Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, has pledged his commitment to the development of education and healthcare sector, as he bagged the Ahmadu Bello University’s top Corporate Award.
Mr Tony Chiejina, the Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said that Mr Ahmed Mansur, the Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communication, represented Dangote at the award.
The award was presented by the University’s Alumni Association in recognition of Dangote’s numerous contributions to the development of the nation’s education sector.
Dangote said that the award would spur the conglomerate to scale up its intervention programmes in all sectors.
“Dangote Group will not rest on its oars in ensuring that the educational sector achieved its rightful place in Nigeria,” he said.
Also, Prof. Ahmed Mora, the National President, Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association, said that the interventions of Dangote Foundation in the education sector had been unprecedented through the years, especially, its various scholarship programmes.
On Universal Healthcare Coverage, Ms Zouera Youssoufou, the Dangote Foundation Chief Executive, said that the foundation would continue to work with governments and civil society organisations for the development of impactful health sector programmes in Nigeria and Africa.
Students ordered to vacate hostels as University of Ibadan shuts medical school
Medicals students of the University of Ibadan have been ordered to vacate their hostels as the institution closed its medical school – The students were ordered to vacate their hostels by 12 noon on Sunday, April 8 – The closure was recommended considering the security threat that the students’ agitation against school fees could pose The University of Ibadan (UI) on Sunday, April 8, closed its medical school, directing students to vacate hostels by noon on the same day. The directive is contained in a release signed by the institution’s registrar, Olujinmi Olukoya, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the release was, however, neither dated nor written on the official letterhead of the university. The academic board of the College of Medicine, UI, considered the possible security threat that the students’ agitation against school fees could pose. Thus, they recommended the closure
Computer on the blackboard
The tech giant, Microsoft has equipped Akoto’s ICT class with brand new computers The Ghanaian ICT teacher who drew the Microsoft Word interface on a blackboard, to teach his students, has seen his efforts lead to the establishment of an ultra-modern computer lab at the school.
The lab contains new desks, computers and a projector to make learning easy for students. Richard Akoto Appiah became an internet sensation when his exploits in using drawings on a black board to teach his students how to use Microsoft Word went viral.
The 34-year-old who teaches at Betenase M/A Junior High School in the town of Sekyedomase posted photos of how he takes his pupils through ICT lessons on Facebook, leading to many reviews.
Your investment in health, education not good enough– Bill Gates
Bill Gates, world’s second richest man, says the federal government’s investments in young people, especially in areas of health and education, is not good enough.
He said this in an interview with CNN. The co-chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation reiterated the comments he made when he spoke at the expanded national economic council meeting on Thursday.
At the meeting which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Gates had said the execution priorities of the economic recovery and growth plan do not reflect the true needs of Nigerians.
“The Nigerian government’s economic recovery and growth plan identify investing in our people as one of three strategic objectives. But the execution priorities don’t fully reflect people’s needs, prioritising physical capital over human capital,” he had said.
“People without roads, ports, and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy.”
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, who was at the meeting had defended the federal government, saying Gates’ comment was incorrect.
But in the chat with CNN, the billionaire businessman defended his criticism of the Nigerian government.
He said Nigeria would become an engine of growth if the government gets health and education right.
“As a partner in Nigeria, I am saying the current plan is inadequate. Nigeria has all these young people and the current quality and quantity of investment in these young generations; in health and education just isn’t good enough. So, I was very direct,” he told CNN.
“If they can get health and education right, they will be an engine of growth not just for themselves but for all of Africa.”
Varsities lack facilities to support visually impaired persons –Okebukola
The National Coordinator, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group, Prof. Peter Okebukola, has said that most Nigerian universities lack the right facilities to support visually impaired people.
Okebukola said “We expect that our universities should have the physical and emotional environment that is supportive of these candidates. But most of our universities don’t have the facilities to support visually impaired people.” on the sidelines of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for Special Candidates held recently at the Distance Learning Centre, University of Lagos, Akoka.
Calling on the Federal Government to keep supporting JAMB in terms of the methodology for improving the conduct of the UTME for visually impaired candidates and in other ways .
Noting that 320 visually impaired admission seekers took the 2018 UTME in Lagos, Okebukola also said there was an improvement in the conduct of the examination in terms of logistics.
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SUBEB begins phonics training for Osun teachers
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The State Universal Basic Education Board in Osun State, in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission, has started a jolly phonics training workshop for about 2,400 teachers in primary schools across the state.
The SUBEB Chairman in the state, Mr. Felix Awofisayo, in an interview with our correspondent, said the new teaching method would enhance the literacy, reading and comprehension skills of the pupils.
Stressing that Grade 1 teachers in the state benefitted from a similar training in 2017 and the impact was evident in the improved reading skills of the pupils, he emphasised the need to train Grade 2 teachers so that they could continue to use phonics to teach the pupils who had been exposed to the method.
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Chrisland School reacts to child rape story
The tensed management of Chrisland School has released a statement addressing the issue of a supervisor of the school for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old pupil. The supervisor, Adegboyega Adenekan, had been charged to court after the child relayed the events of her alleged abuse to a clinical psychologist, Olive Ogedengbe.
Chrisland School, in the statement, clarified that the alleged abuse was said to have occurred in VGC, not Lekki as is reported.
The school added that although they doubt that the alleged abuse took place, they will also ensure that the truth is discovered, and will prosecute the accused if he is found guilty.
Mom agreed to give consultant $1.5M to help kids’ college admissions: suit
A tiger mom agreed to pay an astonishing $1.5 million to a college-admissions consultant to help get her kid into a prestigious prep school and Ivy League college, according to a lawsuit.
The stunning fee was charged by The Ivy Coach, a Manhattan-based “independent education consultant” firm that helps guide anxious parents and their children through the process of getting into elite boarding schools and colleges. The consultant is now suing the mother and daughter for allegedly paying only half the fee.
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Experts say school girls should not be flogged
Teachers administer corporal punishment for disciplinary purposes on students especially in public schools. The punishment, which involves flogging the erring student either on the buttocks or on the hands with a whip, is meant to create a more disciplined environment.
On the other hand, while scores of educationists are of the view that corporal punishment is a humiliating way of instilling discipline and should be abolished, others believe that without it, students may take a wrong turn in life.