EDUCATION

264m children out of school worldwide – UNESCO

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

No fewer than 264 million school-age children and young people worldwide were not in education in 2015, the United Nations culture and education agency UNESCO said on Tuesday. The agency, in a progress report on the UN’s development goals for education, said that after a decline in the early

EDUCATION

Unpaid salaries: Security guards shut down primary schools in Rivers

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2017

Security guards on Monday barred pupils and teachers from getting access into some public primary schools in Port Harcourt over unpaid salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the security guards said they had not been paid for 11 months. One of them, Mr Chijioke Amah, said: “we want government to […]

EDUCATION

21,650 write University of Ibadan post-UTME

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2017

No fewer than 21, 650 candidates on Saturday sat for the University of Ibadan 2017 Post-UTME examination, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A NAN Correspondent, who monitored the examination, reports that the exercise which commenced on October 20 was rounded up on October 21. NAN reports that the two-day exercise witnessed heavy vehicular and […]

EDUCATION

1,272 Fail Nigerian Law School Exam, Call To Bar Date Fixed

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2017

The Nigerian Law School on Saturday released the summary of the final examination results conducted in August. Chinedu Ukekwe, the Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, said 1,272 candidates failed out of a total of 5,891 that participated in the examinations. According to Ukekwe, 29 students made First Class, 211 Second […]

EDUCATION

‎30 YEAR OLD NIGERIAN WIN BEST OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2017

A 30 year Nigerian, Toyosi Craig has been name the most outstanding student in South Africa,at the Nigeria Community Excellence Award The 2017 edition of the award ceremony took place‎ ‎on October 14,at Encore Theater Complex, Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa. The award also attracted officials of the Nigerian High Commission and Consulate, top government officials […]

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UNICEF advocates more funding for education sector

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2017

Mr Eki George, UNICEF’s communication For Development Specialist in Kaduna State, has urged the Federal Government to increase funding of the education sector to solve the nation’s technological challenges. George  made the call at the opening of a five-day National Social and Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC) Strategy, for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), 2016