Education

Ben Duamlong, a former coach of Nigeria under 20, and assistant coach for the Super Eagles during Korea /Japan 2022 World Cup has bagged a first class degree from the University of Jos. The 70-year-old former coach was among the 20,532 students that graduated from the university in 2023. He …

The 2019 Nobel Prize-winning economist, Professor Michael Kremer’s has hailed the state government’s impact on education through the EkoExcel initiative. The renowned economist and academic, said this in a major new study which looked at the methodology underpinning some of Nigeria’s flagship education reforms. He said that the  approach to …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that his administration has made education a key pillar of  development agenda, saying that massive investment in critical education infrastructure has propelled formulation of policies that engender human capital development, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship skill development in the state.Speaking at the maiden …

…Lagos Cooperation college to graduate 104 Worried by the rising rate of unemployment and crime in the country, the Lagos State Cooperative College, yesterday warned the youths to stop the endless search for white-collar jobs and embrace enterpreneurship. The Provost of the College, Mr Akorede Ojomu, who disclosed at a …

Over 26,000 Nigerians have signed a petition on Change.org to stop the demand for English proficiency tests from Nigerians looking to travel abroad for studies or work. The petition, which was initiated by Policy Shapers, was titled “Stop asking Nigerians to write IELTS”. As Nigeria’s language of instruction at various …

Indications have emerged that Lagos State now have over 2 millions out-of-school children across the state. But the state government has vowed to tackle the challenge and rescue lot of children from engaging in various social vicesthrough the EkoExcel programme. The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, …

 The Executive Chairmen, State Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) and Chair, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Hon. Wahab Alawiye -King has said that Lagos will not relent in leveraging technology to advance primary education through EKOEXCEL. Governor Sanwo-Olu inaugurated EKOEXCEL (Excellence in Child Education and Learning) in 2019 to …

Parents have blasted the New York Times magazine after the popular tabloid publicized Justine Ang Fonte, a New York teacher who recently became infamous for her sexual education curriculum lessons for children called “pornography literacy.”For seven years, Fonte was the director of health and wellness at the Dalton School on …