One Teacher Teaches 170 Pupils Delta State

The Okugbe Primary School, Ikpide-irri in the Isoko South local government area of Delta State has only one teacher teaching over 170 pupils. Aside from this, residents of the community traveled to Kaiama in Bayelsa State Bayelsa State for medical attention. Ikpide-irri is an agrarian community, which specializes in the production of farm produce such as yams, plantains, peppers, and cassava to guarantee food security in the state. A group in the community under the...

Three Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Pioneering AI in Protein Research

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their groundbreaking discoveries in the field of advanced technology, particularly artificial intelligence, AI, in predicting protein structures and creating new ones. The award was announced on Wednesday, recognising Demis Hassabis and John Jumper from Google DeepMind, alongside David Baker from the University of Washington. Hassabis and Jumper were honoured for their use of artificial intelligence to predict the structure of millions of proteins,...

Anambra State Leads in 2024 Presidential Prizes for Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Anambra State has once again been acknowledged for its unwavering commitment to education, as teachers from the State secured top positions in the prestigious 2024 Presidential Prizes for Secondary Schools in Nigeria. This recognition was made during the World Teachers’ Day celebration According to the results of the awards, Mr. Nwosu Joseph, a dedicated teacher, received a brand-new car for emerging as the overall best teacher across all categories, earning him the top position in...

NANS Reacts To N50, 000 NECO Certificate Fee

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the N50,000 fee imposed by the The Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO) Dantani Wushishi has announced in a statement in Minna, Niger State that N50, 000 fee will be paid for the reprinting of certificates. According to the statement, the N50,000 fee for certificate reproduction is subject to periodic review and the reprint requests will only be approved within one year of the original...

Enugu Govt. Moves Against Sex for Grade In Institutions

The Enugu State government in collaboration with Gender Mobile Initiative and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has declared a zero tolerance to sex for grade in institutions of learning in the state. Speaking at a one-day meeting of knowledge management stakeholders organized by the Ministry of Education to discuss the adoption of the National Anti-sexual Harassment Policy in Tertiary Institutions in the state, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government warned such sexual offenders...

ASUU Versus FG: Public Universities Face Potential Crisis

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding urgent resolution of several unresolved issues. These include the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s 2021 draft, and the release of withheld salaries following the 2022 strike action. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, in a statement on Wednesday, expressed the union’s frustration with the government’s consistent delays, accusing them of fuelling a...

Deaf Association Campaign For Integration Of Sign Language In School Curriculum

The Acting National President of Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD), Haruna Tsafe has called on the federal government to incorporate sign language into the country’s official language and educational curriculum. He made the plea while in his keynote address during the 34th Annual General Meeting and General Election held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday. “Sign language, if incorporated, will enhance accessibility, and inclusion, as well as improve communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. “State governments should...

National Examinations Council, NECO releases 2024 SSCE results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 Internal Senior Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE). Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar/CEO of the Council, who announced the release on Thursday at the Council Headquarters in Minna, Niger State said, 828,284, representing 60.55 percent scored five credits including English language and Mathematics. Wushishi said 1,376,423 representing 709, 950 males and 669,473 females registered for this year’s internal examination while 1,367,736 representing 702,112 males and 665,624...

Unizik Expands Curriculum with “Peace, Security, and Development Studies”

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, the Anambra State capital, has expanded programmes run by the Institution with the Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies- IPSDS. The Institute now in its second year, first took off from the Dr Alex Ekwueme Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, also in the University. Now in its second session since the Institute was established, it is open for new intakes for the current academic year. Courses like Development Studies,...

Federal Government Dismisses 120 University Lecturers

The Yola Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed dissatisfaction over the dismissal of about 120 academics from several universities for participating in the 2021 national strike. Dani Mammam, ASUU Yola Zone Coordinator said the affected institutions include, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Lagos State University, Ebonyi State University, Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma, Prince Abubakar Audu University, and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. Mammam explained that such actions are a violation of...

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