TRCN licence not acceptable to teach in the UK – Consultant

A United Kingdom-based education consultant, Ralueke Atusiuba Parkin has revealed that the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) certification was not acceptable to license one as a teacher in UK schools. Ms Parkin stated this...

How to pass WAEC and NECO SSCE with ease

The dream of every candidate writing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) is to pass the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) once and for all. However, it is not...

UTME: JAMB announces date for exam notification slip printing

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) could start printing their examination notification slip from Tuesday, March 6. The board’s Head of Media...

Superior curriculum: The unnecessary battle in Nigeria

It seems the battle for the superior curriculum in our schools will not wane. You see schools in Nigeria brandishing their usage of British/American curriculum while ignoring the Nigerian curriculum, for instance. As schools continue...

SustyVibes to screen climate change film at UI

A nongovernmental organisation in Nigeria, SustyVibes is set to screen a film on climate change at the University of Ibadan on Friday, March 9, 2018. The film is titled "Nowhere to Run". It chronicles the...

Students tasked on French learning

Students have been tasked to take the learning of French seriously. This came on Thursday at the French Day organised by the Army Children Senior High School, Ikeja. The event which featured dramatic and cultural...

Combating discrimination in the academic setting

Discrimination is not alien to the academic setting. People have lost opportunities on account of discrimination against a segment of their identity. Today is the Zero Discrimination Day, according to the United Nations (UN) observance....

Dapchi Girls’ kidnap raises concerns about unsafe schools

On Monday, 19th February, 2018, a group of gunmen stormed the Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi in Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State. The kidnap is suspected to have been orchestrated by...

Academic excellence versus good grades

Academic excellence implies doing well in scholastic activities. It has been identified with having high grades/scores in any academic endeavour but the fact is that it goes beyond that. Good grades, on the other...

TechGen Challenge for primary and secondary school pupils 2018

TechGen Challenge is an annual convergence of kids, Tech companies, incubators, investors and other key tech players. It is an event organized by TechGen Africa. TechGen Africa has deliberately and strategically decided to prepare Africans...