A prolific writer and erudite scholar, Abdur-Rauf Bn Sa’eed has advised students to read beyond their academics in order to increase their intellectual prowess. The author made this statement at the second edition of the Book Reading organised by the Fountain Book…
An aspirant for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly at the Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 2, Oluwafemi Emmanuel Olotu has donated research materials to the Ijaiye-Ojokoro Community Library, Lagos. Mr Olotu, who is the Councillor representing Ward G at the Ojokoro…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has congratulated an academic in the university, Lola Akande for winning the 2017 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Prose Fiction. Dr Akande had along with Dul Johnson been declared joint…
The Association of Nigerian Authors [ANA] hereby announces a range of prizes for its 2018 literary competitions. Worth The prizes are: 1. ANA Prize for Poetry (published & unpublished) – N 100,000 2. ANA Prize for Prose Fiction (published & unpublished) –…
The Education First (EF) Challenge is an international speech competition that encourages high school students to find a creative and engaging answer to the question: “What does sustainable development mean to you?” With the help of their teachers, the EF Challenge participants…
British Council in collaboration with the African Storybook Initiative invites writers and illustrators to participate in a residential workshop for the production of mother-tongue based multilingual storybooks. The workshop is a component of the broader Story Making West Africa project which aims…
A corps member in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Osun State, AbdurRasheed Adeoye has organised a literacy contest for secondary school students in the state. The finale of the contest was held on Thursday, 8th February at the Civic…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed its plans to provide educational support to victims of human trafficking who recently returned to the country. Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, gave the assurance while exchanging views on rehabilitation strategies of deported illegal migrants with…
Age is no barrier to formal education. This has been demonstrated in each of our edition of ‘Not too old to learn. Primary education is generally the lowest level of education anyone could acquire. It is conventional that those at this education…
A don at the Covenant University, Taiwo Abioye has advocated for the narrowing of the educational gap between northern and southern Nigeria to solve the perennial crises bedeviling the nation. She stated this while delivering the 12th Inaugural Lecture of the institution on Wednesday…
