The Borno Government on Sunday said it had sponsored 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture.A statement by Malam Isa Gusau, Special Adviser to Gov. Kashim Shettima, in Maiduguri, stated that it was part of the state government’s approaches to fight the menace of insurgents.The statement stated that the students …
The Delta Government says it has introduced e-registration to check fraud in the state’s bursary and scholarship scheme for indigenous students in institutions of higher learning. The Executive Secretary of the State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Mr Peter Amromanoh, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of …
There has been growing concern over the planned conduct of fresh test for pupils who passed the last common entrance examination. The National Examinations Council is prepared to conduct another test for the successful candidates to select the best for admission into Federal Government Colleges otherwise called unity schools.The Supervising …
iQube – In recent years, there has been increased emphasis on the need for young Nigerians to develop entrepreneurial skills. Many public and privately-led youth schemes have been organised to promote entrepreneurship and self-reliance, to ramp up the rate of economic development and reduce the level of unemployment. While entrepreneurship …
Ten African authors have been shortlisted for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, a statement from Globacom has said.The statement noted that this year’s award is the fifth edition and it coincides with the 80th birthday of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka in …
Jigawa Government Approves N718.8 million For SUBEB, Varsity:The Jigawa Government said it had approved the release of N718.8 million to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the newly established State University in Kafin-Hausa.The state Commissioner for Information, Youths and Sports, Alhaji Babandi Ibrahim, made this known to the …
The Nasarawa Government on Wednesday threatened to shut down any private secondary school found aiding students to perpetrate examination malpractice in the state.Alhaji Sani Yakubu-Hauwa, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, gave the warning during a meeting with proprietors of private schools in Lafia.Yakubu-Hauwa, who was represented at the …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has said the comments credited to the representative of the supervising minister of education, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education on the welfare of the striking lecturers of polytechnics and colleges of education in the country …
Nigerian Pupil Selected as Member of National Society of High School Scholars in US:In recognition of her academic excellence and outstanding leadership quality, a pupil of Doregos Private Academy Ipaja Lagos, Miss Adebola Duro-Aina, has been selected as a member of National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) of the …
Elder statesman and legal icon, Afe Babalola, SAN, has advocated that reputable Colleges/Faculties of Law in Nigerian Universities should henceforth be saddled with the responsibility of training law graduates preparatory for their final Call to Bar examinations at the law school.With this proposed arrangement, Law graduates from Nigerian universities will …