By Ibironke Ariyo The Chairman, Domak Global Foundation, Dr Kingsley Azonobi, on Tuesday inaugurated 13 unit toilets for Government Secondary school, (GSS) Tudunwada, Abuja. Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, Azonobi said he took it upon himself to ensure there was a befitting convenience for the students, especially the females. Azonobi, an alumnus of GSS…
COVID -19 as fresh threat to girl-child education in Northern NigeriaBy Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Girl-child education is faced with numerous challenges especially in Northern Nigeria, where economic barriers, social cultural norms and practices, among other factors, discourage parents/guardians from enrolling the girl-child in formal education. A recent report by UNICEF indicates…
By Busayo Malaolu No fewer than 500 youths have been trained by the Ogun State Technical Education Board at various Government Science and Technical Colleges on trades such as air-conditioner installation, phone repair, electrical/solar and catering services, among others. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Technical Education, Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa during an assessment tour…
By Jacob Damilol and Ayoola Obadimu The State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has monitored the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for learners in the Junior Secondary Schools Three (JSS 3) and the 2020/2021 Unified Promotion examination across the State. Leading the monitoring team to some schools in the Ijebu axis of the…
By Idongesit Onayemi and Taylor Temitayo The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele and other members of the 1981 set Alumni of Queens School Ibadan, have renovated the school computer room, donated sets of computers and furniture to their alma mata, to mark the 40th anniversary of the school. Engr. Salako-Oyedele, while handing over…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, admitted Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to a bail in the sum of N200 million with two sureties. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who granted Ojerinde’s prayer after taking the arguments of counsel to the parties in the matter, said one of the sureties must…
The Kogi State Government on Tuesday said it had recorded about 75 to 80 per cent success of the recent data capturing exercise of all private schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday. Jones said that…
By Jacob Damilola and Ayoola Obadimu, Following the report making the rounds over the purported death of two secondary school students of the Baptist Boys High School, Oke-Saje, Abeokuta, the Ogun State Government has said that no lives were lost in the affected school.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs….
…….as bills pass House second reading Lagos State Government has commended leadership and members of the Lagos State House of Assembly for giving legislative backing to the proposed establishment of two new Universities of Education and Science and Technology by the State Government. The State Government also attributed success it has achieved so far in…
