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Experts Urge Government to Prioritize Education Sector
By Olawale Asake Some education experts have called on the Federal and State governments to improve the quality of education by putting more funding into the Sector to further aid teaching and learning in schools. They made the call at the 2024 Olagoke Educational Foundation, O’LEG Competition for Secondary School Students organized by Shafaudeen in…
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Inclusive education for girls imperative for national development- MAYEIN
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Inclusive education for girls and every child is imperative for national development. This was the submission of stakeholders at a programme organised by a nongovernmental organisation, NGO, Mentoring Assistance for Youths and Entrepreneurs Initiative (MAYEIN) in commemorating the International Day of the Girl-child. MAYEIN launched its Girls in Education Dialogues project in…
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Halt Unjust Fee Hikes, Commercialization of Education – Group Tells FG
By Morenikeji Moses A non-governmental group, The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the recent hike in school fees across public universities in Nigeria, saying they are outrageous and unconscionable. In a statement issued in Lagos, the group said this disheartening trend is not just a knife in the back of poor…
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Parenting; School Grade, not a Reflection of a Child’s Ability
By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Back then as a student in the school, we all looked forward to high scores in our examinations and so does our parents. A child with very good grades was celebrated and almost seen as the toast of his parents. So we all struggled, to get good grades and receive the applause…
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‘My administration has done a lot for education’ – Gov. Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has pledged the support of his administration for the smooth take-off of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Ogbomoso, saying that, education is a top priority of his administration. The governor, who stated this while receiving members of the Institution’s Governing Council, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office…
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Councils Get New Education Secretaries In Ondo
As part of efforts to promote education administration at the grassroots, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the appointment of education secretaries for the eighteen council areas of the state In a statement signed by the chief press secretary to the governor, Richard Olatunde said the appointment took effect on June 23, 2022. The Education Secretaries…
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Pantami Advocates New Set Of Literacy Skills To Improve Education
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Musa Pantani has said the Development and Adoption of the Digital Nigeria Center, DNC in secondary schools is one of the initiatives for articulating the implementation of Digital Literary Skills. This he identified as the pillar two of the eight pillars National Digital Economy policy and strategy, a…
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Monarch Advocates Compulsory Girl Child Education
A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Olona of Ada in Boripe Local Government, Oba Oyetunde Ojo has described compulsory education of a girl child and women empowerment as the most functional approach to abolishing poverty in the society. In an interview with Radio Nigeria in his palace, Oba Oyetunde said empowering a woman stabilized…
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Osun Assembly Reiterates Commitment To Invest More In Education Sector
The Osun State House of Assembly has assured that the Assembly would continue to support the development of the Education sector in the state. Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Adebayo Olodo gave the assurance during the budget defence by Tertiary Institutions in the state. Mr. Olodo said through effective and people-oriented legislation,…
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SUBEB Reiterates Commitment To Repositioning Education in Osun
The Executive Chairman, Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr. Israel Ajibola Famurewa, has restated the commitment of the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola-led administration to reposition the basic education system in the State. He stated this when he led some officials of the board and the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, All Progressives Congress (APC) News Online, Dr. Tom Ohikere…
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TASCE Name Change Bill, Others Pass Second Reading
Three bills including the Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Commission Amendment Law, 2021, Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose Law, 2021 and Council of Obas and Traditional Council Law of Ogun State, 2021 have scaled through second reading. The sponsor of a bill on the State Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Amendment Law, 2021, Mr. Kunle Sobukanla,…
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Attacks on Schools: Imminent Threat to Education- NAWOJ
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ has condemned the recent abduction of over 200 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A statement by the National President of NAWOJ, Ladi Bala says the latest abduction is the fourth in the series of attacks…
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Fast Tracking Virtual Education To Cope With The Challenges Of COVID-19
Over the years in Nigeria, as in many other countries worldwide, the four wall of classrooms played significant role in teaching learning. Even the emergence of internet learning did not take the shine off the typical school setting at all levels of education, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. However, there is growing rethink about changing the…
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I will continue to make education my primary focus – Gov. Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says the state under his watch will continue to make education its primary focus, notwithstanding the growing developmental concerns in other sectors. The governor, who was speaking at a dinner held in honour of the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, at the Government…
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Ekiti SUBEB Head Solicits Staff Support in Improving Education Quality
The new Executive Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Professor Femi Akinwumi has assumed duty with a call on staff of the Board to cooperate with him in the task of improving the quality of education in public primary schools in the state. Professor Akinwumi made the call in Ado Ekiti during his…
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School Resumption: Most private schools can’t cope with COVID-19 protocols – Professor Bodunde
In a reaction to the agitation over the re-opening of private schools in Ogun State, an educationist, Professor Helen Bodunde has called on the federal and state governments to be cautious as some of the private schools’ proprietors are possibly not ready for re-opening. The don while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta hinted that not…
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Ondo Free School Shuttles Resume Operation
The free school shuttle buses that have been off the road since the beginning of the second academic term in Ondo state have resumed operations. This followed a directive by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu after Radio Nigeria reported the absence of the free shuttle buses which conveyed students in public schools in the state to and…
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Preparing for School Resumption
Education is a legacy which every good parent should give to their children. Indeed, that time of the year is here again, a period where educational institutions resume for a new academic session to develop minds in the quest for knowledge. The three weeks holiday is over, stakeholders including government, parents, guardians, teachers, caregivers and…
