Paul University Awka Set to hold 4th Convocation Ceremony

The 4th convocation ceremony of Paul University Awka has been slated for Friday, 6th October, 2023. The convocation which will feature Mr. Valentine Ozigbo who was the PDP candidate in the last Anambra State Governorship election as the guest convocation lecture, will hold within the premises of the University in Awka metropolis from 12 noon on Friday. This event will see to the award of first degrees, advanced degrees and honourary degrees to deserving graduands...

260 SMART Schools Underway In Enugu State

Plans are underway by the Enugu State Government to establish 260 SMART schools across the state. Dr. Peter Ndubuis Mbah, Governor of Enugu State gave this indication during the celebration of the 63rd Independence Day Anniversary of Nigeria, held at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, said the SMART schools would be categorized into crèche, nursery, primary, and junior secondary schools. The State Governor represented by his Deputy Governor, Ifeanyi Ossai, stated that the school will have...

Enugu State Government To Establish 260 Smart Schools In 260 Wards

The Enugu State Government has revealed plans to establish 260 SMART schools in the 260 wards of the state; the SMART schools would be categorized into crèche, nursery, primary, and junior secondary schools. Dr. Peter Ndubuis Mbah, Governor of Enugu State made this known during the celebration of the 63rd Independence Day Anniversary of Nigeria, held on Sunday, at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu. In his message delivered by the Deputy Governor, Ifeanyi Ossai, stated, “For...

Olivia University, Burundi, scouts for students in Anambra, offers scholarships

The management of Olivia University, Bujumbura (OUB), Burundi, East Africa, has begun scouting for students in Anambra State for courses in medicine/surgery, nursing, pharmacy and others. To this end, it has announced plans to award scholarship to Nigerians who would want to study those courses in the university. These were disclosed on Saturday by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev. Fr. Prof Josephat Obi-Oguejiofor, during an interactive session with relevant stakeholders and intending students...

UNIZIK dismisses 3 staff, suspends cleric, 14 others for misconducts

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, has sacked and suspended lecturers and other categories of workers for various acts of misconducts. This is sequel to a panel recommendations for the expulsion and suspension of more than 14 individuals, including staff and students indicted for various offences. The implicated persons included a cleric who was indicted for aiding and abetting examination misconduct by allegedly accepting gratification from students, three lecturers and other students. A...

WAEC Set to Transition into  ‘Computer-Based Test’ System

The Head of National Office, HNO, of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Patrick Areghan has said that plans are in motion to transition the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, to a computer-based test. Areghan, whose tenure as the HNO elapses in October, said the examination body has “gone far” with the process. “We have already started something in terms of CBT examination. We have gone far with our planning and all of...

Federal Government To Revive Adults, Almajiris Education

The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu says the Federal Government will enroll over 10million out-of- school children into schools to improve their living standard. The Minister stated this when he paid a visit to the Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar in his office at Birnin Kebbi. “The federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was planning to revive the National Commission for Adults and Almajiris Education to...

Governor Soludo Announces Free Education For Anambra State Public School Students

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, during his visit to several government-owned schools, has declared a groundbreaking offer of free education for all public school students from nursery to Junior Secondary School Three (JSS 3). This significant decision was met with jubilation among students, parents, and educators across the state. Anambra State has been known for academic excellence and Mr Governor is poised to improve educational system in the state, provide needed...

Nigeria Need Additional 20,000 Schools, 907,769 Classrooms To Absorbs Out-of-School Children

In order to absorb all of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the country require an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms. Ben Goong, Director, Press of the Federal Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC, Hammed Boboyi, gave the statistics while briefing the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman. According to the statement, the Executive Secretary identified Infrastructural gaps, and inadequate Manpower as...

Protest rocks Nigerian universities as fee-hike wave hits hard

“There is victory for us. In the struggle for education, there is victory for us,” was the chant oozing from students of one of Nigeria’s high-profiled universities protesting a sudden hike in fees last week. The protest was one of the many that have been witnessed in many tertiary institutions in the West African country in the past week as a result of the arbitrary increase in administrative charges by school authorities. A tsunami of...

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