The Kogi state House of Assembly, at its hallowed chamber in Lokoja, has commenced public hearing on the bill to establish Kogi State Senior Secondary Education Board (KASSEB). The Executive Secretary, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Dr. Iyela Ajayi, who was present at the public hearing to present a submission elaborating on the NSSEC…
Adaeze Onaro, a 15-year-old student of Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere Lagos, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 National Essay Competition organised by the UBA Foundation. According to a statement from the United Bank for Africa Plc, Onaro was the first of three girls to claim the top prizes in the competition that…
Various stakeholders including Mrs. Oluwayemisi Ogunmola, Managing Director of EDC Fund Management Limited, a member of the Ecobank Group; Mr Abubakar Suleiman, CEO of Sterling Bank; Mrs. Oluwatomi Somefun, CEO of Unity Bank; Gbenga Oyebode, Board Chairman at African Philanthropy Forum; Asue Ighodalo, Founding Partner at Banwo and Ighodalo; Adeyemi Ademola, MD of First E&P;…
Provost of The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, has charged newly inducted Medical Doctors and Dental Surgeons into the profession to put service to humanity forward in their practice and be committed to the development of the health sector. Prof. Abiodun Adewuya at the induction ceremony of the 17th set of graduating…
By Ayomide Otitoju Owosho Adebowale, the Juvenile Harvest Chairman of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Paradise Way has called on the president, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise education as that’s the bedrock of the country’s development. He stated this at the 2023 Juvenile harvest of the church where the children were celebrated and those who…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos, Nigeria In commemoration of International Children’s Day, celebrated every June, the leading provider of ICT infrastructure, Huawei, and Nigeria’s innovative telecoms operator, 9mobile, collaborated to organize a captivating ballet performance for children from the Leap of Dance Academy at the Terra Kulture centre in Lagos. The performance was live-streamed on various…
In commemoration of the annual United Nations World Menstrual Hygiene Day, over 600 schoolgirls have been empowered on how they can take care of their menstrual health and given sanitary pads by Girls Talk With Ariyiike (GTWA), a charity initiative led by CEO, actress, and event host, Ariyiike Owolagba. The sanitary towels project which took…
•Governor inaugurates schools, multiple jetties, medical equipment, roads, others in eight councils By Ayomide Otitoju In line with his administration’s commitment to deliver dividends of democracy and good governance to Lagos residents, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, commissioned 13 projects in eight local government areas of the State. The commissioning of the projects in Amuwo-Odofin,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Adéwálé Students’ Conference is set to reward academic excellence with up to ₦5,000,000.00 in cash prizes in the 2023 edition of its annual inter-school competition. The team announced the cash prize during a tour of various secondary schools and asked the participating schools to get their best candidates ready for the…
