Education Archives — Page 19 of 20

March 31, 2017 No Responses

Ministry registers Rullion Capacity Builders as vocational trade test centre

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Rullion Capacity Builders, focused on empowering women and youths in skills acquisition and entrepreneurship has been granted national accreditation by the Federal Ministry of labour and productivity as a trade testing centre for vocational training. Speaking...

March 26, 2017 No Responses

‘How to tackle corrupt Vice Chancellors’

To successfully tackle corruption in Nigerian Universities, Vice Chancellors accused of corruption must be arrested and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), has said A...

March 22, 2017 No Responses

Heritage Bank, Lagos Reps sponsor one-day seminar for JAMB students

As part of its initiative to develop the advancement of education in Nigeria, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with a House of Representative member in Lagos State, Honourable Nurudeen Olaitan Akinwunmi at the weekend organised a one day JAMB seminar...

March 15, 2017 No Responses

Atiku endows education fund for Onukaba’s children

Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar has endowed an education fund for the children of his late aide, Dr. Adinoyi-Ojo Onukaba. Onukaba, who died on his way back from former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 80th ...

December 23, 2016 No Responses

‘Improving quality of non-standard jobs helps women’

While women make up less than 40 per cent of total employment, globally their share amongst employees working part-time hours is 57 per cent. In 2014, more than half of women worked part-time hours in the Netherlands and Switzerland; similarly...

December 14, 2016 No Responses

Ministers lauds Academy Press N2b investment in modern equipment

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded the Lagos-based printers Academy Press Plc for showing great confidence in the country’s economy through the investment of N2billion in acquiring modern equipment within one year. T...

November 25, 2016 No Responses

Ifeoluwa Abiodun emerges winner of 2016 NSE essay competition

Miss Ifeoluwa Toluwanimi Abiodun, a 14 year old student of Babington Macauley Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has emerged the winner of the 2016 edition of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools students in Niger...

November 23, 2016 No Responses

FBN Holdings backs NSE Essay competition

FBN Holdings Plc has thrown its weight behind the ongoing 2016 Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition for students in senior secondary schools in all states of the federation. The competition is part of NSE’s efforts at addressing one...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks Governors’ support for ‘Change Begins With Me’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has canvassed the support of State Governors for the success of theFederal Government’s National Re-orientation Campaign, “Change Begins With Me”, which was launched by President...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

Elumelu to African Youth: Your time for leadership is now

African business leader and philanthropist, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu has stated that the time for leadership amongst Nigerian and African Youth is now. Elumelu, who addressed the students of the Lagos State University, faculty members and officials of the Lagos St...

November 8, 2016 No Responses

DANGOTE, Osundare, Amao bag University of Ibadan Honourary Degree

Foremost entrepreneur and business guru, Aliko Dangote has been named among three eminent Nigerians to be conferred with honorary degrees by the premier institution, the University of Ibadan. Others to be honoured according the University management are Prof...

November 4, 2016 No Responses

10 students gets NLNG post graduate scholarships

Nigeria LNG Limited has so far awarded a total of three thousand and fifty-three (3,053) scholarships to Nigerian students. This is part of the company’s education intervention programme for deserving students at Post Primary, Undergraduate and Post Graduate...

November 4, 2016 No Responses

FBN Holdings takes financial literacy to youths

In its sustained commitment to encourage savings culture among Nigerians, FBN Holdings Plc joined the rest of the world on Monday in celebrating the 2016 World Savings Day by engaging children and youths on the rudiments of savings in line...

October 21, 2016 No Responses

AfDB approves $40m loan for Afe Babalola University

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an eight-year $40-million corporate loan to the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) in Ado Ekiti (Nigeria), to finance part of the university’s expansion plan. According to the.....