TODAY’S VIEWPOINT IS ON HOW PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA ARE OVERWORKING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH ENDLESS ASSIGNMENTS All work and no play makes jack a dull boy, says James Howell in his collection of proverbs back in 1659. Close to five centuries after, the logic of the axiom, which is about forging a balance between…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin A student of Junior Secondary School Three, Oyo State Comprehensive Model College, Soka, Ibadan, Miss Ileladewa Aladetan, has emerged as a one-day Chairperson of Oluyole local government, Idi Ayunre area of the State. Miss Aladetan was sworn-in as the Chairperson after she won the maiden edition of Oluyole Inter Schools Competition. In…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo state government has collaborated with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS to organize a Quiz Competition for secondary school students in Oyo State to educate them on legislative processes. Speaking at the Quiz Competition programme held at the Lagelu Grammar School, Ibadan, the Commissioner for Education, Science and…
Vice President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government will integrate technology into the education infrastructure, to enhance learning outcomes in the country. He said this on Wednesday during a meeting with the World Bank Nigeria team at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Shettima, who said that the move would address human capacity and resource challenges to…
By Yetunde Oke Two affiliates of a Non-governmental Organisation, Education Champions Network, have urged government to prioritise gender inclusiveness in the education sector. The affiliate representatives, Programmes Manager, Connected Development, Miss Heleidzira Mshelia and Head of Programmes, Education as a Vaccine, Miss Oluwatosin Alagbe, made this known while featuring on a special programme on Pensioners…
The Universal Basic Education Commission said it will review aspects of the Universal Basic Education Act of 2004 that are hindering its smooth operation. The Act was enacted 20 years ago. Speaking in Lagos at the opening of a two-day retreat for the Senate Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) with the theme, ‘Basic Education…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has confirmed that Nigerian students studying abroad were ineligible for the newly introduced student loan scheme. The NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this disclosure to newsmen. The Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 12, aims to provide interest-free loans to…
No fewer than 3,764 students from 126 institutions have sent in applications for the student loan as of 7:27pm on Friday, data obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has revealed. No funds have been disbursed yet as applications are currently being reviewed. To apply, students need to visit the official student loan portal, nelf.gov.ng,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. This followed Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry made available to newsmen…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo state government has expressed its readiness to partner SEISMIC Consulting Company to resuscitate the five Technical Colleges in the state from moribund state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Salihu Adelabu stated this during on-the-spot- assessment to the Technical Colleges in Ogbomosho and Ibadan, noting that the development was…