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29 Bag First Class In Law School Exam
13 Dec 2017 • NEWS
29 Bag First Class In Law School Exam

The Nigerian Law School on Tuesday said 29 out of the 4,294 candidates called to the Nigerian Bar bagged First Class after the August 2017 bar examinations.

Again, Lawyers Examine Standard Of Legal Education In Nigeria
13 Dec 2017 • NEWS
Again, Lawyers Examine Standard Of Legal Education In Nigeria

As the Nigeria Law School (NLS) prepares to call to bar fresh law graduates, experts have shared their views on the way forward on enhancing the quality of law education in the country.

9mobile Launches Coding Centre In Lagos
05 Dec 2017 • NEWS
9mobile Launches Coding Centre In Lagos

9mobile has launched a coding centre at one of its adopted schools in Lagos, Rabiatu Thompson Primary School, Surulere, as part of the Code Lagos initiative of the Lagos State Government.

NASU, SSANU, NAAT Fault Allocation Of Funds
04 Dec 2017 • NEWS
NASU, SSANU, NAAT Fault Allocation Of Funds

Normal life and academic activities in Nigeria’s universities will be disrupted by workers’ industrial action from today.The three non-academic staff unions have declared a trade dispute over failure of government to keep to the terms of its own agreement with the workers.

ASUU To Battle Kogi, Lagos Over Lingering Crisis
04 Dec 2017 • NEWS
ASUU To Battle Kogi, Lagos Over Lingering Crisis

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka Zone, over the weekend called the attention of Nigerians to what they described as the consistent degradation of standards by the Visitors to the Kogi State University (KSU) and the Lagos State University (LASU), governors Yahaya Bello and Akinwunmi Ambode, respectively.

El-Rufai, Teachers And The State Of Education
04 Dec 2017 • NEWS
El-Rufai, Teachers And The State Of Education

It is natural to sympathize with Kaduna’s embattled teachers as I see pictures and videos of people taking to the streets to protest ‘the unjust decision’ of the governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai but the pain of having been a victim of this systemic rot would not let me throw away the benefits that this cataclysmic reform comes with.

FG Alone Cannot Provide Quality University Education – Buhari
04 Dec 2017 • NEWS
FG Alone Cannot Provide Quality University Education – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the organized private sector to play prominent role in providing quality university education, saying “government could not do it alone.”

Education: The Way Out Of Poverty In Nigeria — Ubong King
04 Dec 2017 • NEWS
Education: The Way Out Of Poverty In Nigeria — Ubong King

Chairman, Ubong King Foundation, Mr. Ubong King, has suggested that positive thinking and education can be wielded as the most viable weapons in eradicating poverty in Nigeria.

Mathsolver By Testdriller
30 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Mathsolver By Testdriller

MathSolver helps to solve mathematical problems within a set of topics provided by the user. It provides adequate workings to support answers; and this happen on-the-fly. It has 8 topics, 34 sub-topics and 234 illustrative examples.

Admission Crisis And Nigeria’s Education System
30 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Admission Crisis And Nigeria’s Education System

The appetite for higher education in the world’s most populous black nation, Nigeria, is huge. But existing infrastructure, policies and political realities are becoming obstacles for the hundreds of thousands of the country’s youths.

‘No Posting Of NYSC Members To Unsafe Areas’
29 Nov 2017 • NEWS
‘No Posting Of NYSC Members To Unsafe Areas’

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Sulaiman Kazaure, has disclosed that no corps member would be posted to areas where there are security challenges.

Delta Primary Teachers Lament Non-Payment Of Salaries
29 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Delta Primary Teachers Lament Non-Payment Of Salaries

Primary school teachers in Delta State yesterday protested at the state House of Assembly over non-payment of their salaries.

Education Development Depends On Consistent Govt. Policies – Don
29 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Education Development Depends On Consistent Govt. Policies – Don

Prof. Olasheinde Williams of the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, has identified inconsistency in government policies as a factor affecting development in the nation’s education sector.

UNESCO, World Bank to partner on early child education
29 Nov 2017 • NEWS
UNESCO, World Bank to partner on early child education

The United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has commenced talks with the World Bank to expand advocacy and supports for early childhood education in the country

Groups Train Female Primary School Teachers On Basic Computer Operation
28 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Groups Train Female Primary School Teachers On Basic Computer Operation

The World Federation of Engineering Organisation (WEFO) in collaboration with the Women in Engineering (WIE) and committee of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) have concluded a one week training course in basic computer operation for female teachers drawn from various primary schools in Enugu State

Benefits Of Developing Science, Technology Learning At Elementary Stage
28 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Benefits Of Developing Science, Technology Learning At Elementary Stage

It has been estimated that by the year 2021, robots will eliminate 60 per cent of jobs in the United States, according to Director, Design and Technology Innovation Company, Mr. Stanley Agwuh.

Government Begins Assessment Of Basic Knowledge Sub-Sector With 60, 480 Pupils
28 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Government Begins Assessment Of Basic Knowledge Sub-Sector With 60, 480 Pupils

The Federal Government is set to flag off the 2017 National Assessment of Learning Achievement in Basic Education (NALABE), to determine the success or otherwise of the programme.

Aregbesola Unveils N94m School, Restates Commitment To Sector’s Development
28 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Aregbesola Unveils N94m School, Restates Commitment To Sector’s Development

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has unveiled the St. Augustine’s Government Elementary School, Ipetumodu estimated at N94m.

Education And The 2018 Federal Estimates
27 Nov 2017 • NEWS
Education And The 2018 Federal Estimates

In this season of the presentation of budget estimates by the executive and their consideration by the legislature, it is imperative to interrogate budgeting for education.

2018 Budget: 7.04 Percent Allocation To Education Is Unacceptable – ERC tells FG
24 Nov 2017 • NEWS
2018 Budget: 7.04 Percent Allocation To Education Is Unacceptable – ERC tells FG

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has described the 7.04 per cent allocation to education in the proposed 2018 budget as unacceptable, as it condemned it in strong terms, calling for upward review of budgetary allocation to education to meet the United Nations Education and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO’s recommendation of 26%.