Category: Education

UI celebrates Prof Adeyemi’s Distinguished career with valedictory lecture on Friday

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A Valedictory Lecture will be delivered on Friday Oct. 4, in honor of Professor Gabriel Oladapo Adeyemi who will be retiring from the services of the Department of Geology, University of Ibadan upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.   The event which will also include a book presentation by the retiring Professor according to the organisers, will take place at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan from noon.   The valedictory lecture will be delivered by Professor Ibrahim Adewuyi Oyediran, a Professor of Environmental and Engineering Geology…

LAUTECH Graduate bags 4.53 first-class in Mathematics, wins 4 scholarships to study for her masters

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A brilliant Nigerian lady named Kofoworola Sukurat Olabisi bagged a Mathematics degree with first-class honors at Ladoke Akintola University, Nigeria. She won four scholarships from different universities abroad to study for her master’s degree. Sukurat obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics at Ladoke Akintola University, Nigeria with a 4.53 over 5.00 cumulative grade point average. Her remarkable performance earned her scholarships from universities across the world. She said she applied to 11 universities but was admitted to 4 programs. She earned acceptance from Western Kentucky University, the New…

Nelson siblings, Divine and Dave join Medical Profession, as Babcock University inducts 92 new Doctors

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A remarkable journey culminated in celebration as Dr Divine and Dr Dave Nelson marked their achievements alongside family and friends during the 9th induction ceremony at Babcock University on Tuesday. The newly minted doctors, Dr Divine and Dr Dave, raised by a single mother, joined 92 successful colleagues at the well-attended 2024 all ‘stethoscope event, held in the 600-seat auditorium of the College of Health and Medical Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State.   Amb Peace Onuiri, the proud mother of the First-class graduates, expressed her overwhelming joy as…

How to check NECO 2024 results

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Below are the easy steps to check your NECO 2024 results online: 1. Visit NECO portal at https://www.neco.gov.ng. This is the only official platform for accessing your results. 2. Select ‘NECO Results’: On the homepage, pick the ‘NECO Results’ option. Clicking this will take you to the result-checking section. Click “Check “Results”. Alternatively, just go straight to the result portal at https://results.neco.gov.ng/. 3. Enter your examination details: Provide your exam year (2024), exam type (June/July or Nov/Dec), and your unique examination number. 4. Input your token: You can buy it…

NECO releases 2024 June/July SSCE results ….. 60% of candidates obtain credit in English, Maths, 3 others

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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 60.55 per cent of candidates obtaining five credits or more, including English Language and Mathematics. NECO Registrar, Prof.Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, announced this during a press briefing at the NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, September 19. According to Wushishi, a total of 1,376,423 candidates registered for the exam, consisting of 706,950 males and 669,473 females. Highlighting the performance of candidates, the registrar stated, “The number of candidates that sat…

Tuition Fee Hike: University Of Ibadan Students resort to Online Begging for Financial Assistance

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Some students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State have taken to social media to beg for financial assistance to pay their tuition, which was recently hiked by the school authorities.   SaharaReporters reported in August that the students held massive protests to force the management to rescind its decision on the increment of school fees for the 2023/2024 academic session.   It was gathered that fees were increased from N230,000 to N412,000, which triggered reactions from the students.   Despite public demonstrations by the students and several interventions of…

Academics seek solutions to pressing challenges impeding Africa development ….. As 1st CRIDE CIC2024 Conference begins in Abuja

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Foremost Academics and other stakeholders are presently in Abuja to discuss on how to tackle some pressing challenges impeding development in Nigeria and Africa continent. The Academics are participating in the 1st CRIDE International Conference 2024 (CIC2024) organized by the Centre for Research, Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurship (CRIDE), United Kingdom (UK), in collaboration with the Department of Economics at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and Philomath University, Abuja. The conference with the theme ‘Sustainable Development: Leaving No One Behind “focused on Environmental Protection and Enhancement, Social progress, Sustainable…

Education Minister denies stopping Under-18 Students from Writing WASSCE, NECO

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The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that it has not prohibited students under 18 from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday while fielding questions from journalists at an event to mark the 2024 International Literacy Day, ILD. Recall that Education Minister Tahir Mamman had on August 25th said the Federal Government instructed the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the National Examinations Council,…

Senator Barau’s foundation releases list of beneficiaries of foreign scholarships in AI, Robotics, Cybersecurity

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), established by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator (Dr) Barau I Jibrin, CON, has released the list of first batch of its 2024 foreign postgraduate scholarships in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Technology, Cybersecurity and Forensic science. Senator Barau, who is the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, established the foundation to provide humanitarian, educational and empowerment initiatives in the country. The Special Adviser to Senator Barau on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the foundation has secured admissions for the deserving students from…

Jumu’ah Period: Call VC FUOYE to order – MURIC urges NUC

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the action of the Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof.Sunday Abayomi Fasina, for disallowing Muslim staff of the institution from attending Jumu’ah prayer on Fridays. In a statement issued on Monday, 2nd September, 2024 by the Executive Director of the Islamic human rights organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group described the VC’s action as intolerant, insensitive, arrogant and a blatant abuse of Allah-given fundamental human rights of Muslims in the institution. The full statement read;   “The Vice Chancellor (VC)…