Education
Nat’l Qur’an Competition: Gov. AbdulRazaq assures Kwara delegates of support
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday allayed the fears of parents of the members of the state’s contingent to this year’s national ...
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For Punctuality At Qur’an Competition Events, Clerics Offer Special Prayer For Kwara Governor
Special prayer was offered for Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday at the closing ceremony of Kwara State Qur’an recitation competition held ...
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Gov. Soludo employs 5000 teachers in Anambra State
Anambra State Governor Professor Charles Soludo has employed 5,000 primary and secondary school teachers in the state. Speaking during the unveiling of the ...
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FOMWAN sponsor 52 primary school pupils education in Kwara
The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) on Thursday sponsor 52 primary school pupils of Karumo Primary School in Ilorin. Hajia ...
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Use of Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, others in passing instructions now acceptable in Nigeria’s schools – FG
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a National Language Policy which provides the use of mother tongue as medium of instruction in ...
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ASUU threaten to embark on another strike over unpaid 8 months’ salaries
Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) on Monday alerted Nigerians about a fresh crisis which would surpass all previous ones in the ...
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Kwara Govt. warns students, management against unruly behaviour, reopens COED Ilorin
Kwara State Government has directed the re-opening of the College of Education Ilorin following five weeks of shutdown. The closure of the school ...
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FG returns teaching of history at basic education level
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has officially flagged off the reintroduction of the Teaching of History and the commencement of the training ...
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Unpaid salaries: You can’t punish us for your insincerity, ASUU tells FG
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, insisted that its members cannot be punished with a “no work, no pay” policy for ...
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Oyetola Inaugurates University Of Education, Ilesa Governing Council
Osun State governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has officially inaugurated the governing council of the University of Education, Ilesa. Inaugurating the council at the Osun ...
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Oyo Assembly pass bill to upgrade college of education to university
Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo Bill 2022 into law. The bill makes it ...
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University Don Canvasses For Closer Collaboration Between Varsities – Industries
A Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Jacob Olayiwola Aweda, has called for closer collaborations between the nation’s universities and ...
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Students of UniAbuja get N3.7m Research Grants
No fewer than 10 students of the University of Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory are set to receive research grants of N3,772,000 ...
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Counselling: Association wants urgent intervention in schools to promote national rebirth
The Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria (APROCON) on Tuesday in Ilorin called for urgent intervention across primary, secondary and tertiary institutions to ...
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ASUU Accuses FG of Trying To Increase School Fees
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, branche, has accused the Federal Government of not being interested in ...
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Unilorin decries antics of impostors
The University of Ilorin has distanced itself from some online content creators, impostors and potential fraudsters who sniff around for developments, hints and ...
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Gov Bello inaugurates distribution of free textbooks to students
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has inaugurated the distribution of 11, 000 free textbooks to all Senior Secondary Secondary (SSS 2) students in ...
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NUC presents operational license to Ilesa University
National Universities Commission, NUC, has issued a letter of recognition for the take-off of the newly approved university of Ilesa in Osun State. ...
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Public School Enrolment in Kwara Now Increase With 43% – KwaraLearn Spokesperson, Olukoju
The Director of Communication, KwaraLearn, Bolanle Olukoju, has revealed that the enrolment into public schools has increased by 43% in 2022 as a ...
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Mutawali of Ilorin advocates public-private partnerships on school infrastructure devt
Mutawali of Ilorin and renowned legal luminary Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq on Tuesday called on corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals in the country to ...
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Don’t trade biblical truth for mundane pleasure – ECWA Seminary Provost tells Graduating Students
The Provost of the ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Kwara State, John Olu Adetoyese, PhD on Saturday charged the graduating students of the institution ...
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ASUU cries foul as FG reportedly pays half-salary in October
Only 18 working days in the month of October were covered by the Federal Government’s payment to lecturers who operate under the auspices ...
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Winner gets N2.5m in KWIRS Inter-School Quiz Competition
A total number of 219 secondary schools from both public and private schools in the 16 local government areas of Kwara state participated ...
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Book Review: Virus Of The Century
Looking straight into the system of our society as a people without any iota of sentiment and one would see anomalies that have ...
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Kwara govt. doubles bursary for students in tertiary institutions, opens registration portal
Kwara State Government on Thursday announced the increments in the bursary allowances to students of the state origin in Tertiary Institutions across the ...
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Students with juju are threat to teachers in rural areas – group
Public school teachers are facing serious threats from charm-carrying students in rural areas, who not only display anti-social behaviour and acts of extreme ...
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ASUU: KWSG offers free transportation to students on resumption
As a demonstration of its favourable disposition to the plight of Students, the Kwara State Government, under the amiable leadership of Mall. AbdulRahman ...
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Education agent gives clue on foreign scholarship opportunity
Nigerian students have been advised to avail themselves of opportunity of enjoying tuition-free study abroad through various scholarship schemes. Speaking with journalists in ...
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Disruption Of Examinations: Kwara College’s Management Appeals For Calm
The management of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, has urged the staff and students of the institution to remain calm as the ...
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Aftermath of ASUU Strike: Unilorin Announces Resumption Date
Following the suspension of the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of Ilorin has concluded arrangements for ...
