Don’t pay for BECE, Lagos cautions parents

The Lagos State Government has cautioned parents against paying any fee or levy for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)...

School fined N25m for making pupil blind by flogging

A school in Nigeria would be paying a N25 million (about US $69,500) damages for flogging that led to the blindness of a pupil. The...

Group targets 37,000 Borno children for integrated education project

A development group in Nigeria named Plan International has said that about 37,000 children will benefit from an integrated education and child protection...

LASU inaugurates new Students’ Union leaders

The management of the Lagos State University on Wednesday, 27th March, 2019 inaugurated new leaders of its Students' Union. These student leaders had in the...

UNILAG to open own microfinance bank soon

Efforts are ongoing to ensure that the University of Lagos (UNILAG) open its microfinance bank soon. This is as...

LASU speaks on extra fee for graduating students

The Lagos State University (LASU) management has reacted to dissent to its decision to charge graduating students extra fees ahead of their convocation coming...

10 qualities of an effective press secretary

By Jamiu Ayinde A press secretary is someone who works for an organisation and makes statements to the press or answer questions for that organisation. The...

FG to use mobile tech to conduct school census

The Federal Government has said  that it would be using mobile technology to gather data from schools during the conduct of the 2018/19 Annual...

UK moves to fine schools for proliferating first-class degrees

The United Kingdom is moving to check the proliferation of first-class degrees by fining higher institutions. Education Secretary, Damian Hinds has said measures have been...

WAEC donates 1050 chairs, tables to public schools

As part of its efforts towards improving access to education, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has donated 1050 branded student chairs and tables...