Category: Education
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UBA Foundation announces 2024 National Essay Competition with double grant prize increase
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has launched the 2024 edition of its prestigious National Essay Competition (NEC), unveiling a significant 100% increase in the educational grants for top winners.
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PTDF releases shortlist of applicants for 2024/2025 scholarships
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has shortlisted 1,643 applicants for the In-country Scholarship Scheme for the 2024/2025 academic session.
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Teachers leaving Nigeria in droves – TRCN
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has bemoaned the shrinking number of teachers available to impact knowledge within Nigeria and by extension the global community.
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Bishop Oyedepo reacts as Covenant University churns out 339 First Class graduates
The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Ogun State, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, said that 339 students bagged First Class Honours in the 2023/2024 academic session.
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NUC approves new courses for Salem University
The National University Commission (NUC) has approved eight new courses for Salem University Lokoja. The Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, made the disclosure in an interview in Lokoja on Friday.
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732 orphans receive N1bn scholarship in Sokoto
No fewer than 732 orphans in Sokoto State on Friday benefited from a N1 billion scholarship grant provided by the Muslim World League.
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Why we disengaged 109 teachers in Zamfara – Board
The Zamfara Teachers Service Board said the recent disengagement of the 109 contract teachers by the State government was not based on ethnic, tribal or religious reasons. Chairman of board, Alhaji Muhammad Aliyu-Anka, stated this while speaking to newsmen in Gusau on Friday.
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University admission: FG to develop new guidelines for students below 18
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, says the ministry is planning to develop guidelines that will enable exceptionally brilliant students gain admission into tertiary institutions before the age of 18 years.
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Redeemer’s University makes history as 86 students graduate with first class
Prof. Shadrach Akindele, the Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede, in Osun, says that 86 of its graduating students bagged first-class degree.
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Osun, Kwara declare public holiday for teachers
Similarly, Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has declared Monday, 7 October, a public holiday to commemorate the 2024 World Teachers’ Day.