a functional Madrasah system

Uthman Jaarullah bn Zakariyyah Oladele bn Abdullahi proposes reforms within the Madrasah system. In Nigeria, the Madrasah is variously called Islamiyya, Makaranta Ilmi, or Ilé Kéwú. It is the institution under which  the Almajiri...

Six Covenant University researchers get patent for eight products

Six researchers at Covenant University, Ota have been granted patent rights for eight products. This feat had one of them and Head of Product Development Cluster in the school, James Omoleye, becoming a sole recipient...

The Achiever Ambassadors Essay Competition 1439/2018: Call for Entries

The Kwara State Chapter of The Achiever Ambassadors has announced the call for entries for the 1439 (2018) Essay Competition. The essay competition which is organised exclusively for tertiary institution is part of The Achiever...

Education with empathy is the way out of slavery

In this article, Kayode Oluwaseun observes that education does not necessarily translate into empathy as educated people don't turn out empathetic to the plight of the uneducated. He notes that slavery continues to thrive...

OAU Senate shifts 2017/2018 resumption date, supports management’s action against students

Students at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, would no longer be resuming on 4th April as the university's senate had adjusted the university's calendar for the 2017/2018 academic year. The university management also got the...

Security experts caution parents on security consciousness, self protection

Security experts have cautioned parents to be security conscious and be wary of their family's safety as they go about their daily lives. They made the call at the 1st Olufemi Olukayode Oso Memorial Lecture...

National Information Technology Whizkids Competition 2018: Call for Entries

  The National Information Technology Whizkids Competition is open to students in Private and Public Secondary Schools in Nigeria. It is spearheaded by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). The NCS considers the Competition as a development...

List of Nigerian universities that accept IJMB for 200 level admission

It is not all universities that accept IJMB. IJMB refers to the Interim Joint Matriculations Examination. It is an Advanced Level (A'level) programme accepted for admission into institutions within and outside Nigeria. Its syllabus is...