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PMB Celebrates Release Of Abducted Female Students

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President Muhammadu Buhari celebrates with the people of Zamfara over release of abducted female students in the State. In a statement on Tuesday by the presidency, President Buhari said he was excited that their ordeal came to a happy end without any incident, adding that “being held in Continue Reading

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Hundreds Of kidnapped Students Released- Governor

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Hundreds of Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school in the Northern State of Zamfara have been released, State Governor Dr. Bello Matawalle said on Tuesday.   “Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity,” Matawalle wrote on Twitter. “This follows the Continue Reading

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Teachers Recruitment: Stakeholders Task Osun Govt. on Capable Manpower

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As eleven thousand candidates enter the second stage in the ongoing Osun State Teachers recruitment exercise, stakeholders want the government to fully adhere to global best practices in the selection of the would-be teachers for primary and secondary schools in the state. Commenting on the exercise in Osogbo, the stakeholders believed this would ensure quality […]Continue Reading

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Inter-Agency Partnership Enhances Productivity-Agboke

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Government Parastatals and Agencies have been enjoined to embrace inter-agency arrangements to enhance effective delivery of their mandates. Resident Electoral Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State, Mr. Mutiu Agboke gave the advice in Ibadan while receiving an ex-corps member who served with the commission, Miss Adetutu Seriki, a Continue Reading

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Osun Assembly to Look into Challenges of State Poly, College of Educ.

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If stakeholders do the needful, education sector would not remain the same again. This is the submission of the Chairman, House Committee on Education Mr. Babatunde Ibirogba during visit to Osun State College of Education Ila Orangun and Osun State Polytechnic Iree. Mr. Ibirogba said all stakeholders should be proactive and contribute their quota to […]Continue Reading

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Teach Security Education…. Expert Advises Governments, Teachers

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A security scholar at the University of Ibadan, Professor Oyesoji Aremu has stressed the need to expose school children to some basic security education to halt the spate of insecurity. Aremu stated this in an interview with the newsmen in Ibadan. He said such knowledge would get them equipped mentally and skillfully for likely events […]Continue Reading

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Osun Assembly Urges Tertiary Institutions To Produce Skilled Graduates

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The Osun State House of Assembly wants Tertiary Institutions to produce graduates that are skilled to make them financially independent. Chairman House Committee on Education, Mr. Babatunde Ibirogba made the call while addressing newsmen after the oversight visit of the committee to Osun State College of Education, Ilesa and Osun State College of Technology Esa-oke. […]Continue Reading

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UI Insists On Online Lecture For First Semester

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UI: Resumption Of Academic Activities Following the release of the academic calendar for the 2020/2021 session, the Senate of the University of Ibadan, at its meeting, held on Monday, 22 February, 2021 reiterated its earlier decision that lectures for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic session will only be delivered ONLINE . Consequent upon […]Continue Reading

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Osun Govt. Closes Secondary School over Invasion by Suspected Cultists

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Osun State Government has announced the closure of lfeoluwa Co-Educational Grammar School, Osogbo, after the school was invaded by suspected cultists. The spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Mr  Yemisi Opalola, told journalists in Osogbo that about twenty youths carrying cutlasses and other dangerous weapons had stormed the school premises and caused Continue Reading

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Covid-19 Task Force Donates Sanitation Facilities to Three Schools in Osun

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The Victim Support Fund Covid-19 Task Force has donated water sanitation and hygiene wash facilities to three secondary schools in Osun State. The items were presented at the Baptist Grammar School Ikire in Irewolede Local Government from where correspondent, Adenitan Akinola filed in this report.Continue Reading

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Gov. Bello Reappoints College of Education Provost

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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved the re-appointment of Mrs. Jagboro olusola as the Provost of College of Education (Technical) Kabba as well as the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim as Provost, College of Education, Ankpa.The Governor also approved the re-appointment of Co-Chairman, Ambassador Usman Bello and Bishop John Ibenu as well as […]Continue Reading

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Teachers’ Recruitment: Osun releases cut-off marks

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As part of efforts to improve the workforce of its public schools, Osun Government has officially released the results of the qualifying examination for candidates seeking employment as teachers in its public schools. This followed the conduct of a Computer-Based Test for over 27,000 applicants across designated centres in the State. In a statement released […]Continue Reading

