Ondo laments influx of unauthorised books in secondary schools
The Ondo State Government on Thursday kicked against the influx of unauthorised publishers and authors selling unapproved books and other instructional materials in public and private secondary schools in the state.
Speaking with journalists in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the Commissioner for Education, Mr. Segun Agagu, said the state was committed to ensuring qualitative education for pupils and to boost their performance in national and international examinations.
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Ex-student sues Oxford, says his 20-year-old degree failed to give him success
A graduate who tried to sue Oxford University because he just missed out on earning a top degree has had his claim thrown out.
Faiz Siddiqui wanted £1m in damages from the university over what he described as “negligently inadequate teaching” that affected his degree grade 20 years ago.
Siddiqui, of Bayswater, west London, claimed that the 2:1 degree had a “marked deleterious effect” on his subsequent career.
However, High Court judge, Mr. Justice Foskett, ruled against the graduate, who was 39 at the time of the trial, after deciding that the “delivery” of part of a history course in 1999-2000 was not “negligently inadequate.”
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UNESCO Promises Support For Nigeria’s Education System
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday reassured Nigeria and other member states of its commitment to reforming the Education and Information, Communication Technology (ICT) system.
Mr Yao Ydo, Regional Director, UNESCO, made the promise in Lagos on Tuesday at the maiden edition of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) Eminent Persons Strategy Series.