Fayemi, Fayose Disagree on Students’ Performance in State Exams:Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Mr. Ayo Fayose, have disagreed on the performance of pupils of the state in public examinations.Fayose, had in a statement made available to our correspondent …
UBEC Boss Demands Support for MDGs to Achieve Targets:The acting Director, Department of Academic Services, Universal Basic Education Commission, Mr Pius Osaghae, has urged stakeholders to support MDGs’ office to enable it to achieve its targets by 2015.Osaghae told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the support would …
BUK NUGA Representatives to Receive N2.8 Million Cash Reward:The Bayero University Kano (BUK), Vice-Chancellor, Abubakar Rasheed, on Thursday announced a cash reward of N2.8 million to the university’s representative to the last Nigeria Universities Games (NUGA) for good performance.The Games were held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun.Rasheed, who …
Jonathan Promises to End HND/BSC Dichotomy:If information emanating from the Presidency is to be believed, then the age long issue of dichotomy between Higher National Diploma, HND, and Degree holders will soon be over.According to the supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike,President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee, headed …
IMT Freshers’ Matric: Education Key To Unlocking Youths’ Potential – Chime:Chief of Staff to the Enugu State Government, Mrs Ifeoma Nwaobodom, who represented Governor Sullivan Chime, said education was the key to unlock potentials of youths.She delivered the lecture titled: “Youth Employment through Education and Good Governance,” at the Institute …
The need to encourage creativity in pupils comes to fore again as 11-year-old, Anjola Olanrewaju, wins a painting competition at the Lagos Black Festival Heritage, OLALEYE ALUKO writesIf creativity is by stature, then Anjola Olanrewaju does not look like one who is a winning artist.But the slim and fair-complexioned pupil …
Teachers are Foundation for National Economic Development – NTI:The Director-General of the National Teachers Institute (NTI), Kaduna, Dr Ladan Sharehu, said on Tuesday that teachers were the foundation for national economic development.Sharehu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), during the matriculation ceremony of the …
The last UTME was said to have been an improvement over past ones even though cases of examination malpractice which have become a hallmark of the exercise were recorded across the country. Kuni Tyessi in this analysis takes a look at how the ingenuity of the brains behind exam malpractice …
Ekiti Educational Sector has Improved, Says Fayemi:Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi yesterday said that the state’s educational sector has witnessed a tremendous transformation in the last three years of his administration.He said the improvement in the level of students’ performances in external examinations and the welfare of the teachers …
Anambra Achieves 80% of MDGs Target – SUBEB Boss:Chief Nzemeka Olisa, the Chairman, Anambra Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), said on Tuesday that the state had achieved more than 80 per cent target of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).Olisa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the success …