The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) plans to mobilise one million students on June 12, Democracy Day, for a peaceful “Adupe March” to thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his record investment in education and to demand the end of discrimination against HND holders. NAPS President, Comrade Eshiofune Oghayan, praised Tinubu for the N2.52
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has recently commissioned several key projects in Jos as part of Democracy Day celebrations, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to good governance and infrastructure development. The projects include 15 new metro buses to enhance public transportation, a new laboratory, a paediatric ward, and an office complex at the Plateau State
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi, recently donated ₦6 million, computers, and other resources to girls at Chibok Secondary School, Borno. He donated the sum to sink a borehole, provide solar energy, and establish a laboratory in the secondary school. Speaking at the ceremony on the school
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has shown concern about the recent misallocation of funds by the government, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct his focus to creating a nation-building solution. Recall that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) budgeted an expenditure of ₦39 billion on refurbishing the already functional Abuja International Conference
Olori Ivie Atuwatse III, wife of Olu of Warri, has proposed that Nigeria adopt a different education model, directing attention to Finland’s play-based learning approach. “I visited Finland about two years ago, and they have play-based learning. Often, the way our children approach learning is very boxed and limiting. And so their ability to enjoy
The Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Olufemi Peters, has stated that libraries remain essential to university education, even in an era of rapid technological advancement. Speaking in Abuja at the 112th biennial meeting of the Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU), he called on academics to recognise
Contrary to the overall decline in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2025, over 21% of JEXTOBAN students scored above 300, making it a 100% success rate. JEXTOBAN’s management revealed that all their students scored above 200, while 49% scored between 250 and 299. According to Adedayo Ojo, Director of Planning and Strategy at JEXTOBAN,
Ezekiel Tobechukwu “Zeke” Nnaji, born to a Nigerian father but raised in Minneapolis, is channelling his National Basketball Association (NBA) membership into an initiative to empower Nigerian youth. Addressing Nigerians’ challenges, Apham Nnaji, Zeke’s father, said, “The challenges and the depravity in Nigeria and Africa are a whole lot. I grew up there, and I
Dr Maureen Achebe, Clinical Director of Haematology Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has highlighted the latest solutions to sickle cell disease, which affects approximately 150,000 Nigerian newborns annually, making Nigeria the country with the highest incidence of the disease. She made this known on June 10 while delivering a public lecture on ‘The Evolving
The Kwara State government has launched the “Commissioner-to-Classroom” initiative (C2C) to create a safer, more supportive environment in schools across the state. This move, aimed at enhancing communication between students and policymakers, was announced during the first quarter of the Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing in Ilorin by Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, the Commissioner for Education and Human
