EDUCATION

Boko Haram: over 2, 295 teachers lost their lives- UNICEF

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2017

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that over 2,295 teachers lost their lives and 19,000 people were displaced in the North-East since the Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009. Also, the organisation, in a statement issued by its Deputy Executive Director, Justin Forsyth and obtained

EDUCATION

GOVERNOR AMOSUN HAS NO PROPER PLANNIG FOR NEW UNIVERSITY, ASUP

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2017

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, accused Ogun State Governor,Senator  Ibikunle Amosun  of not having proper planning to manage the upgrade of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to a university. The National Vice President of the union,Timothy Ogunseye made this known at a press conference held in Abeokuta,pointing out the hurry nature of the governor for […]

EDUCATION

U.S. varsities admit 10,000 Nigerians in 2017

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2017

Ten thousand Nigerian students are among over one million international students admitted in U.S. this year, a U.S. envoy announced in Lagos on Thursday. U.S. Consul-General in Lagos Mr John Bray made the disclosure at a College and Career Fair, organised by Education USA and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. embassy. Bray said […]

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ICPC uncovers, shut illegal varsities, NYSC camps – Nta

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2017

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta, says the Commission has uncovered and shut about 21 illegal universities and fake NYSC camps across the country. He maintained that the action of the Commission was to protect the integrity of the country. Nta stated this, on Thursday, in […]

EDUCATION

BREAKING: OAU postgraduate students protest alleged exploitation

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2017

Postgraduate students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Wednesday protested against alleged exploitation by the university authorities. During the protest, the students marched to the university’s Senate Building and the Postgraduate College among other locations in the university. The protesters accused the university of “deliberate delay” in the release of

EDUCATION

50% of private schools have unprofessional teachers – TRCN

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2017

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), said on Wednesday that only 50 per cent of private schools in the country have complied with its directive to deploy only professional teachers to classrooms. Malam Adamu Bello, the Deputy Director, Professional Operation of the council made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Enugu […]