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Kogi Governor Promises To Make State Institutions World Class

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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, has said that his administration would ensure that the state owned Health and education institutions compete favourably in the country. Governor Bello made this known while receiving a report from the committee on the proposed take-off of the College of Medicine at the Confluence University of Technology, Osara. The […]Continue Reading

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FG Wants Nigerian Universities among Top Global Institutions

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The Federal Government has expressed commitment to improve the competitiveness of Nigerian Universities to be among top global Institutions in areas of research and development. The Chairman Board of Trustees of Tertiary Education Fund, TETFUND, Alhaji Kashim Imam stated this at a media briefing in Maiduguri. The Chairman said the meeting was to address the […]Continue Reading

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Fayemi Names Governing Council Members for Bamidele Olumilua University

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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointment of members of the Governing Council of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti.  A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode says, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) is the Chancellor of the university while Chief Afolabi Ojuawo is the Pro […]Continue Reading

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BESDA: Oyo SUBEB Partners World Bank, UBEC….Trains Non-Formal Education Centres

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Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has commenced training of language teachers and non-formal education centres facilitators across the State. This, the government revealed is in partial fulfilment of the execution of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in the State. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Poised to Clampdown on Fraudulent Travel Agencies

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Oyo State Government says plans are underway to get rid of travel agencies who have been defrauding prospective students planning to study abroad. The State Commissioner for Education, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye stated this at the opening ceremony of Education USA Advising Centre in Ibadan. Mr Olaleye, who explained that many unsuspecting individuals had been scammed […]Continue Reading

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UI: FG Suspends Meeting of Governing Council

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The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has approved the suspension of all meetings of the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan. This was conveyed in a letter to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Mr. Sonny Echono. The letter which stated that […]Continue Reading

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Reintroducing School Feeding Programme

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The Federal Government of Nigeria under the then President, Goodluck Jonathan piloted the implementation of home grown school feeding beginning with 12 states selected from the six geopolitical zones. The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) was aimed to improve the health and educational outcomes of public primary school pupils. At the beginning of […]Continue Reading

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PLWD: Oyo Govt. Employs Successful Candidates

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In continuation on distribution of letters to successful candidates, Oyo state government has begun the issuance of letters to 150 Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD) into the State teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). The distribution exercise which took place at the TESCOM Headquarters, Secretariat, Ibadan will also enlist fifty PLWD as non-teaching staff.  Continue Reading

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Reform NYSC to conform with modern realities, Makinde tells Governing Board

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…pledges infrastructure upgrade for NYSC Orientation Camp in Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has asked the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reform the scheme to bring it in line with modern realities. The governor, who gave the charge while receiving the Governing Board led by its Chairman, Ambassador […]Continue Reading

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FEC Approves 20 New Private Universities

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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved the establishment of 20 additional private universities in the country. Nine of the private universities are located in North-Central, three in South-South, two in South-East, five of them in North-West and one in South-West. Briefing newsmen shortly after the meeting, the minister said the approved universities Continue Reading

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Our teachers’ recruitment will be merit-based – Gov. Oyetola

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The governor of Osun State, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola says the recruitment exercise for teachers in the state will be merit-driven.  Governor Oyetola gave the assurance in a speech during the inauguration and distribution of educational materials, sports equipment and other materials to pupils with special needs in primary and junior secondary schools at the warehouse […]Continue Reading

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Protest rocks LAUTECH

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Workers union under the aegis of Joint Action Committee, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH Ogbomoso have staged a peaceful protest to drive home their demands. The Unions involved are; SSANU, National Association of Academic Technology and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities. The union members in their numbers besieged the VC Lodge to register their Continue Reading

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Faith Odunsi Emerges Mathematics Queen of the Year

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The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) has crowned Miss Faith Odunsi of Ambassadors’ College, Otta, Ogun State “Mathematics Queen’’ for her outstanding performance in the 2020 National Olympiads Competition.   Miss Odunsi solved 19 mathematics questions in 60 seconds, and became the best girl in mathematics competition. 26 students of both senior and junior secondary Continue Reading