Category Education

Zimbabwean wins Africa Education Medal

A Zimbabwean, CEO of CAMFED, Angeline Murimirwa, has been awarded the Africa Education Medal 2024, one of the continent’s most prestigious education accolades. Founded by T4 Education and HP Inc., this medal recognises individuals who are transforming education across Africa,…

Varsity students unveil hostel management portal

A team of third-year students at McPherson University has developed an innovative Hostel Allocation Management System, significantly improving the way student accommodation is managed. Created in partnership with a registered IT training institute with the university, New-Horizon, the platform is…

Remit workers’ pension promptly, CONUA urges FG, states

Stakeholders in the Congress of University Academics have urged the Federal and State Governments to ensure prompt remittance of their monthly pension counterpart contributions. They made this call during a webinar organised by the union for its members, where Muhammad…

Caleb director promises scholarships

The Director of Caleb Group of Schools, Dr Ola Adebogun, has reaffirmed his commitment to the annual award of scholarships to students in Caleb University’s College of Education and Faith Seminary, a secondary school located in Ajah, Lagos State. Speaking…

UNILAG alumni lecture proffers solution to power problem

The University of Lagos Faculty of Engineering Alumni Association in its sixth public lecture discussed the challenges and solutions of the power sector in Nigeria. The lecture, delivered by the Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, Mr Kola Adesina and…

AfDB don counsels on cassava industrialisation

The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Industrialisation at the African Development Bank, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has called on industry leaders and the government to take key steps to unlock the full potential of cassava as an industrial commodity.…

NELFUND disburses N84.2bn to 258,943 students

The House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Polytechnic and Higher Technical Education, Gboyega Isiaka on Saturday said that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has as of September disbursed N84.2billion to the applicants comprising N27.5billion and N56.7 billion in institutional and…

provide infrastructure, NUT, ANCOPPS tell govt

As the world marks World Teachers’ Day on October 5, the Nigeria Union of Teachers and  All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Public Schools,  have called on the government to provide infrastructure, learning materials for basic and secondary schools across…

Group to train 500,000 creatives

The Lens For Good, an initiative aimed at transforming Nigeria’s creative landscape through storytelling,  said it will train 500,000 Nigerian creatives and storytellers through its groundbreaking Mentorship Mobile Web App. Unveiled on October 1st, 2024, the platform promises to revolutionise…