The Federal High Court in Abuja Friday okayed a suit seeking to compel the Federal Government to declare a short vacation across all tertiary institutions in the country to enable students who are eligible to vote to travel to their various wards to participate in the forthcoming general elections. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/117/2023, was instituted by […]
Education
Nigerian students risk deportation over UK study policy
Ndubuisi Ugah, with agency reports Following a dispute between the United Kingdom’s Home Secretary, Suella Braverman and the Department of Education, Nigerian and other immigrant students in the UK may face a significant danger of deportation after completing their education. An online news portal on Wednesday, the Daily Mail reported that Braverman […]
Fear grips parents over ‘election violence’
…call on govt to shut down schools ANXIETY For fear of safety and security of their children and wards during the general election, some parents are calling on the government to declare a short break for students; but some stakeholders are saying such call is unnecessary Call, suggestion for school closure pedestrian, absurd […]
ADEA 2022 Triennale: Sterling One Foundation, stakeholders chart a way for education
For three days, Sterling One Foundation and other key stakeholders in the African educational system converged on Mauritius to deliberate on issues affecting learning in Africa with a view to charting a way forward for education in the continent. It was at a roundtable of the 2022 Triennale of Association for the Development of […]
LASU Centre leads at Abuja 2023 science, technology, innovation fair
The authorities of Lagos State University (LASU) are still savouring the outstanding research performance of the state university in the just concluded Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Exhibition/Expo, Abuja 2023. The LASU Centre of Excellence for Sargassum and Research (LASU CESAR) emerged the overall winner in the Tertiary Institutions Category of the Science, […]
Isn’t life a spoon?
Some weeks ago, a friend of mine in reaction to a comment sent a sticker with the inscription, “Life is a spoon”, to me. Since then, the metaphor has stuck to my mind and it has been welling up different shades of meaning in my head. I believe the nugget is helpful to students especially […]
My goal is to excel in all I do, by Fountain varsity best grad
For her outstanding performance, 21-year-old Olalere Olabisi Hadijat, a graduating student of Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, was the cynosure of all eyes at the 12th convocation of the institution for the 2021/2022 academic session as she emerged the overall Best Graduating Student, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.76 points. Olalere, […]
Agency scores FCET, Umunze high in ‘Integrity Compliance’
The Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra State, has been rated high by the anti-graft agency, Independence Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in its year 2022 evaluation exercise of Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The college was scored 77.38 per cent by the Commission, which commended the institution for the […]
Our strategic initiative’ll set varsity on development, excellence path – VC
The pioneer Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, Lagos, Prof Olumuyiwa Odusanya, has said that his administration’s focus, a six-pillar strategic initiative, will put the budding university in the right footing and path of development. This is as he said that the main aim of LASUSTECH is to be […]
How far can this budget go?
…as low budget entangles education sector ‘FG should review, raise allocation to 15% in supplementary budget’ Sectoral budget unsatisfactory – Don Poor budget can’t rescue comatose education system – Stakeholders BUDGET Criticism has continued to trail the 2023 sectoral budget allocation to the education sector. And, stakeholders are asking: “How far can […]