EDUCATION

PCNI trains 3,100 teachers on trauma control in the North East

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2018

As part of efforts to address the psychological trauma experienced by teachers affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east, the Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative (PCNI) has begun the training of about 3,100 teachers in the zone to control the trauma and enhance teaching

EDUCATION

ASUU accuses LASU of admission racketeering

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2018

The Lagos State University Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the university management of engaging in admission racketeering, where the 2018/2019 academic year is concerned. The union in a memo to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, seen by the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday, alleged that the admission process was being

EDUCATION

Fayemi signs Executive Order on compulsory enrollment of children in school

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2018

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kàyode Fayemi, has signed an executive order barring principals of schools from taking illegal fees from pupils in public primary and secondary schools. The same order also compelled parents to release all children of school age to enjoy formal education. Singing the order in Ado Ekiti Wednesday, Fayemi said no […]

EDUCATION

WAEC cancels, withdraws certificates of 138 candidates for alleged impersonation

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2018

Authorities at the National Office of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) in Nigeria have announced the cancellation and withdrawal of certificates earlier issued to 138 candidates nationwide between 1976 and 2017. WAEC in a publication listed the names and years of candidates involved in various malpractices that spanned a period of 42 years. Details […]

EDUCATION

University professor commits suicide in Benue

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2018

Tragedy has hit the Federal University of Agriculture (FUAM) in Makurdi as the Professor of Biological Sciences from the Ibo extraction, Prof Frank Onyezili, has committed suicide. New Telegraph gathered that the incident which occurred last weekend, threw the entire university community into a state of mourning. Director of Protocol and Information of the university, […]

EDUCATION

Federal government, institute to include cocoa drink in school feeding programme

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2018

The Federal Government and Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, have concluded plans to include cocoa drink in the School Feeding Programme. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this on Tuesday, at the launch of a five-year cocoasoil project organised by CRIN in Ibadan, to improve cocoa production in Nigeria. […]