Reasons Why Nigerian Varsities are not Among the World Best – VCs:Vice chancellors of Nigerian universities have highlighted reasons no university in the country has been able to measure up to the standard of their counterparts in other countries of the world.This was disclosed at the just-concluded 28th annual conference …
Enter Shell Ideas360 Global Student Competition:Undergraduate and postgraduate students of all Nigerian Universities are encouraged to participate in SHELL IDEAS360, a global competition organised by Shell International Limited for students towards developing “game-changing ideas for tackling energy, water and food issues”. Five individuals or teams are to be selected per …
Students Lament Over Ikorodu Bad Roads and Lack of Drainage:Students of the Odogunyan Junior and Senior Grammar Schools in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Thursday decried bad roads and lack of drainage channels in the area.Some of them said in Lagos that the dilapidation of Spintex Industrial Road, Odogunyan, caused flooding of …
Nigerian Graduates Supply is Higher than Demand at the Labour Market:Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), on Thursday advised Nigerians not to cheapen the country’s educational system by saying that “its degrees are worthless”.Okojie said at the presentation of a report on Labour Market …
Teachers Offer Scholarship to 10 Students in Ipetumodu, Osun State:A group of teachers under the auspices of The Alumni Association of former Divisional Teachers Training College, Ipetumodu, Ile Ife, Osun state, with the name ISOPE UNITED, have offered scholarship to 10 students in the Ife North local government area of …
5-Year Jail Term Proposed for Examination Fraudsters is Unfair – ICPC:The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has faulted the five-year jail term proposed for examination fraudsters. It said the law was unfair to students, who were not provided with basic learning tools.It blamed the spate of examination …
UNN Graduate Emerged Winner at Gulder Ultimate Search, Gets N10m:Twenty-year old graduate of Electronics Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Daniel Okike, has emerged winner of the 10th edition of the Gulder Ultimate Reality Show.With the victory, the Abia State native has won N10m and a brand new Mitsubishi …
Over 20 Pupils Fell Unconscious after Inhaling Gas:There was confusion at Ogba Junior Grammar School, Lagos, on Thursday after about 22 pupils fell unconscious.PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident was caused by a gaseous substance emitting from a neighbouring laboratory, close to the school. The chemical was said to have …
Osun to Distrubute Opon Imo to Public School Teachers:Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has given assurance to school teachers in the state that his administration is ready to distribute an electronic device known as Opon Imo to them.The governor said this on Thursday in Ede during an interactive forum …
Recently we shared a post on how Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole nabbed a teacher Mrs. Augusta Odemwigwe who could not read properly. The sad but funny aspect of this incident was that the teacher could not read a sworn affidavit she tendered as part of her credentials. The full …