Education is one of the surest ways to improve life in West Africa. Without even a primary education, children are likely to remain impoverished for the rest of their lives. Many million school-age children in West Africa are working instead of going to classes. In addition to facing a …
Read More »Nigerian Culture And International Schools
The Nigerian education environment is a tapestry of cultures and curricula imported from different climes around the globe. There are a plethora of so called international schools around populated by children of civil servants, ‘ex this’ and ‘former that’ that breed nothing but misfits for the society. Our source …
Read More »Stakeholders: Students’ performance in SSCE over 5 years in North West disappointing
Stakeholders in the education sector in the Northwest have described the performance of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) over the last five years as disappointing. The stakeholders blamed the situation on poor funding, students’ poor attitude to learning and the lack of motivation for teachers. …
Read More »OOU Postgraduate admission qualifying examinations new dates 2016/2017
In view of the suspension of the Strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), OOU branch, the Postgraduate Admission Qualifying Examinations which was scheduled earlier will now be held in the various departments as follows: -Full-time Applicants (All Departments) Friday 7th October, 2016 10:00am …
Read More »Rotary gives 1,000 bags to pupils and sung borehole in schools
As part of the move to mitigate the negative impact of economic recession on parents in discharging their responsibilities towards their children, Rotary Club of Omole-Golden, District 9110, Nigeria has donated no less than 1,000 school bags and a borehole to a primary school in Lagos. It was learnt that the …
Read More »Security experts have urged the Federal Government to introduce a national safe school policy
Security experts have urged the Federal Government to introduce a national safe school policy in response to the incessant attacks on the right to education in the country. Speaking at a Safe School Summit in Abuja recently, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Consultancy Unit, Nigerian Defence Academy, Major Gen. Matthias …
Read More »AFE Babalola University (ABUAD) admission screening exercise 2016/2017 announced
The screening exercise of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), we have been re-scheduled and will now take place on Wednesday, 12th October, 2016 at the Afe Babalola University Main Campus alone. GENERAL INFORMATION The following candidates are entitled to attend the screening exercise on 12th of October, 2016. Category A (i) Candidates who …
Read More »Welding Engineering as a course in Nigeria’s Universities and Polytechnics
Minster of science and technology Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has described Welding Engineering as critical and an integral part of science & technology and innovation required in the manufacturing and construction sectors. This was at a Meeting with Leaders of Nigerian Institute of Welding who called on him for support in …
Read More »Where did Boston schools rank among colleges?
Gather ’round everyone, for U.S. News & World Report has released its 2017 Best Colleges ranking, and there is much trash-talking to be had with the school at the other end of the B Line. Princeton University narrowly edged out Harvard for the number 1 spot in the national universities …
Read More »Welding Engineering as a course in Nigeria’s Universities and Polytechnics
Minster of science and technology Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has described Welding Engineering as critical and an integral part of science & technology and innovation required in the manufacturing and construction sectors. This was at a Meeting with Leaders of Nigerian Institute of Welding who called on him for support in …
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