Mama Put, Okada, Danfo, 26 Other Nigerian Words, Expressions Added In Oxford Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary said it has added 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to the dictionary. “The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from Nigerian languages, or unique Nigerian coinages that have only begun to be used in English in the second half of the twentieth century, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s,” OED’s World...
2023 WASSCE Begins May 8 – WAEC
The 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Patrick Areghan, the head of the WAEC National Office, announced the exam's seven-week timetable in a speech to the media on Thursday in Lagos. The exam will take place from Monday, May 8 to Friday, June 23. He noted that some locations...
Gregory University Becomes First To Establish Centre of Immigration Law Studies In Nigeria
The foremost private university in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu has become the first to establish Centre of Immigration Law Studies(CILS), in Nigeria. The Centre for Immigration Law Studies which will be inaugurated on Saturday, 13 March 2021 is designed to provide sustainable, coordinated and continuing professional education, training and capacity building for officers of the Nigeria Immigration Services on contemporary...
WAEC Announces Date To Release 2021 WASSCE Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed when the results of the ongoing 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be available. The examination council’s director of public affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, said the results will be out 45 days after the last paper is written. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Hundreds Of Detainees Escape As Gunmen Kill Soldiers, Free Inmates...
Massive Human Capital Development: Hon. Ogah Announces Scholarship For 66 Students
In an effort to contribute to the development of agric sector through enhanced knowledge of modern farming, member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency of Abia State, Hon. Amobi Ogah has announced a tuition-free scholarship for 66 indigent students. This growth of knowledge capital has become necessary especially as Nigeria battles food insecurity amidst the availability of arable land and human capital. A...
JAMB Raises The 16 Year Old Minimum Entry Age To 2025
JAMB said on Thursday that universities and other higher learning institutions nationwide can now enroll students who will be 16 by August 31, 2025. The board announced that the impacted candidates will be accepted for the 2024/2025 academic year, provided they match the institution’s requirements. The Daily Sun recalls that the minimum age for admission in tertiary institutions was earlier this...
FG Releases Six Conditions For Reopening Of Schools, Varsities
Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school. It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus. It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms. Among other conditions, the government is demanding decontamination of all schools...
Kwara Gov Bans Donation Of Branded Materials To Public Schools
The government of Kwara State has issued a warning to anyone planning to donate educational supplies to the state's public schools. A statement released on Wednesday said that the state government has again frowned at a culture of people branding materials to be donated to public school children with subtle or obvious political messages and indoctrination. The government, in a statement...
Abia Govt. Declares Free Education, Compulsory For All Children
Abia State government has announced free and compulsory education for all children in the state irrespective of their state of origin. The free education, which will commence by January 2025, will run from primary one to Junior Secondary School three in all public schools. This move builds upon the foundation laid by former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, who introduced free education...
FG Slashes Allowances Of Scholars Stranded Abroad Over Hardship
The federal government has slashed the allowances of foreign scholars who are currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among others by 12.7%. The announcement was made through the Federal Ministry of Education, with the reduction attributed to the current economic crisis bedevilling the country. The development comes following Nigerian students studying in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, China, Hungary, and other nations...
