The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday said it would collaborate with the Committee of Heads of Petroleum Engineering Departments (CHPED) in Nigerian universities to streamline Petroleum Engineering Studies.The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, made the plan known in Abuja when a delegation from CHPED paid him …
Jigawa Nomadic Schools Receive N3 Million Learning Materials:The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria, an NGO, has distributed learning materials and uniforms worth three million naira to nomadic schools in Jigawa.The Executive Secretaty, Jigawa state Agency for Nomadic Education, Alhaji Ali Manu, said this in an interview with the News Agency …
Interview questions are not as straightforward as they seem, and answering just one question incorrectly may put you out of the running for a job. Here are seven of the most common interview questions, what the hiring manager is really asking, and how you should respond:1. “Tell Me About Yourself.”What …
Police Nab 10 Sellers of Forged School Certificates:Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Ngozi Orji and nine others over alleged involvement in selling forged school certificates.According to a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebere Amaraizu, in Enugu, the suspects were apprehended by Abakpa Police Division …
Kwara College of Education Suspends 4 Staff Over Exam Malpractices:The Kwara State College of Education, llorin, on Wednesday suspended four members of its staff over alleged examination malpractices.The suspension order was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the College, Alhaji Abiodun Ibrahim, in llorin on Wednesday.According to the statement, the …
Kayode Sowole, a 400-level Computer Science student of University of Lagos who won the ‘Best Student App’ for developing the Wazobia Bible application which allows people to read the bible in Pidgin, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and all English translations offline. In this interview with Vanguard Learning, he speaks on his …
Lagos Teachers Afraid of Competency Test:Teachers in the service of Lagos State government were yesterday jittery over plans by the government to conduct assessment test to determine their competence.The teachers who converged for a sensitisation programme on teachers’ competency test at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium located in the State Government …
Lagos Plans to Conduct Competency Test for Teachers:The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would carry out an assessment of teachers in public primary and secondary schools to ascertain their skills and competence.The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, spoke on the move in Ikeja at a sensitisation …
Our Curriculum Hasn’t Exposed Students to Think – VC:The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Professor Isaac Asuzu, spoke in an interview with some journalists on the issues confronting the new university established by the Federal Government few years ago. Excerpts:By Dotun IbiwoyeThe university system in Nigeria is …
Osun School Feeding Programme Good for Child Education – Amaechi:Chairman of a faction of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, and the governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuke Amaechi, yesterday, said adequate school feeding programme such as that practised in Osun State was key to better education of the Nigerian …