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Oxford University has come top of the Times Higher Education world university rankings – a first for a UK university. Oxford knocks California Institute of Technology, the top performer for the past five years, into second place. But there are warnings the vote to leave the European Union could destabilise …

The Kwara Government last week Friday closed down 10 private schools built with wooden slabs and the ones operating without due authorisation from the state government. Hajia Zainab Bello, the Director, Quality Assurance Bureau (QAB) of the Kwara Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, said that the schools were …

Borno State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Inuwa Kubo has announced the reopening of Public secondary school toady Monday, September 26th, two years after they were closed due to Boko Haram insurgency. The public schools were closed in March, 2014, after terrorists attacked a school in neighbouring Yobe. Borno government reopened the …

Because of the high heat that is predicted for today, Superintendent Karl Mueller is declaring a Minimum Day for today, Monday, September 26th. “Minimum Day” means that all schools will begin at their regular times, but all schools shall end the day at 12:30 PM. For those who need lunch, …

The Chairman, Bestgift Group of Schools, Ijegun, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Engineer B.C Madubueze, has advised parents to lay a solid foundation for their children by exposing them to technical education. Noting that the realities of the present day has shown that the only way out …

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the weekend laid the foundation for the construction of a new secondary school in Balle, the headquarters of Gudu Local Government Area, effectively closing the chapter of the town being the only council without a secondary school in Nigeria. Speaking at the event …

“You can have these,” says Professor Fidelis Okafor, handing me over a gift of two books and a glossy magazine entitled Mantras of Hope and Footprints in the Sands of Time, and COOU Times respectively. I quickly flip through the pages, nodding my head. The last time we met was …

The Oyo state ministry of justice and its educational counterpart have been summoned by the State House of Assembly over the ownership status of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. They are slated to appear before the assembly on Tuesday, September 27. The summon was followed by a motion titled, …

  When Nigerian teenager Zara John was rescued from Boko Haram captivity last year, she was delighted to learn she was pregnant with the baby of the Islamic militant who abducted her and forced her into marriage. Seven months ago, the 18-year-old said she was still in love with the …

  You probably just finished your first degree and are interested in starting your Master’s Degree immediately. Well, this lawyer and expert in corporate and financial law thinks you need to chill. Oluwakemi Makun is advising young Nigerians to take a break before rushing to do their Master’s, as is …