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NNPC/Chevron National Arts competition for secondary schools winners emerge

Education Minister canvases collaboration with corporate bodies The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has urged Nigerians to consistently coach children to think creatively in order to become champions while

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Africare, ExxonMobil, NBA expand school intervention programmes for FCT schools

ABUJA – Power Forward, a youth development initiative of Africare, Exxonmobil and National Basketball Association, in conjunction with the Federal Capital Territory Secondary Education Board, has attracted more beneficiaries in

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UNICEF advocates new survey on out-of-school children – UNICEF

…as Sokoto govt invests N500m on school enrollment Some of Nigeria’s out-of-school children The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), has called on the Federal Government to review the 10.5

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How ‘Powerforward’ reduced vices in Abuja schools – Education Board

Secondary schools in Abuja are now recording fewer vices among its students, following a school intervention programme, Powerforward, a project funded by Exxonmobil and executed by Africare. At a stakeholders

Chevron, Jewels of Africa Foundation donate books to Ondo, Delta states

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL (NNPC/CNL JV), in partnership with the Jewels of Africa Foundations (JOA) have

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State College, Ikot Ekpene Wins ICPC Secondary Schools Anti-Corruption Debate

State College, Ikot Ekpene Wins ICPC Secondary Schools Anti-Corruption Debate in Akwa Ibom The Anti-Corruption Debate for Secondary Schools organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission

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Reconstitute MDCN board now, Postgraduate Medical College President urges FG

The president, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin, Lagos, Prof. Ademola Olaitan  has appealed to  President Muhammad Buhari to reconstitute the board of Medical Council of Nigeria (MDCN) saying

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FUNAAB releases cut-off marks for 2017/2018 admission exercise

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has released the  cut-off marks for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates, who made FUNAAB their first choice institution,

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Winners of Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition rewarded in Lagos

Miss Alexandra Nwigwe of Vivian Fowler Memorial College Lagos who emerged overall winner of the Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Secondary School students for the year 2017 and eight

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Yabatech rector urges lecturers to embrace TETfund opportunities

The Chairman, Committee of Federal Polytechnic Rectors (COFER), Dr. Margaret Kudirat Ladipo has charged staff of the polytechnic sector to embrace the window of opportunities offered by the Tertiary Education

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Sen. Remi Tinubu calls for more commitment to education

  The Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has called on the government to be more committed to education in the country. She made

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FUNAAB absolves self from illegal substance found with driver

Technologists want safe, secure lab to pervent exposure to toxic chemicals The management of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Ogun State has abtosolved itself from the illegal substance

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FUNAAB to get diabetes centre

The Board of Trustees, Centre for the Advancement of Research in Diabetes in Nigeria, has concluded plans to establish a diabetes research centre in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

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Classrooms should be ICT-compliant,  Says FUNAAB Ag. VC

The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State Prof. Ololade Enikuomehin, has stressed the need for classrooms to be information and communication technology-compliant, in order to meet

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Students’ seeking transfer into public secondary schools will undergo screening – LASG

The Lagos State Government  has announced that Students’ seeking transfer into public secondary schools in the state would  undergo a screening test to determine their fitness for the class they

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Chinese consulate donates borehole to UNILAG

In furtherance with its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative in Nigeria, the Chinese Consulate in Lagos has donated a state-of-the-art borehole to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. The project, which

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Don advocates all-inclusive adoptable research

A Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Science in the Department of Pasture and Range Management (PRM), College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM) of the Federal University of

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Integrity, panacea to exam malpractice – ICPC Chairman

Lack of integrity, discipline and sincerity among students, parents, teachers and officials of examination bodies have been identified as some of the factors responsible for the rampant cases of examination

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188 bag 1st Class degree at Covenant University

A total of 188 students of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State on Friday July 21 graduated with First Class degrees at its 2016/2017 convocation held at the institution. The Vice-Chancellor

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YABATECH Rector reiterates institution’s commitment to skills development

The first set of trainees in Yabatech-IBM West Africa collaboration on flexible and blended skills have begun training on the development of mobile applications at Chevron Studio, Engineering School, Yaba

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WAEC releases 2017 May/June WASSCE results

• 59.22% candidates obtained minimum credits in 5 subjects and above including English Language and Mathematics The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Nigeria has announced the release of results for

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FUNAAB don develops new chicken breed

A Professor of Animal breeding and Genetics in the College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun state, Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo and her