Kaduna Pays NECO N100 Million as 15000 Students Exam Fee:Kaduna State Government on Tuesday said it had paid more than N100 million to the National Examination Council (NECO) as examination fee for its 15,000 candidates.The Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna, and …
Non-university technical programmes are the fastest growing forms of post-secondary education, according to UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning.Tracer studies coordinated by the IIEP in five countries – Azerbaijan, Chile, Malaysia, Nigeria and South Korea – indicated that increasing job market demand for varied skills is the primary driver of …
UNIUYOTH CMD Warns Students to Shun cultism:The Chief Medical Director, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Etete Peters, has warned students against getting involved in cultism.This came as he described the West African Students Union Parliament as the harbinger of freedom and quality education in the West …
Unilever Boss Urges Nigerian Students to Think Global: The Managing Director, Unilever Nigeria Plc, Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh, has urged Nigerian students to always think of ideas and initiatives that will place them ahead of others in the global competitive market. To achieve this, he, therefore, urged them to be hardworking …
Residents Protest Situation of Brothel Beside Secondary School:Residents of Daranijo Close at Dopemu, Lagos State, have protested against the siting of a brothel beside a secondary school on the street.The brothel, which is said to be disguised as a relaxation spot, was said to have begun business about two months …
Delta Uncovers 216 Illegal Private Higher Institutions :Operators of unregistered and substandard higher institutions across Delta State especially Asaba, Okpanam and its environs are reportedly on the run after allegedly defrauding unsuspecting students N6.4million in the last one year.Police public relations officer in the state, DSP Celestina Kalu, confirmed that …
Bauchi State Government Gets $50m World Bank Education Grant:The Bauchi State Government said it accessed 50 million dollars about N8.5 billion grant from the World bank for the improvement of the standard of education in the state.The state Coordinator of the project, Alhaji Abubakar Tilde, made this known when he …
Abia Emerges Second, Orji Hails State’s Performance in WASSCE:Abia State Governor Theodore Orji has hailed the state’s performance in last year West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).The state emerged second in the federation in the result released by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).Orji, who spoke through his Chief …
NANS in Gambia Elect New Excos:The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in The Gambia Saturday elected a new student council at the Nigeria High Commission in Bakau.Nigerian students from different institutions of learning in The Gambia were present at the High Commission to exercise their student political rights towards …
Education Funds Lie Idle:At the 11th quarterly meeting of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) management with the executive chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs, the supervising minister of education, Nyesom Wike, lamented state governments’ refusal to access the federal government’s UBE intervention funds. Statistics from UBEC show …