The 2025 edition of the African Spelling Bee has concluded in Abuja with a colourful display of intellect, resilience, and cultural pride. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the edition marked the first time the prestigious continental contest has been hosted in West Africa. Since its inception in 2016, the African Spelling Bee…
Israel has ordered the closure of six schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities have said. The UN agency said the security forces entered the six schools and gave “illegal” closure orders effective in 30 days. It said the school closure directly impacted some 800 boys…
The 8th edition of the Nigerian Spelling Bee began on Wednesday in Abuja, with organisers emphasising the competition’s role in enhancing children’s spelling abilities amid growing dependence on digital communication. Speaking during the finals, Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigerian Spelling Bee, expressed concern over the growing trend of poor spelling among students…
The Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has enlisted 14 professors and 23 research students from different Nigerian universities for its joint venture sabbatical and internship programmes. Igo Weli, the General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development, made the disclosure in a statement by the company’s Spokesman, Mr Michael Adande on Wednesday. It would recalled that in…
More than a dozen schools remained closed in the western German city of Duisburg on Monday after receiving far-right threats. A total of 15 secondary schools were shut, with some 17,980 pupils affected, a spokeswoman for the district administration told dpa. Signs saying “school closed’’ had been put up at several of the affected institutions…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin(Unilorin), Prof. Wahab Egbewole SAN, has congratulated an alumnus of the university, Engr. Babs Omotowa on his appointment as a Non-Executive Director at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This is contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, on Wednesday…
Mr Stephen Emeomi-Magi, the best graduating student of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has been rewarded with N500,000 by the Ahoanaruogho family of Benin, Edo. OAUSTECH’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Okitipupa. He said that the award was tagged: ‘Mrs Josephine…
The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has approved the promotion and confirmation of 47 senior staff members of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The information was conveyed in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna by the Head of the Media Unit of the NBTE, Mrs Fatima Abubakar. Abubakar stated that…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed Sen. Binta Garba as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council of the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti. Garba, a politician, businesswoman and administrator, represented Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate from 2015 to 2019 and served in the House…
Ethiopian Minister of Education Berhanu Nega said over 7.2 million children are out of school in Ethiopia due to conflict and insecurity, highlighting a severe crisis in the education sector. Nega said this while addressing an education-themed meeting, calling for urgent solutions to the threat. “Conflict and insecurity situations poison the minds of children and…
