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Dr. Ruth Oji is an academic and an entrepreneur. She is a doctor of English Language and teaches English and communication courses at a university. As a researcher and a consultant, she founded an education consulting outlet that helps schools and other corporate institutions with their training needs. Dr. Oji, who takes pleasure in ... Read more

The Kano State Government has mapped out N489.25 million to sponsor 29,126 candidates who will be taking the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE). This was made known by the Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, through a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the ministry Aliyu Yusuf on Monday. According to him, ... Read more

Professor Peter OkebukolaBy Elizabeth Osayande The former Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, distinguished Professor Peter Okebukola, has revealed what institutions must do to avoid the recent leadership crisis that rocked the University of Lagos, UNILAG. Professor Okebukola, who praised the timely invention of the Federal Government ... Read more

By Adesina Wahab The Governing Council of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, on Tuesday ratified the election of Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution. It was done at a virtual meeting the members of the Council held with Dr John Momoh presiding as the Interim Chairman of the Council. The Council has also ... Read more

By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Joint Campus Committee, JCC, in Lagos State has called on the government to reopen all schools as soon as possible. According to the Chairman, Lagos NANS JCC, Comrade Ogunsanya Rasheed, in a statement yesterday, reopening the schools would not only keep the students busy ... Read more

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday swore-in the newly constituted Governing Council for all the tertiary institutions in the state. Sanwo-Olu who spoke during the swearing-in ceremony in Ikeja urged the council members to see their appointment as a call to service for the advancement of tertiary education in the state. The governor said that their appointment came with a huge responsibility ... Read more

Friday Olokor, Oladimeji Ramon and Grace Edema A retired Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, has demanded a thorough investigation of the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. According to him, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ... Read more

A total of 69 graduands of the Corona College of Education, Ilupeju, Lagos, were conferred with the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) at the second convocation ceremony of the institution. In his convocation address, the Provost, Dr. Martin Obinyan said the college was “the first college ... Read more

The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has elected Prof. Elias Wahab as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the university. Mr Ademola Adekoya, the institution’s Head of Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Adekoya said that the election took place ... Read more

By Ozioruva Aliu The police Wednesday evening paraded six persons believed to have been involved in the killing of 100 level University of Benin Student, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. She was attacked in a church in May where she had gone to read. She later died in the hospital. Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo Identified the suspects as ... Read more