EDUCATION

Ogun govt hopeful to curb indiscipline in schools – Prof Arigbabu

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2022

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon The Ogun state government has revealed that it is hopeful that indiscipline and unruly behaviors amongst its learners would be curbed to the minimal level, with the intervention and strategies put in place. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof.

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NUGA Games: Makinde hosts UNILAG VC, others, promises support

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2022

…commends UNILAG mgt for transforming institution Oyo State Governor, ”Seyi Makinde, on Friday, promised his administration’s support for his alma-mater, the University of Lagos, Akoka, to enable the institution host the Nigerian Universities Games (NUGA). Governor Makinde, who stated this while receiving a delegation of the University, led by its Vice

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Primary school teachers in Abuja begins indefinite strike

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2022

Primary schools teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have begun an indefinite strike over some pending arrears with area councils in the territory. Comrade Ameh Baba, Chairman, National Union of Teachers, Kubwa chapter, confirmed the strike action to Daily Trust on Wednesday morning. He said the development was as a result of a circular […]

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Aisha Buhari appoints Kashim Shettima as Future Assured College board chairman

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2022

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has appointed Kashim Shettima, former Governor of Borno, as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Future Assured College, Maiduguri. The college was built by the Aisha Buhari Foundation in Maiduguri to cater for the educational needs of victims of Boko Haram Insurgency in the state. Inaugurating the […]

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Kano revokes licences of all private schools

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2022

The government of Kano has revoked operating licences of all private schools in the state. The government took the action amid the outrage over the killing of 5-year old Hanifa Abubukar by Abdulmalik Tanko, proprietor of Noble Kids Academy, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. The deceased child, who attended the school, was kidnapped […]

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IELTS: 25,000 people sign petition to stop English Test for Nigerians

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2022

More than 25,000 people have signed a petition to stop foreign institutions from demanding an English proficiency test, the International English Language Testing System, from Nigerians. The petition, which was initiated by a youth-led open-source platform for policy ideas that address the world’s most pressing challenges called Policy Shapers, was addressed to the Home