EDUCATION

UBEC amendment: Malala commends Saraki, Senate

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2017

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize Laureate, has commended the 8th Senate and its President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, for the recent amendment to the Universal Basic Education Act, which extends the right to free education across

EDUCATION

Edo Poly: Obaseki inaugurates seven-man committee

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

A seven-man committee of enquiry to investigate the activities at the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen has been inaugurated by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The committee inaugurated at the Government House, Benin City on Thursday is headed by Professor Rose Egonmwan with the mandate to carefully scrutinize the financial books, admission process, quality of the training programmes,

EDUCATION

Education minister beat up woman in a nightclub [VIDEO]

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2017

The Minister of state for Education in South Africa, Mduduzi Manana, has admitted to assaulting a middle-aged woman identified as Mandisa Duma at a Johannesburg nightclub after she apparently called him gay during an argument. Manana made the admission during his first appearance at the Randburg Magistrates Court. According to the embattled Minister, he became […]

EDUCATION

Obaseki pleads with EGHOBA not to ask government to take over school

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Governor Godwin Obaseki has appealed to fellow old boys of the Eghosa Anglican grammar school old boys association (EGHOBA) not to ask the state government to take over of the school as a result of the dilapidated condition of the school infrastructure and facilities. Governor Obaseki made this passionate plea while addressing the association during […]

EDUCATION

N283m padded exam budget, Obaseki orders investigation

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has vowed to unmask the people behind the sum of two hundred and eighty million naira (N283 million) padded into the budget for the conduct of first school leaving certificate examination in the state just as he has ordered full scale investigation to the scandal. Embarrassed by the scandal, […]

EDUCATION

WAEC Attributes Improvement In Students’ Performance To Teacher Training

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said its assessment standard coupled with teachers’ exposure to refresher courses enabled many candidates of the 2017 May/June examination to make good grades. Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, the Head of Public Affairs Department, WAEC, Nigeria, made the explanation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]