EDUCATION

15-year-old student commits suicide in classroom

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2023

A form three student at Bande Girls Secondary School in Migori County, Kenya, committed suicide by hanging on Sunday, September 24, 2023.East Kadem Chief, Winnie Malemba, said the incident was reported by the school’s deputy principal on Monday.A police incident report indicates that the

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Over 50% Nigerian girls not attending basic school – UNICEF

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2023

Over 50 percent Nigerian girls are not attending school at the basic education level, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm. The alarm was raised by the Education Manager at the UNICEF, Jutaro Sakamoto, during an Education Conference organised on Friday evening by the French Institute in Nigeria. Sakamoto while explaining that […]

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FUOYE shines at Minna 2023, emerges winner of NAEGE Students’ quiz competition

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2023

…As Professor Ojo bags Fellowship award Like a Northern star, the FUOYE team shone at this year’s Nigeria Association of Engineering, Geology and Environment (NAEGE), Minna 2023 as it emerged overall best institution in a keenly contested students’ Quiz Competition. The FUOYE Team led by a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Geology, Professor Olusola […]

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FG deploys 16 Nigerian volunteer teachers to Liberia under DTAC

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2023

The Federal Government has concluded plans to send 16 teachers to Liberia under the country’s volunteer scheme. According to the Director- General, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), Yusuf Yakub, the 16 teachers who will be departing the shores of Nigeria on Friday are going under the Technical Aid Corps and at the request of […]

EDUCATION

Nigeria needs 20,000 schools to absorb out-of-school children- UBEC

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2023

The Universal Basic Education Commission has revealed that Nigeria needs an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms to be able to absorb the growing number of out-of-school children in the country. A statement by the Director, Press, of the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, disclosed this on Tuesday. The statement noted that the Executive […]

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School resumption: Ex-minister, Adedoja urges parents to invest on education of children

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2023

A former of Minister of Sports and Special Duties, Prof Taoheed Adedoja, has admonished parents to invest more in the education of their children as schools are resumed nationwide for a new academic calendar year. Adedoja who was also a former Executive Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board ( SUBEB) and Commissioner for […]