EDUCATION

WAEC to release MAY/JUNE result Friday

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2019

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said it will release the May/June result for school candidates on Friday. The exam body confirmed this in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu on Thursday. Ojijeogu said, “this is to inform candidates and the general

EDUCATION

Edo government to unravel death of 13-year-old pupil

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2019

 ABIODUN JIMOH BENIN CITY  Edo State government has revealed that circumstances that led to the death of  13-year-old Egbadon Overcome, a primary 3 pupil of Id. Uangue Primary School in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Areas would be unravelled to prevent future re-occurrence. Edo State Universal Basic Education Board has announced the death of 13-year-old Egbadon

EDUCATION

Gadunje pays N2bn fees debt of Kano students in Sudan university

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2019

Kano State Government has settled over N2 billion outstanding fees of its students in El-Razi University in Sudan. The debt was incurred by the administration of ex-governor Rabiu Kwankwaso. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje made the disclosure when he received the Chairman Board of Trustees of the University, Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour on Tuesday in Kano. “My government […]

EDUCATION

Kwara gov Sat 1976 WASSCE, classmate tells tribunal

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2019

By: Joseph Dasilva Another witness has come forward to testify that Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq  sat for the West African Examinations Council Examination at the Government College, Kaduna. The witness, Mohammed Kabiru Yaro, who said that he is the Govenor’s class mate, on Tuesday told the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Ilorin that […]

EDUCATION

500 prisoners enroll with NOUN — VC

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2019

No fewer than 500 prisoners are currently enrolled with National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to study various courses free-of-charge, Prof. Abdalla Adamu, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution has said. Adamu made this known when he paid  a courtesy visit to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education,  Mr Sonny Echono, in company of  the […]

EDUCATION

Gov. Abiodun to convert model schools to vocational institutions, ICT centres

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2019

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Saturday announced plans to convert the model colleges across the state into vocational skills acquisition institutions as well as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centres. Abiodun announced this in Abeokuta during an assessment tour of the on-going projects in the state. He told journalists that the tour had become […]