EDUCATION

Dangote Foundation donates N120m secondary school in Lagos

Daily Dispatch April 22, 2018

The Dangote Foundation has donated a well-equipped secondary school in Lagos valued at N120 million as part of its interventionist’s programme  to boost education. The foundation has also offered annual free tuition to 250 indigent pupils. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chief Executive Officer of

EDUCATION

BREAKING: OAU suspends sex-for-mark professor indefinitely

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2018

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has suspended Prof. Richard Akindele, whose telephone conversation in which he demanded for sex from a female student was recorded and released on social media. A member of the committee who pleaded anonymity confided this to our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday. He said the committee recommended the […]

EDUCATION

3 Taraba varsity students killed by falling trees in Cameroon

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2018

Three students of the Taraba State University lost their lives when they were hit by falling trees during a rainstorm at the Bouba Njidda National Wild Life Park in Cameroon. This was diclosed by The Deputy Registrar, Information and Publication of the university, Malam Sanusi Sa’ad on Wednesday. Sa’ad in an interview with the News […]

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UK announces new scholarships for Nigeria, 51 countries

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

The United Kingdom has announced a new scholarship scheme for Nigerian students and other young people from The Commonwealth to study in low and middle-income countries. This was revealed by Prince Henry of Wales, popularly known as Prince Harry, while speaking at the opening session of the Commonwealth Youth Forum at the Queen Elizabeth II […]

EDUCATION

Unity Schools : NECO scores self high as 53 sit for common entrance in Cotonou

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2018

The National Examinations Council on Saturday said it was working hard to surpass the standards and integrity of its examinations through quality human resources just as 53 candidates wrote one of its exams in Cotonou, Benin Republic. A board member of the council, Mrs Augusta Igbokwe, told the News Agency of Nigeriaon the sidelines of the conduct […]

EDUCATION

Allegation of sex for mark: OAU commences investigation

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2018

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, Osun State, has queried professor Richard Akindele, who was accused of demanding sex from a female student. He was said to have demanded the sex to upgrade a female student’s poor result. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of OAU, Abiodun Olanrewaju, when he […]