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Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has charged participants at the ongoing Fourth National Council on Establishment to work on existing civil service policies to make them relevant to the needs of modern society.
Public and private secondary schools in the six education districts of Lagos State are already putting their acts together in their bid to emerge victorious in the second edition of the state Internal Revenue essay competition.
Crawford University, one of the private universities licensed by the federal government in 2005 and owned by The Apostolic Faith Mission will be holding its first convocation for the conferment of first and honorary degrees and award of prizes on Thursday November 19, 2009.
Apart from graduands of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos who will be conferred with certificates for having successfully completed their studies both retirees who meritoriously served the first higher institution in Nigeria as well as stakeholders during the forthcoming 26th convocation ceremonies.
Students of the Matilda Newport Jr. High School in Monrovia last week resumed normal classes after they earlier left the school as a result of pollution.
The Gauteng Department of Education has launched an investigation into the possibility of a breach in security involving the Physical Science matric exam paper at a high school in Soweto.
Mr. Garba Ahmed Idris, an academician has appealed to government to look into the kind of teachers that teach in our learning institutions.
The attitude of students to public libraries is very poor. Most of them in school hostels prefers to stay in their rooms to read. It is not up to 30% who read in the library. Part of the reason is attributable to poor management of existing libraries..The academic library is designed to serve students and staff as well as the host community.Hence their is need to always upgrade it in order to be ...
The University of Lagos in its effort to embrace the current trend in Genetic studies and enlighten students and staff on grant writing for further studies, recently organised a scientific workshop titled, Molecular and statistical genetics: grant writing and funding of proposal.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has charged foreign students undergoing various studies in tertiary institutions to be good ambassadors of their countries while in the University.
The sum of N186million was spent in the renovation and provision of classroom furniture for Government Science Secondary School, Gombe by its Old Boys Association.
THE ASHANTI Regional Director of Education, Mr. Joseph Onyinah has emphasized the importance of education, noting that it is a very Crucial Fundamental Right to every Human Being. He stated that every Human Being is born into the world as a being, but the human part of him is acquired in society through Education.
The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) has vowed to continue disrupting matric exams "until Jesus comes and rescues Lagunya (Finishing School)".
Technical teachers who are currently holding Advanced Craft certificates will be sponsored to attain Ordinary Diplomas, the Ministry of Education has revealed. According to the statement issued by the ministry, the first scholarship intake which is scheduled to begin on December 2, will see at least 60 teachers benefit from the programme.
Investigation into corruption claims within the Dokolo's education department will go on in spite of the opposition from the LC5 chief, the Resident District Commissioner has said.
Makerere University students yesterday went on a strike demanding an explanation from the administration why they will not participate in the forthcoming inter-university games events. The students stormed the Senate Building and library carrying placards that described the university's sports as "doomed and dead".
The government will acquire a $150million (about Shs300bn) loan from the World Bank for the enhancement of education programmes and facilitation of teachers' welfare, Daily Monitor has learnt.
Student body of the University of Port Harcourt has called on the Federal Government to immediately relocate the ex-militant camp located at Aluu, near Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. This followed another violent protest staged by the ex- militants numbering about 4000 at the Aluu Rehabilitation Center .
President Yar'Adua has been called upon to sack the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Senator Adamu Aliero, for closing all public schools in the territory for the sake of the 2009 Abuja Carnival.
The Government yesterday invited all primary school teachers with higher academic credentials to enlist with their respective district councils for promotion to teach in secondary schools.
UNIVERSITY education in Uganda has gained popularity compared to 20 years ago. Average families are struggling to educate their siblings. Some families acquire long-term loans so as to raise the necessary tuition fees only for their graduates to end up on the streets upon completion of their courses.
RECENTLY, it was reported in the press that university dons during the vice-chancellor's forum requested the Government to exempt part-time lecturers from saving with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Their argument was that they earn small salaries and the deduction to NSSF leaves them with almost nothing.
Government should not be evasive when it comes to charging fees because "nothing good comes out of nothing, but we have to ensure that we protect the interest of the poor." Chairman of the soon-to-be inaugurated Abuja Branch of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Alumni Association, Chief Chyna Iwuanyanwu, who gave the advice in Abuja, recently said, "Let us be very realistic. If we are aspiring to ...
A retired professor of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine , University of Lagos , Prof. Ajesola Solarin-Majekodunmi has stressed the need for the girl-child to be given the best opportunity in education so that she could become one to be reckoned with in the society.
A Justice with the Federal High Court and an old student of Oraukwu Grammar School Old Boys Association, Justice Okechukwu Okeke has said that unless the education sector was given a pride of place in the country, it might go into extinction.
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