Category: Education

The Board of Trustees of the Nok University, Kachia, in Kaduna State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Ishaya Nock as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the newly approved institution. A statement from the university said on Sunday in Abuja that the board also approved the appointment of Mr Obadiah Joshua as the Acting Registrar of the institution. The statement signed by Mr Adamu Marshal explained that the appointment of the duo followed the recommendation of the Governing Council of the institution which was considered by the board at its…

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The Lagos State Examinations Board has extended the dates for the ongoing registration for 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for Public and Approved Private Junior Secondary Schools in the state. Late registration will now be from May 10 to May 21, 2021 for the affected students, a statement by Mr Supo Gbagedesin, Director of the Examination Board, said on Thursday. The registration which started February 15,2021 was to have ended on  May 7, 2021. According to the statement, public secondary schools are to collect the PIN for online registration of their candidates…

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Prof. Stephen Afolami, Vice-Chancellor, Augustine University, Epe in Lagos State, has identified overpopulation of students as a major challenge facing university education in Nigeria. Afolami made this known on Wednesday in a lecture at the 2019/2020 Matriculation of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), in Abeokuta. He said that no public university was able to provide all its students’ needs with the comfort of a campus accommodation. Afolami said, “where it was provided, overcrowded conditions rub the subscribers of the benefits expected to be derived from the facility.” He added…

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Ondo State has ordered refund of monies paid by parents whose children are to write the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Lola Amuda, gave the directive to principals and heads of public secondary schools in the state on Wednesday in Akure. She spoke at a meeting with the state’s executive members of the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) and other stakeholders in the education sector. Gov Oluwarotimi Akeredolu approved N360 million for WASSCE enrolment…

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Ferscoat International Group of Schools in a series of enlightenment seminars has continued to lay solid foundation for its students in sexual relationship and the need for purity. In the seminar with the topic; Teenage Sexuality and Relationship held Friday in the school premises at Olude Ipaja, Lagos State, the resource persons; Reverend Ebenezer Diyaolu, President of Sexual Purity Campaign Initiative and Sister Marcel Royal, enlightened the students on what the future holds for them if they embrace a life of purity which begins from their time in school as…

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