A private tertiary institution, Thomas Adewumi University, Oko, Kwara State, has inaugurated a 214 kilowatt solar farm to serve its energy needs. The facility, which was unveiled by its founder, Dr Johnson Adewumi, at the university campus on Saturday, would also supply electricity to the neighbouring communities. A statement from the university on Monday said…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)’s probe panel has cleared the Governing Council and the management of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) of infractions in the appointment of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, as a Professor of Cybersecurity. It said the university followed due process and…
The schoolchildren were reportedly abducted along the Igarra-Auchi Road, near Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo local government area. Gunmen, on Tuesday, intercepted a school bus belonging to Glory Land Group of Schools in Edo State and abducted two pupils. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the vehicle conveying the victims in the company of other pupils…
It is no news that a female UNN student was expelled from UNN after supposedly stripping to win 10k in a dance competition. Well, I am that student. Normally I would let this slide because I am not clout chasing and I owe no one an explanation, but, am tired of seeing different fake news…
A former Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i has said that political will was part of policies necessary for addressing the challenges and issues of Girl-child education in Nigeria. She stated this at the 4th Convocation ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)/University of Benin held in Abuja on Monday. a…
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota in Ogun State, Bishop Davido Oyedepo, has charged graduating students of the institution to always take responsibility in the pursuit of their various careers and destinies. While speaking during the 16th Convocation Ceremony of the institution on Friday, Oyedepo urged the outgoing students to be problem solvers, asking them…
Ms Chioma Agwuegbo, the Executive Director, TechHerNG, an NGO, says the group will engage 12 sub-urban secondary schools in the FCT and Nasarawa State University with digital skills and online safety training. She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that the training would be under the TechHer School Tour Project….
TRUST AFRICA NEWS ,By Emmanuel Udodinma As part of efforts aimed at engaging the youths and making them self-sufficient, members of the International Association of Lions Clubs Region 3 District 404A1 Nigeria, Gbagada Jasmine Lions club, recently organised a -day empowerment programme at Gbagada Senior Grammar School for youths with theme ‘’Effective learning and studying…
Hundreds of millions of children in South Asia are suffering because their schools have been closed due to coronavirus but they lack online devices and connections for remote learning, UNICEF says. Authorities should prioritise the safe reopening of schools because, even before the pandemic, nearly 60 percent of children in the densely populated region were…
