The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have renovated classroom blocks belonging to Salawu Abiola High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The facilities, which comprise 20 classrooms, 36 toilets, 100 desks and chairs for students, and 20 sets of furniture for teachers, were delivered with extensive rehabilitation of external structures. Stakeholders said the gesture would
Dr. Oludare Ogunyombo, a lecturer at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has called on government, community leaders, religious leaders, and parents to prioritise the education of the girl-child and instil in her the values that shape responsible womanhood. Ogunyombo stated this at the launch of a book titled Global Millennium Women, authored by
The Oyo State Government has expanded its AI-powered basic education reform programme in partnership with global EdTech firm, EIDU, to all 33 local government areas after a successful pilot phase. Launched in 2024, the initiative deploys affordable Android smartphones preloaded with EIDU’s offline-first learning platform to improve literacy, numeracy, and digital skills among pupils in
Over 5,000 out-of-school children have returned to the classroom, courtesy of Oando’s Foundational Learning Improvement Programme (FLIP), implemented under its LEARNOVATE strategy. Tonia Uduimoh, Head of the Oando Foundation, speaking at the foundation’s strategy dissemination activities held in Abuja recently, said the event marked the conclusion of the pilot phase and brought together education stakeholders
The Federal Government has urged traditional medicine practitioners to subject their products and practices to modern scientific scrutiny to quench scepticism, calling for investment in research and clinical studies that confirm the safety, efficacy, and quality of traditional medicine remedies. Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adekunle Salako, who made the call at the commemoration
At the 29th Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Engr. Ibrahim Ali Kachalla of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) outlined a strategic agenda to advance indigenous aerospace, space technology, and energy solutions. Kachalla, who has mentored more than 4,000 students since joining AFIT in 2014, said
Dr Adebayo Lucas Oluwaseun, an advocate for affordable education in Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government, the Ministry of Education, and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to abolish what he described as the “fraudulent and exploitative” practice of taking acceptance fees in Nigerian universities. In his open letter titled “Stop the Fraudulent ‘Acceptance Fee’
Dr Alex Akanmu, Chairman of the University of Ilorin chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has claimed members of the union have turned to Uber drivers and beggars because of their poor conditions of service. In a recent interview in Ilorin, Akanmu noted that some lecturers had also resorted to taking out
Prof Suwaiba Said Ahmad, the Minister of State for Education, has reassured the Federal Government’s commitment to supporting informal technical hubs known as Panteka Centres. Ahmad disclosed this when the leadership of the centres, led by the National President, Nasiru Adamu, paid a visit to the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja. According to her,
Governor Ahmed Aliyu is set to place a monthly salary on Imams, muezzins, mosque leaders and prayer callers in Sokoto state, due to their roles as Islamic religious leaders. This comes on the heels of over 66.4% of Sokoto’s 1.25 million school-age children out of the classroom, making it the second highest bearer of the
