EDUCATION

Renowned education consultant, Mr. Daramola Ibukun, has said that value-based education is best for Nigerian children at this era, insisting that a nation without good value and well-prepared children is doomed, and commended ReapVille Schools for inculcating this in its pupils. In a keynote at the first valedictory and prize...

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), said on Wednesday that only 49.98 per cent of the candidates, who wrote its 2018 school certificate examination, obtained credit passes and above. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Olu Adenipekun, said the credit passes included English Language and Mathematics. Mr Adenipekun...

  In spite of the proliferation of universities in the country national development goals have not been met, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos Chapter, has said. The ASUU Chairman, Dele Ashiru, noted that with more universities across the country the system had not produced the...

  The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has awarded a PhD to Mr. (now Dr.) Olaoluwa Oluwadamilola (24), Africa’s youngest PhD holder. Olwadamilola had the best PhD thesis, titled: “Studies on Fixed Points of Contractive and Expanding Maps in Multi-Dimensional Spaces”. He scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as Bakre...

The second stage of the Madonna University (Okija campus) 2017/2018 inter-departmental students debate has ended, with Mass Communication, Law, Philosophy and Accountancy departments qualifying for the final round of the competition. The last of the second stage of the competition ended Thursday, with Mass Communication Department and Law Faculty qualifying...

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a full list of approved post-graduate awarding institutions in Nigeria. A bulletin from the office of the Executive Secretary dated May 14 contains the list of federal, state and private universities currently allowed to issue such certificates to students in Nigeria. “The commission...

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has  warned students and parents against sub-standard schools in Benin Republi. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, gave the advise as she emphasised that the Nigerian government will not revert its stance on blacklisting...

  Chairman of the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, Ambassador (Dr.) Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu (left) welcoming the vice chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede (right); DVC Academics, Professor Adebayo Bamire (middle) and the DSA, Professor Isiaka Aransi, when the vice chancellor led his team on a...

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has registered 1.5 million students to write its 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The Council’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He said the...

  The Registrar and Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Segun Ajiboye, on Tuesday said only teachers who were registered with the TRCN would be considered for teaching appointment in Liberia. Liberian President, George Weah had requested during his state visit to Nigeria that Nigerian teachers should...