Dr Ahmed Apatira, Chairman, Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, says the council’s free feeding programme for public primary schools will foster academic excellence. Apatira, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos, said the programme was geared toward nurturing and supporting the development of young minds….
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has urged Nigerian youths to recognise the importance of education and technology in securing their future and advancing the country. Hamzat gave the advice during a visit to him by Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Wife of Lagos State Governor, and participants of the Lagos Boy Child Initiative, on…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria yesterday released its results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–Second Series with 43,923 candidates representing 67.55 per cent obtaining credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language and/or Mathematics. Also 34,878 candidates representing 53.64 per…
Some parents in Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have said that the unabated strike by teachers and the council staffers has negatively impacted their children. The parents expressed their concerns on Sunday in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bwari, on the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against “desperately selecting examination towns.” The Spokesperson of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Benjamin emphasised that the board does not select towns for…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Airtel Nigeria have introduced the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), a digital learning programme, to a primary school in Lagos State. Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, announced this during a joint field trip by Airtel Nigeria and UNICEF to St Agnes Primary School, Maryland, Lagos. The…
Investigation by Exam Ethics Marshals International (EEMI) has revealed that 67 per cent of private and public secondary schools function as ‘exam magic centres,’ where exam malpractices thrive. Ike Onyechere, the founding chairman of EEMI, disclosed these findings at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, focusing on ‘Combating the Dangers of Illegal Levies in…
A female teacher in her 40s on Tuesday stabbed an eight-year-old student to death at an elementary school in the central city of Daejeon. Authorities also that after the teacher stabbed the minor she inflicted wounds on herself. Earlier, police found the two with stab wounds on the second floor of an elementary school building…
Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), says six Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres have been sanctioned for engaging in blank registration. Oloyede, however, did not give the location or details of the sanctioned CBT centres. The registrar disclosed this on Monday in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen during a tour of some…
The University of Jos has offered admission to 67 foreign students from 13 African countries for the 2024/2025 academic session. Prof. Tanko Ishaya, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university, disclosed this in a brief ceremony organised to formally welcome the students into the institution on Monday in Jos. Ishaya explained that the students were offered…
