Education
TRCN advises Ondo teachers on digital skills
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has urged newly inducted teachers to enhance their knowledge of digital technology to remain competitive on a global scale. Speaking at the second inductio...
30th August 2024
Group provides free medical treatment to residents
Heritage Advancement Forum recently conducted a free medical outreach titled, ‘Health is a Human Right,’ at the Community Primary School in Eputu, London Ibeju, Lekki. The event provided free medi...
30th August 2024
Dowen College soars with exceptional WASSCE results
Dowen College, Lagos, is celebrating its outstanding performance in the recently released 2024 WASSCE results. The school’s impressive Grade Result Analysis highlights the academic excellence achiev...
30th August 2024
Group to equip students with farming skills
Chief Executive Officer of Postagvest Solutions Ltd, Dr Olajumoke Ekundayo, has announced a new partnership with Peace and Joy Group of Schools in Ikere Ekiti aimed at equipping students with farming ...
30th August 2024
‘How to improve electricity generation’
Intellectual Icons for Sustainable Impact and Development has outlined several recommendations for the Nigerian government to enhance electricity generation and distribution. In a statement signed by ...
27th August 2024
Osun college unveils N15m solar-powered streetlights
The Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, celebrated a major achievement with the commissioning of a N15m solar-powered streetlight project. The initiative, spearheaded by the Esa-Oke Renewal Ini...
27th August 2024
Club advocates sports development to tackle drug abuse
The Lagos Achievers Lions Club District 404A3 has urged the government at all levels to invest in sports development as a means of addressing the menace of drug abuse. The club disclosed this at a you...
27th August 2024
Yabatech, UNICEF train 5,000 girls in TVET skills
Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund to train 5,000 adolescent girls and young women in ICT-related skills, aiming to provide them with more secur...
27th August 2024
Scholar advocates chemistry innovation hubs
A Nigerian chemist Tochi Nkwocha, who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has called for the establishment of chemistry-focused innovation hubs in Nige...
27th August 2024
FG to enforce 18-year age limits for WASSCE, NECO
The Federal Government has prohibited individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council and West African Examinations Council exams. The Minister of Education, Prof...
26th August 2024
Firm plans training for leaders
A human resource and management consulting firm, EZ37 Solutions Limited, has planned a virtual International Coaching Expo for experts and practitioners in the coaching industry. A statement by the fi...
23rd August 2024
‘Teaching should exceed classroom’
The Edusko Summit has said teaching and learning should be forward-thinking and extend beyond the traditional classroom setting. In a statement, the firm advised that education must align with the fut...
23rd August 2024
Proprietor advises students to represent school well
Outgoing pupils of Achievax Base Schools in Alakuko, Lagos, have been advised to be good ambassadors of their alma mater. The school’s proprietor, Omotola Ayodeji, gave this advice during the 16th a...
23rd August 2024
Experts advocate diverse learning preferences
Executive Director of Bettelhill School, Mary Akanmu-Bamikefa, has called on edtech stakeholders to create solutions that accommodate a wide range of learning preferences. She made these remarks dur...
23rd August 2024
Bank gifts children N1.5m, walking aids
Stanbic IBTC has equipped 36 beneficiaries from each state with prosthetics to enhance their mobility and social integration. The bank also awarded N1.5 million in education grants to some of the bene...
23rd August 2024
Charterhouse charges N26m yearly, not N42m, says director
The Founding Head and Director of Education at Charterhouse Lagos in Lekki-Ajah, Mr John Todd, has clarified the misinformation circulating online regarding the school’s fees. In an interview with o...
23rd August 2024
New book reveals untapped opportunities in Lagos
Co-founders of Pertinence Group, Sunday Olorunsheyi, and Wisdom Ezekiel, have said their newly published book, ‘The Real Money of Lagos,’ will reveal the vast economic opportunities in the city of...
20th August 2024
Mpox spreads via infected bodily fluids, experts warn
Public health practitioners have warned that Mpox is transmitted through contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals. Last Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, r...
20th August 2024
Group partners institute on pharmaceutical innovations
Sygen Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Nigeria, and ORx Pharmaceuticals Corp, Canada, have partnered with an affiliate of the Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, North America, ORX Pharmaceuticals, to...
20th August 2024
New book highlights marriage tips
Rev. Austin Ukporhe of Remnant Christian Network, Lagos, has said his new book, ‘The Field of Boaz,’ will provide valuable godly wisdom on marriage. Speaking at the book dedication on Sunday, Ukpo...
20th August 2024
UNICEF worries over rising out-of-school children
The United Nations International Children’s Fund has called on the Southwest governments and education stakeholders to focus on retention, transition and completion of secondary education by learn...
16th August 2024
Charterhouse school gets catering service
British independent school, Charterhouse Lagos, set to open its doors in Lagos in September 2024, has partnered with Pan African Catering Services to provide high-quality, nutritious meals for its stu...
16th August 2024
Three students win 2024 Mike Okonkwo competition
Flourish Olaoye of Christ the King International School, Gbagada, Lagos, has won the 19th edition of the Bishop Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Nigerian secondary schools. A statement by t...
16th August 2024
Nigeria info unveils debate competition
A radio station, Nigeria Info has unveiled its flagship program, the ‘I Beg to Differ’ debate competition for secondary schools. During a press conference announcing the commencement of the compet...
16th August 2024
Kwara donates 250 computers to CBT Centre
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday donated 250 desktop computers to the Igbaja Computer-Based Testing Centre in Ifelodun Local Government Area. This donation is aimed at facilit...
16th August 2024
ICYMI: Step-by-step guide to checking 2024 WASSCE result
The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The examination body announced this in a post on X...
15th August 2024
Foundation counsels first-class graduates on nation building
The First Class Muslim Foundation has urged 50 first-class graduates to apply their knowledge toward the growth and development of society. Speaking at the sixth M-First Series, the foundation’s Cha...
13th August 2024
Distance learning cost-effective, says NUC
The National Universities Commission has said Open Distance Learning is cost-effective and suitable for all educational contexts. A statement made available to The PUNCH by Miva Open University said i...
13th August 2024
Centre trains lecturers in ethical research
As part of efforts to build a mass of responsible researchers across universities in Nigeria, the Centre for Bioethics and Research, Nigeria has trained the research community at Bells University of T...
13th August 2024
Researchers tell govt to preserve monument
Researchers from universities in Nigeria and the United States have asked the government to preserve Sungbo-Eredo and develop it into a tourist attraction for significant revenue. Sungbo-Eredo is an a...
13th August 2024
Withheld salaries: SSANU vows to shut varsities
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and other Allied Institutions has threatened to shut down the unive...
13th August 2024
