Edo University, Iyamho and Sunderland University, United Kingdom have signed an agreement on a students exchange programme.
Speaking with journalists, the Director of International Studies, Sunderland University, Ian Moody, who led a delegation to Edo University, said the partnership would benefit both students and staff, as Sunderland provides a multi-culture community for staff and students.
FCMB begins education exhibitions
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has announced its nationwide programme, put together to guide Nigerians who wish to study abroad on how to prepare and get necessary support from the bank, colleges and universities abroad, as well as the lender’s technical partners.
The support, known as Education Advisory Service (EAS), which includes overseas admission information services, school fees remittance, school living allowances and travel fares, loans to support school fees payments, visa process, travels and examination preparation, is part of the bank’s contribution to quality education for national development.
Full article: https://guardian.ng/business-services/fcmb-begins-education-exhibitions/
Lawmaker seeks ICT education in schools
The senator representing the Lagos East District at the Senate, Gbenga Ashafa, has said education without Information Communication Technology is inadequate.
The senator, who spoke on Friday at the handing over of computers and furniture to the Orimedu Community High School, Orimedu, in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State, said the need for ICT in Nigerian schools and the ability to use computers effectively must become an essential part of education.
He said, “In Nigeria of today, if we take a look at our primary and secondary schools, we will notice that chalkboard and textbooks still dominate classroom activities; there is a need for a change in the status quo.
“With the high demand for computer literacy, especially by employers, we must ensure that our children have access to computers right from primary school for development of their ICT skills.”
He said he had decided to provide the necessary tools to acquire computer skills in schools in his constituent to boost ICT education.
Full article : http://punchng.com/lawmaker-seeks-ict-education-in-schools/
Tech Education: Not for drop-outs
Technical education has been identified as the way forward from Nigeria’s economic quagmire. According to an expert, technical education is that knowledge needed by students to enhance the manufacturing of goods for export and domestic use.
Executive Secretary of Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board, LASTVEB, Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo, lamented that while many countries of the world have embraced technical knowledge, our country is still being persuaded to do so. Speaking during an interactive session with the media in Lagos, she said: “The economic progress of the nation greatly depends on its industrialisation.” Erogbogbo who urged states of the federation to key in, noted that the Lagos State Government, which is the economic hub of the country, has since established 10 technical schools.
Full Article : https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/tech-education-not-drop-outs/
US Consulate holds technology workshop for pupils
The United States Consulate General in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Baltimore-based Global Air Media, on Tuesday, concluded a two-day drone technology workshop for secondary school pupils and women Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics leaders.
The training was held at the Cedar STEM and Entrepreneurship Hub and American Corner at the Co-Creation Hub, both in Yaba, Lagos on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. A team of three drone experts led by Global Air Media co-founder Eno Umoh facilitated the series of workshops.
Thirty primary and secondary school pupils were coached on the basics of building a drone from the scratch, as well as the requisite skills for piloting and landing an unmanned aerial vehicle.
In addition to the students’ seminar, 13 female STEM leaders were mentored on the evolving technology needs of the 21st century, particularly in the fields of real estate and construction, cinematography, as well as humanitarian and emergency response.
Full article : http://punchng.com/us-consulate-holds-technology-workshop-for-pupils/
FCMB Education Advisory Service
According to a statement, access to customers and other aspiring candidates is available on FCMB website with branches where operational desks are currently located, listed.
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has unveiled a scheme tagged: ‘FCMB Education Advisory Service,’ that would ensure convenient and affordable education support for its customers who or their children desire to study abroad and obtain undergraduate and post-graduate degrees.
The support includes overseas admission information services, school fees remittance, school living allowances and travel fares, loans to support school fees payments, visa process, travels and examination preparation.
Full article : https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/06/05/fcmb-launches-education-advisory-services/
Teaching children without play was soul-destroying
To a child, play is serious work and the motivation to learn is intrinsic
One year, during Sats preparation, I watched as a number of my year 2 students cried because the paper was too difficult. I told them not to worry and to just try their best, but inside I felt dreadful. I knew that no matter how hard they cried, I would force them to continue. I’ve been a teacher for five years and I love working with children. But I’ve realised I don’t want to teach them any more.
400 million girls will be excluded from employment by 2030 – UN
United Nations Special Envoy, Gordon Brown, has warned that an impending global education crisis with wide and persistent divide could exclude 400 million girls from employment by 2030.
He made this known in a statement by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, Education Commission, where youth activists worldwide recently met in New York with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss education funding.
Brown said, “The human faces behind these statistics are the most heartbreaking. In Nigeria, girls living in poverty bear the greatest burden. Many of them drop out of school and get married early. They are left without skills for the modern economy and won’t have much hope for the future.”
Full article : http://punchng.com/400m-girls-will-be-excluded-from-employment-by-2030-un-warns/
ICCON advocates review of Chemistry curriculum in secondary schools
The Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria has said that efforts are underway to review the Chemistry curriculum for Nigerian secondary schools.
This was disclosed during a Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Workshop recently held in Lagos.
The workshop was themed, ‘Entrepreneurship Chemistry: A Tool For Sustainable National Economic Growth and Development’.
In his welcome address, the Acting Registrar of the council, Mr. Umar Bello Maigari, emphasized the vision of the institute, which is to “recreate situations that will impact positively on the nation, while providing professional protection to its members.”
Full article : http://punchng.com/iccon-advocates-review-of-chemistry-curriculum-in-secondary-schools/
Prisoners ‘break free’ to grab doctorate degrees
Two inmates at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos, have registered for doctorate degrees having successfully completed their Master programmes.
Despite the fact that prisons in Nigeria have been generally described as breeding ground for crime, since incarcerating offenders is said to make prisoners more hardened because they learn latest tricks.
However, many inmates, particularly those on the condemned list, are now more determined to turn a new leaf as they have thrown themselves into learning new vocational skills that would make them better persons, even while still serving their jail terms.
This manifested recently when two criminals, one serving a life jail term while the other awaiting his death sentence, cashed in on the opportunity created by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to enhance themselves educationally.
Tunwashe Kabiru and Oladipupo Moshood, in spite of their incarceration have now enrolled for Doctorate Degrees in Business Administration and Peace and Conflict Resolution, respectively. It was indeed, a development worthy of emulation.
Kabiru, 42, said that he was currently serving a life sentence at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, Lagos, after being found guilty of murder.
Full article : https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/prisoners-break-free-to-grab-doctorate-degrees.html