Kaduna Govt recruits PhD holder as primary school teacher
Sani said the exercise marked the completion of the 25,000 vacancy announced after the sack of the 22,000 unqualified teachers in the state in January, this year.
The Commissioner also noted that in addition to the PhD holder, 8,494 of the 25,000 recruited teachers were first degree holders while the remaining were National Certificate in Education holders.
Addressing news conference in Kaduna on Saturday, Sani also announced that the state had commenced full implementation of free education for girls in the public secondary schools across the state.
Foundation holds cycling challenge for Lagos schools
About 180 students, drawn from three education districts in Lagos state are set to participate in this year’s school cycling competition, organised by the African Cycling Foundation (ACF), in collaboration with Simba Group, Sterling Bank and Cycology Riding Club, as part of efforts to enhance the overral development of the child.
The competition, which holds tomorrow and Saturday at the Teslim Balogun, Stadium, Surulere, will feature public school students in junior secondary one to three.
Addressing journalists in Lagos, the President of the foundation, Mr. Yemi Osilaja advocated the introduction of a cycling culture in our children to enable them benefit at a very young age.
SchoolKits announces new enterprise with CASIO
SchoolKits, Nigeria’s leading back-to-school retail chain and wholesale supplier of educational resources, has announced its partnership with the world leader in calculators and educational resources, CASIO to make authentic CASIO calculators, label printers and accessories widely available in Nigeria.With the partnership, SchoolKits become CASIO’s strong distributor in Nigeria for its education and business solutions divisions’ products. The new deal is a culmination of discussions between the SchoolKits management and the CASIO Middle East FZE, which held at the CASIO Regional Head Office in Dubai earlier in the year.