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AfDB, AIMS to groom 100 mathematicians in 54 countries

April 20, 2018 Africa 29

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) are collaborating to groom 250 mathematical scientists across 45 African countries by 2020 to lead research and innovation. A statement from…

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Nigeria, 51 other countries to benefit from UK’s commonwealth scholarships

April 16, 2018 Education 65

The United Kingdom has announced a new scholarship scheme for Nigerian students and other young people from The Commonwealth to study in low and middle-income countries. This was revealed by Prince Henry of Wales, popularly…

MAlam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education

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Education ministry arrests 20 persons with fake foreign credentials in 2 years

April 12, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 62

The Federal Ministry of Education has said that more than 20 persons, who were parading fake foreign academic credentials in the country, were arrested in the last two years. Mrs Justina Ibeh, the Director, Education Support…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)

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SERAP urges varsities to reverse hiked fees

April 12, 2018 Education 44

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has asked the authorities of two Nigerian universities to reverse the recently increased school fees or face legal action. SERAP, in a statement signed by Mr Timothy Adewale,…

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Condemnations trail OAU lecturers’ sexual assaults

April 11, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 169

Condemnations and outcry have continued to trail the rising cases of sexual assault in the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, particularly with the latest release of an audio recording, detailing the conversation between a randy lecturer,…

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Pupil rejects scholarship, pledges to spend mathematic cash prize on charity

April 9, 2018 Education 88

Rishe Gnanasekaran, the 12-year-old Indian boy, who won the 15th Annual National Mathematics Competition in the South-West, has pledged to use his cash prize for charity works. Gnanasekaran said this on the sideline of the competition’s…

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan

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University of Ibadan sends medical students home

April 9, 2018 Education 135

Authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Sunday closed its medical college and directed students to vacate hostels by noon on the same day. The directive is contained in a release signed by the…

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Educationists seek review of curriculum to prioritise science, technology

April 3, 2018 Education 139

Some educationists on Monday called for a complete overhaul of the educational curriculum in Africa to place more emphasis on science and technology for continental development. Mr Elvis Otobo and Mr Kenny Ogungbemi made the…

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IDPs Score 298 Marks In UTME Exams In Edo

April 3, 2018 Education 75

Sixty-three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Uhogua community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, who sat for the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), have performed excellently well. All the successful…

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Dapchi schoolgirls found – Presidential aide

March 21, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 375

The Federal Government says the kidnapped students of Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State have been found. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, who confirmed the development…

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