Education Archives — Page 16 of 20

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 directly to the account...

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...

June 22, 2019 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Hosts Education Advisory Forum

Fidelity Private Banking Division recently organized an exclusive advisory forum at The Café in the Private Banking Suite, Ikoyi. The aim was to provide sufficient information and guidance for select clients who wish to have their children study abroad....

June 5, 2019 No Responses

Eid-el-Fitr: Emir Sanusi Drums Support For Girl-Child Education

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has advocated for the rights of the girl-child to education. ‎The first class traditional ruler made the call while addressing the people of the state, shortly after he led the Eid prayer...

May 7, 2019 No Responses

Financial Literacy Team Visits FIRS Boss, Explains Capital Market Studies Curriculum

There are indications that the proposed stand-alone curriculum on Capital Market Studies, CMS, will soon be infused into carrier subjects in Basic and Secondary Schools in Nigeria.This indication was given by the Chairperson of the Financial Literacy Technical...

April 28, 2019 No Responses

JAMB To Release 2019 UTME Results Monday

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured candidates of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that results would be ready from April 29. The Board’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in...

April 23, 2019 No Responses

JAMB Shut Two CBT Centres, Arrest 100

No fewer than 100 examination cheats have so far been arrested by security operatives across the country during the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said. In its Weekly Bu...

March 9, 2019 No Responses

Braithwaite, Emezi, Diana Make 2019 Women’s Prize For Literature List

Three Nigerian female authors, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi and Diana Evans have been nominated for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The Women’s Prize for Fiction, previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Baileys Women’s Prize Fo...

November 22, 2018 No Responses

12 Finalists Selected In UBA Foundation National Essay Competition

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the twelve finalists for the 2018 edition of its annual National Essay Competition. The 12 finalists will sit for the second round of...

November 18, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Raise Funds From Capital Market To Fund Universities

The Government lacks the financial capacity to fund Nigerian Universities, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Speaking at the convocation of the University of Ibadan which coincided with the institution’s 70th anniversary on Saturday, Buhari explained th...

November 17, 2018 No Responses

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L – R: Ogun State First Lady representative Mrs. Yemisi Durojaye; Miss Lawrence Deborah of Good Shepherd School, Lagos; Mr. Bola Adeeko, Head, Shared Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Mr. Yahaya Hamza, Director/Head of Sectors, Susta...

November 14, 2018 No Responses

Aduvie Celebrates Universal Children’s Day With Art Exhibition

Aduvie International school, Abuja in partnership with ‘Stop don’t drop’ celebrates the Universal children’s day with an Arts Exhibition centered on Up cycling (recycling) putting waste and trashed objects into use. This according to a statement fr...

November 8, 2018 No Responses

Aisha Buhari: Education Will End Early Marriages

Education has been identified as a solution to the problem of early marriages in Africa. This position was made known by wife of the President of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari while receiving female delegates of the Africa Parliamentary...

November 8, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Needs N2tri Annually To Adequately Fund Tertiary Education, Says Babalakin

Dr Wale Babalakin, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Wednesday said Federal Government needs about N2 trillion annually to properly fund tertiary education. Babalakin made the disclosure at the 20th Anniversar...