The Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, who gave the directive, in Ado-Ekiti, ordered a full compliance stressed that the Education Development Levy and other unauthorized fees remain abolished in the state. Egbeyemi, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Odunayo Ogunmola, further directed that evidence of such refunds must be brought to the Ministry of Education for verification.
Total, NNPC donate books to enhance education
Total Exploration and Production (E&P) Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with NNPC, has donated 400 science textbooks, five computers and accessories with printers to the Government Girls’ College, Maiduguri.NNPC Mrs Sonye Allanah, Total E&P Deputy General Manager, Government Relations, said this while presenting the books to the Principal of the Schools, Hajiya Yagana Mohammed, in Abuja.
Allanah, while presenting the materials, noted that the donation was part of Total E&P corporate social responsibility aimed at giving back to the society. She stressed that the donation was a worthy investment as the materials would enhance access to quality education for the students in the area.
Time for FG to re-establish Education Bank
However, as stated in the Government White Paper on the recommendation of the Ministerial Committee, other factors aide from government inactivity, contributed largely to the demise of the bank.
Some of the findings in this respect are as follows: A cross section of Nigerian University graduates Some of the findings A total of 225 number of staff were verified to be on payroll of the bank extant civil servant rules and procedures were observed not to have been followed in the appointment/transfer/secondment, promotion, confirmation and discipline of some of the staff of the bank. Some staff were abysmally stagnated for too long. A total of 49, current pensioners; 17 referred pensioners and 6 classified as pensioners outside unified Pension Scheme were verified.
West African universities should produce graduates who will meet the needs of the entire sub-region
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede “Our universities must be made not to limit their visions to the production of graduates capable of meeting only the needs of their various nations (markets.) ”The challenges of trans-border research have been identified to include the differences in the education systems in the sub-region, weak internal assessment mechanism and superficial external quality assurance system.
NUNS partners with ASUU
Reiterating NUNS commitment to the struggle of ASUU, Seriki explained that ASUU decision at every time has always been to reposition education in Nigerian. He said: “Considering the state of university education in our dear country, every sane citizen will definitely fault ASUU if they remain silent or refuse to act in rescue our education system.
Primary and Secondary school pupils need to have a knowledge of economic issues
He made this known through an LCCI council member, Mrs Sarah Sosan, at the 2018 LCCI Secondary School Essay Competition and Prize Giving Day event held last Friday at the Commerce House, Victoria Island, Lagos.
According to Ruwase, the need to educate pupils on economic issues gave birth to the competition and this year’s theme, The Role of Entrepreneurship in National Development.
Union Bank, LASG, insist on improved investment in education
Held at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, the fair served as a platform for collaboration among the education sector stakeholders with the goal of accelerating development and enhancing investment in the sector.
Speaking at the ceremony to mark the kick-off of the two-day event, the Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank, Mr Emeka Emuwa, said the bank’s focus was on education as a key driver of national development.
“We want Edu360 to be the leading education platform in Nigeria, bringing together various participants, actors and fostering collaboration among stakeholders in the education ecosystem, thereby bringing about the much-needed investment in this sector. We firmly believe that the private sector, working closely with the government and other stakeholders, can play a critical role in fast-tracking solutions to move the educational sector forward.
Nearly all ‘educational’ apps for children have ads
Research has previously shown that children under the age of seven can’t tell the difference between ads and other content, and yet countless children using their parents’ smartphones and tablets are being targeted by advertisers.
Much of this advertising is being done with “manipulative and disruptive methods”, says the study’s senior author, Jenny Radesky.
“With young children now using mobile devices on an average of one hour a day, it’s important to understand how this type of commercial exposure may impact children’s health and well-being,” says Radesky, a developmental behavioural expert and paediatrician at University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
The study, published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, reviewed 135 different apps, many of which were clearly focused more on making money than on the child’s experience, despite often being categorised as “educational”.
Federal poly signs MoU with foreign varsities on agric technology
The polytechnic, which was established in 2014 by the Federal Government, also said the deal would enable the polytechnic to produce innovative and creative graduates for technological advancement.
The Rector of the polytechnic, Prof. Emmanuel Fasakin, who disclosed this in a meeting with journalists in his office on Monday, said the collaboration would go a long way to enlarge the scope of the polytechnic locally and internationally.
Sponsorship scheme for private varsity students
Adeyemo said this during the second international conference of the institution’s Faculty of Basic Medical and Applied Sciences on Monday.
At the event, the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, who was represented by a member of the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan, Prof Akinola Alada, delivered a keynote address, which was themed, ‘Transformational research innovations/approaches for national health and technological advancement.