Ekiti suspends 16 teachers for using students as labourers

Worried by the report that teachers use their students as child labourers in their private farms during school hours, Ekiti state government has ordered a full scale investigation into the situation.

Aregbesola raises panel to tackle pupils’ mass failure

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has set up a nine-man committee headed by the acting Vice-Chancellor of Bola Ige University, Prof. Jelil Oguntola, to find solutions to the state’s public schools’ poor showing in national examinations.

UNILAG convocation to affect UTME candidates

The 2016 all Computer Based Test, CBT, version of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) would not hold at the University of Lagos centre until March 7.

CNPP asks FG to reinstate NOUN VC, three others

Education Minister - Adamu Adamu

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties on Sunday asked the Federal Government to immediately reinstate the Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Vincent Tenebe and three others whose tenure were yet to elapse but were erroneously included among 12 others who were sacked.

Why some results are missing in NOUN – VC

The Vice Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Vincent Tenebe, blamed issue of missing results in the institution on the students and the school itself.

The VC noted that majority of the mistakes came from the students, who failed to provide their identification as required by the examination guidelines, due to anxiety among others.

YABATECH shut for four weeks over protest

The management of the Yaba College of Technology has suspended academic activities in the school for four weeks as students continued protesting against the death of a final year student of the institution, Comfort Dazan, on Thursday.

YABATECH student died 10 minutes after admission – Federal Medical Centre

The Management of Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, Lagos said that Miss Charity Dazan, a student of Yaba College of Technology, was brought to the hospital at 1.10 a.m. before she later died at 1.20 a.m.

South African mayor awards scholarships to virgin women

A South African mayor has awarded college scholarships to 16 young women for remaining virgins to encourage others to be "pure and focus on school," her spokesman said Sunday.

NYSC warns ‘corpers’ on national service, law school

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned that participation in the National Service and attendance of Law School simultaneously is illegal and unacceptable.

Thirteen students on picnic drown in beach tragedy

A college picnic to the beach turned into a tragedy on Monday when at least thirteen students drowned off India’s west coast after they went swimming, police and officials said.

Can Nigerian teachers still teach?

Teachers are the first set of people who give a child a sense of self or validation outside of the home. If they are successful at imparting their knowledge and building a child’s confidence in his or her abilities, or in encouraging a child to pursue certain skills or even dreams, then they would have had a positive impact on that child’s life.

How to reduce illiteracy in Nigeria

Despite free primary education in many states across the country, the number of Nigeria’s out of school children still stands above 10.5 million. The Ovie Brume Foundation, a Non Governmental Organization established in 2003 has worked hard, employing unique strategies to improve the situation.

Ambode converts LASU to residential campus, approves 70yr retirement age for Profs

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Tuesday, signed a bill into law converting the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, to a residential institution, as well as approving 70 years retirement age for professors of the institution.

The law, LASU (Amendment) Bill 2015, also approved a five-year single term for the Vice Chancellor of the institution.

Chemistry textbooks outdated as scientists discover four new elements

Four elements are soon to be added to the periodic table, finally completing the seventh row making every science textbook out of date according to education giant Pearson, the CNBC has reported.

Mobile learning, future of education, says IT expert

An information technology firm, SoftCom Solutions Limited, has introduced a mobile learning programme for undergraduates of the newly-established university, Mountain Top University.

The mobile learning programme, which was developed in conjunction with Samsung Business, is a revolutionary portable mobile device bundled with EduSocial apps that allows students access course materials, lecture notes, case studies and university libraries via their mobile devices.

WAEC releases November/December WASSCE results

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has released the result of the November/December 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.

New VC laments ABSU’s poor academic ranking

The new Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, ABSU, Uturu, Prof. Uche Ikonne has decried the university’s poor ranking, which he said is at a low ebb and vowed to enhance the national and international ranking of the university.

Allow children talk about sex, group urges parents

A non-governmental organisation, Mirabel Centre, has urged parents to open up discussions on sex with their children.

Medical graduates without practice license barred from youth service

The Federal Government has barred graduates of medicine yet to secure practice license from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria from participating in the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.

In Nigeria, education is both a debt and death sentence

THE Education Rights Campaign, ERC, applauds the victory of South African students over attempts to impose a steep rise in registration, tuition and accommodation fees ranging from 8% to 12%. Playing active role in this important struggle is the Socialist Youth Movement, SYM, – the ERC’s sister organisation in South Africa that also campaigns for free and democratically-managed public education as the ERC does in Nigeria.