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Rector recounts achievements, challenges as Kwara Poly Graduates 7,781 students
The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed on Tuesday disclosed that a total number of 7,781 students would be ...
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ASUU: We acted on court order, issues yet to be resolved
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) claimed that a court ruling and appeals from Nigerians were the reasons it ended its eight-month ...
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AbdulRazaq Pledges To Reinvent Teachers Training College
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has promised to reinvent Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. The governor who paid an inspection visit to ...
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Dignitaries Laud Age’s Qualities As He Bows Out As Unilorin VC
University stakeholders and dignitaries on Friday extolled the qualities of the outgoing vice-chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, who ...
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ASUU Strike: We are sorry – FG begs students, parents
The Federal Government has apologized to students and parents after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called off its eight-month strike. ASUU’s ...
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ASR commences construction of 3,000 seater UNILORIN-amphitheater worth N1bn
The AbdulSamad Rabiu (ASR) Initiative has commenced a groundbreaking construction of a 3,000 seater main Amphitheater building for the University of Ilorin, worth ...
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Int’l Girl Child Day: MAI Foundation Distributes Stationaries to Female Students in Kwara
As the world mark 2022 International Day for the Girl Child, Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim (MAI) Foundation has distributed hundreds of stationaries to secondary ...
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ASUU Finally Ssuspends 8- Month Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), following an order by the Industrial Court and Court of Appeal, on October 7, 2022, and ...
Education
The political undertone of Ilesa Varsity
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE When the history of Osun State is written for posterity, one of the critical areas of intervention where Governor GboyegaOyetola’s ...
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Ekiti: Fayemi Gifts Two Teachers N20m
Ekiti State government has awarded the best primary and secondary school teachers in the state, Mrs Adeyemi Omolade and Mrs Mary kupolati with ...
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Prof Folasade Ogunsola emerges first female UNILAG VC
Folasade Ogunsola, a Professor of Microbiology, has emerged as the 13th Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The scholar makes history, ...
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NSCDC Sensitizes College Students on Safety, Security
The Female Strike Force of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has sensitized Secondary School students on safety and ...
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Kwara Trains Digital Literacy Instructors
Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) has trained about 100 digital literacy instructors and security personnel that would man digital literacy centres ...
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ASUU: Appeal Court orders immediate strike call off
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the strike immediately as it is the ...
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NLC seeks implementation of 65 years retirement age for Kwara teachers
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the state to expedite action on the implementation of 65 ...
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Family donates 2,000 books to orphans, vulnerable children in Sokoto
The family of a late educationist and community leader, Malam Balarabe Goronyo has donated 2,000 exercise books to orphans and other vulnerable children ...
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Strike: Appeal Court Gives FG, ASUU 24hrs To Come Out With Resolution
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday challenged the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to ...
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WTD: Teachers Registration Council Urge Govt To Facilitate Implementation of NPSSVFS
To protect Nigerian schools from attacks, the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has urged federal, state and local education authorities to facilitate ...
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WTD: Education funding to hit 20℅ global benchmark by 2025 – Minister
Minister of State for Education Rt. Hon Goodluck Nana Opia said that Nigerian education funding has increased and planned to be gradually rise ...
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KWSG Awards 61 Outstanding Teachers, As Tutors’ Union Hails Gov’s Achievements, Asks For More
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday joined the global community to celebrate teachers, calling them the centrepiece of his administration’s transformative agenda ...
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FG To Give Fresh Directive To Universities To Resume, Following Registration of ASUU’s breakaway faction CONUA
The Federal Government yesterday said it would direct Vice-Chancellors of federal universities to reopen their institutions following the registration of two new unions. ...
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NUT Exonerates Kwara State Govt From Ilegal Salaries Deductions
The Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has exonerated the state government from alleged illegal deduction from teachers’ salary ...
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Scholarship Awards: AbdulRazaq Hails Ex- Governor Lawal’s Daughter, Arinola
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Saturday, praised the eldest child of the late Rear Admiral Mohammed Lawal, Arinola Lawal for awarding scholarships ...
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AGF offers to accommodate ASUU’s peculiarities allowance on IPPIS
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), has accepted to accommodate the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) peculiarities allowances ...
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NECO Releases 2022 SSCE Result
National Examinations Council, NECO has released the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, internal, results exactly 45 days after the exercise was conducted. ...
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ASUU strike: Court strikes out NANS’ suit against ASUU, FG
The Abuja vacation judge of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Polycarp Hamman on Tuesday, struck out a suit filed by the National ...
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Youth Empowerment: KWSG Opens Portal For Free Technical Training At IVTEC
Kwara State Government has announced the commencement of admission for eligible youths under its youth Empowerment and Employment Generation Scheme (YEEGS). The successful ...
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Children Identify Poor Parenting, Bullying, Sexual Assaults As Prevalent Child- Abuse Issues
Female children in Kwara State, on Tuesday, identified poor parenting, bullying and sexual harassment as some of the child abuse issues prevalent in ...
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JAMB sets new guidelines for UTME, other operations
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has come out with new guidelines to ensure seamless conduct of future operational processes, ...
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ASUU strike: FG makes U-turn, withdraws orders asking Vice-Chancellors to reopen universities
The Federal Government (FG) on Monday withdrew its earlier directive asking the management of Vice-Chancellors in universities “to ensure that the striking members ...