Nigeria’s Achunike Okafor Honoured By US School For Breaking Academic Record
Science Park High School at Newark in New Jersey, U,S. has honoured a Nigerian graduate, Achunike Okafor for his extraordinary performance. According to TapIntoNewark, an online newspaper, Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma with a record-shattering 4.625.grade-point average from the school. His GPA is the highest among Newark’s 2,649 graduates in the Class of 2023, and highest-ever for the city public...
EXCLUSIVE Pictures From Government College Umuahia Set 91B Reunion
Check out exclusive pictures from the Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association reunion, Class of 1991B. The event took place at Harriet Suites Umuahia, Abia State. https://youtu.be/QYkcpQMfAm4?si=fcHqndtA4A-orgzc See the photos below.... ...
NASU, SSANU To Begin 14-Day Nationwide Warning Strike On Monday
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities(SSANU) and the Non- Academic Staff Union(NASU) have declared a warning strike that will commence next Monday, October 5, and last 14 days across public universities nationwide. This was just as the federal government announced the reopening of all schools including universities six months after their closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. The two groups jointly...
UCY Model School Ohafia Holds Special Award Ceremony Amidst Fanfare (PHOTOS)
It was an electrifying scene of glamour and fanfare as UCY Model School Ohafia, Abia State on Wednesday held its maiden edition of special award ceremony to honour outstanding students, parents and teachers. The event ABN TV reports started with awareness parade by students and some staff members of the school around the community before the event proper. The...
Abia Tech Student Built Power Generator That Functions Without Fuel (PHOTOS)
A news making rounds on social media has it that a young boy reportedly a student of Boys Technical College, Aba, Abia state has made his way in the news for doing an amazing invention. It was reported that this young boy whose identity is yet to be known as at the time of filing this report has built a...
Governor Otti Graces 36th Convocation Ceremony Of FUTO (Photos)
The Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, accompanied by his wife, Her Excellency Mrs. Priscilla Chidimma Otti, attended the 36th Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) on Thursday, December 7, 2024. The ceremony, held at the university’s premises, was a significant event, showcasing FUTO’s legacy as a premier institution of technology...
ASUU Warns Education Minister, Presidency Against Looming Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Saturday warned the Federal Government to act immediately to prevent a looming strike across government-owned universities. ASUU said the government had pushed it to the wall in a statement signed by its National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna. In the statement, ASUU noted that the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, recently declared that “not...
Gombe NYSC Tasks Camp Officials, Agencies On Vigilance
The Gombe State Coordinator, National Youths Service Corps, Ada Imoni, has tasked Assistant Directors, Heads of Committees, and collaborating agencies to work in synergy as they prepare for the 2022 Batch ‘B’Stream II Orientation Course scheduled...
“Mathematics Still Compulsory For Students Sitting For O’Level Exam” – FG
The Federal Government has said Mathematics was a compulsory subject for all students sitting for O-Level examinations. This came barely a week after the government said the subject was no longer compulsory for Art students. Recall that in a press statement issued by spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folashade, on Tuesday, the scribe had announced that senior secondary...
Bauchi Schools Resume Following Five-Week Ramadan Break
The Bauchi State Ministry of Education has announced the resumption date for schools after a five-week break for Ramadan. In a statement issued on Thursday by the ministry’s Information and Public Relations Officer, Jalaludeen Usman, parents and guardians were reminded that both day and boarding schools will resume on Sunday, April 6, for the continuation of the second term. The statement...
