Category: Education

Katsina Sets Aside N5b For Classroom, Toilet Rehabilitation In schools
November 14, 2019 No Responses

Katsina Sets Aside N5b For Classroom, Toilet Rehabilitation In schools

The Katsina State Government has set aside N5 billion for classroom, toilet rehabilitation and provision of water in schools across the state. Governor Aminu Masari disclosed this while declaring State of Emergency on Water and Environmental Sanitation in the state...
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Oyedepo Cautions Against Examination Malpractices As Covenant University Matriculates 1,860 Students
November 8, 2019 No Responses

Oyedepo Cautions Against Examination Malpractices As Covenant University Matriculates 1,860 Students

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota , Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo on Friday reiterated that the institution has zero tolerance for all forms of examination malpractices. Speaking at the 18th Matriculation of the institution, Oyedepo urged the students ...
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Oyo Approves N526m As Running Costs For Primary, Secondary Schools
October 29, 2019 No Responses

Oyo Approves N526m As Running Costs For Primary, Secondary Schools

The Oyo Government has approved the release of N526 million as running costs for its 2,500 primary schools and 640 secondary schools.  A statement issued on Monday by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde explained that...
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Obaseki Congratulates New UNIBEN VC
October 26, 2019 No Responses

Obaseki Congratulates New UNIBEN VC

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Prof. Lilian Imuetinyan Salami on her emergence as the 10th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).In a statement in Benin, the governor said he was confident that Prof. Salami.....
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Total Nigeria donates 1,000 Science Textbooks, Computers To Lagos Schools
October 26, 2019 No Responses

Total Nigeria donates 1,000 Science Textbooks, Computers To Lagos Schools

Total Upstream Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to support quality education and contribute to the growth of the sector through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.The oil major’s Managing Director, Mr Mike Sangster, gave the a...
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Jude Idada Wins $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize
October 13, 2019 No Responses

Jude Idada Wins $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, on Saturday announced Boom Boom, authored by Jude Idada as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2019 cycle on Children’s Literature. The book edged...
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WAEC Gets New Registrar
October 11, 2019 No Responses

WAEC Gets New Registrar

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Thursday announced the  appointment of Pateh Bah from The Gambia as its new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO).The appointment is for a five-year tenure from October 2019 to September 2024.Mr Bah is the ...
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LASU Defeats UNILAG To Clinch 2019 Maritime Blueprint Competition
September 24, 2019 No Responses

LASU Defeats UNILAG To Clinch 2019 Maritime Blueprint Competition

Students from the department of Law, Lagos State University have emerged winners of the 2019 Maritime Blue Print Competition after defeating law students from nine other universities.The competition, sponsored by SIFAX Group, is one of the activities of the Ta...
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NYSC Bars Eight Foreign Graduates
September 10, 2019 No Responses

NYSC Bars Eight Foreign Graduates

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Kano State, Ladan Baba, says no fewer than eight foreign graduates were refused registration due to incomplete and inconsistent documents. Mr Baba revealed this on Monday during the passing out parade of.....
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NLNG Awards 12 Overseas Post-Graduate Scholarships
September 10, 2019 No Responses

NLNG Awards 12 Overseas Post-Graduate Scholarships

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today in Port Harcourt awarded post-graduate scholarships to twelve (12) Nigerians to pursue Master’s degrees in high-ranking universities in the United Kingdom (UK). The scholarships were awarded at the second edition of NLNG Scho...
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NIMASA Explains Support For Essay Competition
September 8, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA Explains Support For Essay Competition

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that one of the reasons for purring the annual essay competitions together as part of the activities to commemorate the 2019 World Maritime Day is to encourage youth participation in...
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Zenith Bank Explains Education Loan For Children
August 29, 2019 No Responses

Zenith Bank Explains Education Loan For Children

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced the Zenith Children’s Account (ZECA) Education Loan to assist parents pay their children/ wardsschool fees as the new school session begins. The loan offering, which is disbursed dire...
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NYSC Registers 4,664,804 Participants In 46 Years
August 16, 2019 No Responses

NYSC Registers 4,664,804 Participants In 46 Years

More than 4.6 million graduates have participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme since inception in 1973.  Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the Director-General of the scheme, Shuaibu Ibrahim, explained that  the scheme has achieved ...
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Eleven Authors Contend For $100,000 Prize For Literature
July 19, 2019 No Responses

Eleven Authors Contend For $100,000 Prize For Literature

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature today, Thursday 18 July, announced the shortlist of 11 drawn from 173 books, in the running for the 2019 edition of the prize.The 11 books on the shortlist of 11, in...
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