Education

Secondary school students beat teacher in Ogun

A gang of ten senior secondary school students in Ogun State have reportedly beaten a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, for stopping one of them from cheating during an examination in the school. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday at Isanbi Comprehensive High School, Ilisan-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. It was further gathered that Shonuga, while…
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Brands & PeopleEducation

Indomie to honour the heroic children

Dufil Prima Foods Limited, makers of Indomie instant noodles, has called the call for entries for its flagship CSR initiative, Indomie Heroes Awards. A statement by the brand said the initiative, which kicked off in 2008, sought to identify and recognise the exceptional…
Education

NAPPS celebrates best UTME student in Ogun State

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Mowe Unit, Ogun State on Wednesday celebrated the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamisiochukwu Umeh of Deeper Life High School, Mowe. Umeh scored 360 in the 2023 UTME. Unit coordinator of the NAPPS Mowe unit, Folorunsho Famiro, explained that the monthly meeting of July was unique because it gave them…
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Education

Sanwo-Olu Rewards Aminat Yusuf With ₦10M

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded the Lagos State University (LASU) record-breaking graduating Law student, Aminat Yusuf with a sum of N10 million. Sanwo-Olu rewarded Yusuf who obtained a CGPA of 5.0 with the money on Thursday at the 26th convocation ceremony of the institution at the Ojo-Iyana Iba area of Lagos State. The governor announced a personal donation of N5 million…
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Education

Student loan disbursement begins in September – FG

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced that an inter-ministerial committee had been set up to fine-tune the Student Loan bill that was signed recently by President Bola Tinubu. The committee, which will meet on Tuesday, is expected to work together and ensure that…
Education

ASUU, ASUP express doubts over student loan

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, signed the Student Loan Bill into law. The signing of the bill was in “fulfilment of one of his campaign promises to liberalise funding of education,” a member of the Presidential Strategic Team, Dele Alake, told State House Correspondents on Monday evening. The Students Loan Act becomes Tinubu’s second piece of legislation signed since he assumed…
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