EDUCATION

411 teachers sit for professional qualifying exam in Lagos

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

About 411 teachers participated in the maiden edition of the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination in Lagos State, Gbolahan Enilolobo, State Coordinator of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), has said. Enilolobo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that

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Out-of-school children in Sokoto drops by 50% – UNICEF

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

Mohammed Muhuiddin, the outgoing UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office for Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi , says that there is over 50 per cent decrease in number of out-of-school children in Sokoto state. Muhuiddin made the disclosure on Tuesday at a reception organised in his honour by the Sokoto State Government after the completion of his […]

EDUCATION

NASS to intervene in non-payment of stipend to students in Russia- Saraki

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said the National Assembly will address the Federal Government’s non-payment of stipend to scholarship students in Russia. The President of the Senate gave the assurance when he met with the Nigerian community in St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday. He expressed concern that Nigeria was not […]

EDUCATION

Private school owners lament overbearing taxes in FCT

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

Some private school owners in the Federal Character Territory (FCT) have lamented the incessant taxes and dues levied on them by the government. The school owners shared their experiences at the Africa Global Education Forum, hosted by Lost Hope Regainer Foundation Ministry on Monday in Abuja. Mrs Peace Iheama, AMAC President, National Association of Proprietors of Private

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UK to deport 100 Nigerian students over debts

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2017

More than 100 Nigerian students on scholarship in the United Kingdom universities could be deported home as early as this week except their fees are settled immediately, according to The Telegraph of London. The students are said to be sponsored by a regional agency and some of them are saddled with debts of up to […]

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UNILORIN PRODUCES 89 FIRST CLASS GRADUATES

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2017

Prof. AbduGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, has said the institution produced 89 first class graduates in 2016/2017 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor said in Ilorin on the occasion of a handover and valedictory press conference, which signalled the commencement of the 33rd convocation ceremonies of the university. In his address entitled: “You