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Jubilation as 57-year-old woman completes her junior high school education

                                                                  Tears of joy as Mrs Elizabeth Yamoah, a 57 years old woman completes her junior secondary school certificate examination.   They say age is never a barrier when you’re dedicated to achieve something. Reactions went viral on social media ...

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Ibadan Poly sacks lecturer over alleged sexual misconduct

                         The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan (TPI) has terminated the appointment of its lecturer, Kelani Omotosho, over alleged s.e.x.ual misconduct with a former student.   This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mrs Modupe Fawale ...

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Parents, teachers protest, demand resumption of schools in Kwara

                                                      Parents and teachers of private schools in Kwara State, on Friday stormed the secretariat of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, demanding the resumption of academic activities.   The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, “Open ...

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Youths holds rally in Osun for Laycon

                                                Hundreds of youths on Friday held a rally in Osogbo, capital of Osun to canvass votes ...

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Quack doctor reveals number of schoolgirls he’s helped abort during COVID break

  A 57-year-old man, who was on Wednesday night arrested over the death of an 18-year-old girl following a botched abortion conducted by him, has now confessed to helping 15 girls of school-going age conduct abortions since Kenya recorded its ...

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Wale Babalakin steps down as UNILAG’s Pro-Chancellor

                                               Dr. Wale Babalakin, Pro-Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG has stepped down from the position citing bias from the Federal Government’s Visitation Panel.   Babalakin-led Governing Council had sacked the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe from office over alleged corruption ...

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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and family celebrate as eldest child returns home after completing her Masters Degree (Photos)

                                                                             Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is an excited mum at the moment as her eldest daughter returned home after the completion of her Masters Degree. She took to her instagram page to share lovely photos of her family as they ...

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Makinde orders resumption of higher institutions in Oyo state

      The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has ordered the resumption of tertiary institutions owned by the state government.   Mr Makinde gave this order this week, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Olasukanmi Olaleye. The ...

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Actor Kanayo O. Kanayo, called to the Nigerian Bar [photo]

                            Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has been called to the Nigerian Bar. He was called to Bar today September 15.   Captioning the photo, he wrote; ...

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ASUU gives update on reopening of Universities

                                                                  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ...

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ASUU, NASU shut out LASU VC, students as school resumes

                                      Pandemonium broke in the early hours on Monday in the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus, when members of the Academic Staff ...

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Fuel hike: NANS assures students will hit the streets Monday

The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday said it was set to hit the streets except the Federal Government reversed the increase in the pump price of fuel and electricity tariff.   The organisation threatened to embark on a ...

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Sex-for-mark: Imo varsity probes HoD in viral video

The Imo State University, Owerri, has set up a committee to investigate the authenticity of the footage circulating on the Internet in which the Head of Department of Biochemistry of the institution, Prof. Emmanuel Agumuo, was allegedly having s3x with ...

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Lagos state govt gives updates on resumption of tertiary institutions

The Lagos State government has said that only final year students will go back to classrooms, as tertiary institutions reopen next Monday.   This was confirmed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, while speaking on Channels ...

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Ogun finally reopens schools

The Government of Ogun State has finally reopened schools, five months after they were shut down to prevent community transmission of coronavirus.   The state government said schools should reopen on September 21 for the first term of 2020/2021 session. ...

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UI, LASU, UNILAG are best varsities in Nigeria – New report reveals

The University of Ibadan (U1) is the best in Nigeria, a new report by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings has revealed.   Over 1,500 universities in 93 countries and regions were part of the 2021 ranking. According to ...

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Chadwick Boseman’s high school set to award scholarship in his honour

Chadwick Boseman’s high school in South Carolina will create a scholarship in his honour following his tragic death last week.   Principal Walter Mayfield at T. L. Hanna High School is setting up a grant called the Chadwick Boseman Memorial ...

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Lagos Ministry disowns school resumption calendar

The Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Education has warned the public to disregard a resumption time table flying around the social media.   The time-table claims to be the 2020/2021 academic calendar, states that ...

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SSCE/NECO fixes registration deadline for Sept 10

The National Examination Council (NECO) on Monday fixed Sept. 10 as the deadline for the registration of schools and examination candidates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).   A statement by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Prof. ...

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LASU students to resume in batches – VC

Students of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, are to resume in batches beginning from September, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, disclosed this on Monday.   Speaking on a radio interview monitored in Lagos, he explained that 400, ...

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Primary, Secondary schools to re-open 21 September in Lagos

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered full resumption of tertiary institutions across Lagos State on Monday, September 14, after about six months shutdown occasioned by the outbreak of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.   Sanwo-Olu, however, fixed a tentative resumption date for primary ...

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JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu orders reopening of tertiary institutions Sept 14

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has directed all tertiary institutions under the state government to reopen.   The institutions were shut indefinitely in March to check the spread of COVID-19. But at a briefing on Saturday, the governor asked them ...

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