Friday, 18 April, 2025

Category: Education


The Student Loan Bill, which has just been signed into law by President Bola Tinubu is expected to see the establishment of an education bank. President Tinubu signed the bill on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that, in Read more…


The Anambra State Government has unveiled electronic identity card for civil servants and other government employees to curb impersonation, ghost workers and other ills in the system. The card was unveiled at the weekend by the Head of Service of Read more…


Three scientists involved in the development of Russia’s “unstoppable” Kinzhal missiles have been jailed on charges of treason, in a case that has spread alarm among Russian researchers. In an open letter Monday, members of Institute of Theoretical and Applied Read more…


President-elect, Bola Tinubu’s spokesman in the south east, Dr. Josef Onoh, has charged the Department for State Security (DSS) to ensure Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Dr. Godwin Emefiele does not leave Nigeria for any study leave abroad. Read more…


Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma’s (OFR) automobile company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Vehicle (IVM), has awarded a N3 million scholarship to Joy Ejikeme, who was the best-performing candidate in the Unified Tertiary Examination (UTME) for the 2023 academic year. Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has advocated the need for affluent individuals to adopt schools of their choices for the purpose of assisting the adopted schools. Gov Soludo made this call while commissioning a 250-bed capacity Read more…


The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, His Lordship, Mathew Hassan Kukah, have identified quality education as essential in improving human and capital development indices. Both spoke at the Maiden Edo Parents’ Summit, Read more…


A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that all Nigerians must be part of problem solving, stating that no single administration can solve all the problems bedeviling the country. Ezekwesili, who doubles as convener of FixPolitics, and Founder Read more…


The recent killing of a final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Okoli Ahize, by a mob in the institution over alleged phone theft has demonstrated how low some Nigerian ivory towers have sunk in both learning and Read more…


By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo Following the funeral ceremony of the late Mrs. Edokwe, the mother-in-law of Nnamdi Agbasi, several of his class mates from OMGS joined him to commiserate with the inlaws at Mbanagu, Otolo, Nnewi, the Old Boys agreed Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor There is disquiet among teachers in Anambra State who alleged that their take-home pay is being fraudulently fiddled with by certain officials. Some of the teachers who spoke with our correspondent in Ekwusigo Local Goverment Area of Read more…


A final-year student of the University of Benin, a resident at the Hall 3 hostel of the institution, has been shot dead in his room by unknown gunmen. The late student popularly known as ‘mayor’ is said to be in Read more…