Igbinedion University, Okada Admits 203 Ex-Militants

Igbinedion University, Okada Admits 203 Ex-Militants In an effort to keep ex-militants of the Niger Delta region busy and relevant to the society, a total of 208 of the ex-militants are currently studying various degree programmes at Nigeria’s premier private university, Igbinedion University, Okada, under a scholarship platform sponsored by the federal government’s amnesty programme. This [...]

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Girl-child education is top priority – Federal Government

Girl-child education is top priority – Federal Government In the drive to achieve education for all by 2015, the Federal Government has marked the education of the girl-child as top priority with the aim of bridging the disparity of gender education in the country. Minister of State for Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike, at the recent 12th [...]

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Lagos State University part-time students get date for examination

Lagos State University part-time students get date for examination After about five months of delay in sitting for their 2010/2011 second semester examination, students of the Lagos State University External System (LASUES) heaved a sigh of relief as authorities of the university finally announced May 21 for the commencement of their long awaited exams. Information from [...]

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Reaction to Prof. Babatunde Sofoluwe’s death – Unilag Staff, students

Reaction to  Prof. Babatunde Sofoluwe’s death – Unilag Staff, students Humble, humane, team player, generous, unassuming, the list goes on. These were the adjectives used to describe the late Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, the 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos by staff, students and associates when Vanguard Learning went to feel the pulse on [...]

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Student form Ondo wins National quiz contest

Student form Ondo wins National quiz contest The efforts of the Governor Olusegun Mimiko-led government in Ondo State at repositioning the state’s education sector has recorded another major boost with Master Akinboboye Akinwande, a JSS 3 student in the state, emerging the overall winner of the 2012 Edition of the All Nigeria Conference of Principals [...]

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National Universities Commission approves 30 programmes for Open University

National Universities Commission approves 30 programmes for Open University Resolute about its position to ensure that universities across the country do not run programmes that are not approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the commission recently approved 30 programmes for National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN. The approval came on the heels of abuse [...]

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National Association of Nigerian Students holds South-West elections

National Association of Nigerian Students holds South-West elections Election of principal officers to pilot the affairs of the Zone D of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, was held at the association’s 5th convention at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeoguta, Ogun State. The elections saw Comrade Okikiola Ogunsola from Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, unanimously [...]

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