Schools mobilise candidates for 2018 Cowbellpedia Mathematics
As registration closes Feb. 11
PUBLIC and private secondary schools across the country have been urged to register their best JSS 3 and SSS2 candidates for the 2018 Cowbellpedia Senior Secondary Mathematics Television Quiz show on or before the deadline of Sunday, February 11.
At the press briefing to flag off the 2018 edition, Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, makers of Cowbell milk, announced a 100 per cent increase in the star prize from N1m to N2m in addition to other incentives. It was the highlight of activities to commemorate 20 years of partnership between Cowbell and Mathematics.
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Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April
Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education says Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April. He made this disclosure when he received Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger and some members of his cabinet at the Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters in Abuja.
Adamu requested the support of all states governors to do the same in their respective states. “By the end of April, we are proposing there will be a declaration of state of emergency in the education sector all over the country. We request all the state governors to do same in their states and we hope that once this is done our educational sector will improve.
“I will also meet with the governors to appeal to them to give special emphasis to address the problem of low standard of education especially at primary level,” he said.
The minister said the ministry was planning to present a proposal to the National Council of State for graduates of education to henceforth be employed on Grade Level 10 of eight. He said the proposal would also include offering employment to students studying education in tertiary institutions.
Saving the Environment through Education
In line with its believe in sustaining the environment through continuous research, Chevron Nigeria Limited has since 2006, through the S.L Edu Research Grant, awarded scholarships to doctoral candidates whose research works are on environmental conservation and sustainable development in Nigeria.
The company recently added two more scholars to the list of beneficiaries during the 16th Chief S.L Edu Memorial Lecture. Uchechukwu Nnaike reports
The earth is being polluted on a daily basis as a result of the activities of man; sometimes these activities are carried out in ignorance. Education is therefore vital in the campaign for a safe and sustainable environment.
Source : ThisDay