Category: Education

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

Emporium Reporters

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

Emporium Reporters

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

Emporium Reporters

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)…

Parents of murdered 100 level Joshua Daniel-Ejigbo charges Veritas University to come out clean over child’s death

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The parents of slain 100Level student, Joshua Ejuojo Daniel-Ejigbo have called on the management of Veritas University to unravel the truth behind the death of son,the parents also distanced themselves from the recent arraignment and prosecution of three students of Veritas University in connection with their son’s death at Veritas University Bwari.   The parents said it was necessary to make the clarification because from the outset, they lost faith in the Police processes, which have been opaque and seemingly designed to frustrate them from getting to the truth.  …

Bisi Akande donates allowances as Pro-Chancellor to UI students

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Former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has offered deserving undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan the beneficiaries of his anticipated allowances as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution.   In a memorandum addressed to Ganiyu Saliu, registrar and secretary to the governing council, Akande described his appointment as a call to national service.   The former governor of Osun State said his allowances should be used to cover essential expenses for students studying mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology at…

UNICITI Int’l Education Hub,Swansea University launch Top-up program for African Nurses …… Students to enjoy 70% discount on Tuition fees

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The UNICITI International Education Hub in Mauritius and Swansea University in Wales, UK today launched a One Year Top-up program designed for Nurses across Africa Continent.   The launched program titled “A Pathway to Excellence”was unveiled at a press conference held in Abuja by the Ambassador for Health and Education for UNICITI International Education Hub in Mauritius and Swansea University in Wales,Amb.Peace Onuiri.   Amb.Onuiri said the one-year top-up program is designed for nurses who already hold a diploma or BSc in nursing. In her words “This program, delivered by…

Include Religious Content,Instruction in Schools’ Curricula – UI Don tells policy makers

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Professor Lateef O. Abbas has called on policy makers to include religious content/instruction in schools curricula to ensure moral education.   He also recommended that merit be reinstated/restored in appointments rather than my brother/sister in faith, saying that the lack of merit has made corruption difficult to eradicate.   Professor Abbas made these recommendations while delivering the 557th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ibadan on behalf of the Faculty of Arts.   The lecture was entitled “Religious Intolerance: Bane of Nigerian Nationhood.”…