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Obasanjo Decries Poor Reading Culture Among Youths

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing the poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage. He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), FCT chapter, on Saturday in Abuja. The two-time Nigerian leader and prolific…

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Posterity’ll Judge Us Harshly If Public Schools Collapse – Shettima

Vice-President Kashim Shettima said on Wednesday that posterity would judge leaders of the country harshly if they allowed public schools to collapse. Shettima said this at the public presentation of tablets donated by the MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to students of Government Science Secondary School, Pyakasa, Maitama, Abuja. He said President Bola Tinubu was passionate…

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Lokoja Varsity Students Threathen To Block Highway Over Truck Killings

Protesting students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Wednesday threatened to block the Abuja-Lagos Highway if the Federal Government failed to stop the incessant killing of their colleagues by trucks. Benjamin Timothy, FUL President, Student Union Government (SUG), who made the threat during the procession at the Falele Campus, Lokoja, said the students were tired…

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FCTA Spent N200bn On Education From 2023 To Date

Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the administration has spent N200 billion on education from 2023 to date. Hayyo disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the opening of a two-day innovation and entrepreneurship education training for Vice Principals (Academic) in FCT public secondary schools. He explained out…

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LASU Matriculates 12,590 Students, Urges Them To Shun Cultism

The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday, matriculated 12,590 students for its 2024/2025 academic session, and warned them to shun indiscipline and cultism. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, at the 2024/2025 matriculation ceremony, said over 62,000 applicants applied to the university. Olatunji-Bello urged the students to be of good behaviour and…

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Kogi AGILE Seeks Collaboration To Boost Girls’ Enrollment In Schools

The Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to ensure the smooth implementation of the AGILE project in Kogi. Dr Bello Abdulhakeem, the state Coordinator of AGILE project, made the call at a sensitisation and stakeholders’ engagement programme on Tuesday in Lokoja. Abdulhakeem said that AGILE, a…

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