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Nigeria – Lagos State Bans Hijab in Public Schools

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Lagos State Government says students in its public school are only allowed to put on conventional uniforms to the school. It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim females, would not be permitted. The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on...

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Teacher Suspended Over Football Star Ched Evans R*pe Case Tweet

A teacher who re-tweeted a disparaging comment about the victim of football star rapist Ched Evans has been suspended by her profession’s regulatory...

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Nigeria: Federal Government to Phase Out Colleges of Education

The Federal Government has proposed a plan to phase out colleges of education and abolish the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) as the basic demand...

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UN Introduces Mobile Phone Initiative to Help Improve English Language Skills in Nigeria

The United Nations educational agency has said it is ready to launch a pilot project combining mobile technology and teachers’ development in a...

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A 22 Year Old Nigerian Breaks Academic Record at John Hopkins University

A 22-year-old Nigerian student, Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, has emerged the very best graduating student of John Hopkins University in the United States. Emmanuel...

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UTME – The End Of An Era

This Saturday, April 27, there are high expectations from over 1.5 million candidates who will troop to the over 3,100 examination centres to write exactly...

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59 Students Become Pioneer Graduates of Veritas University

On Monday, Fifty nine (59) students became the pioneer graduates of Veritas University, Abuja. The University’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Michael Kwanashie,...

African’s Warned About Sending Their Children To Universities In Ukraine

Nigerian Ambassador to Ukraine, Frank Ngozi Isoh, has suggested Nigerians or Africans to be careful of delivering their kids to English Foreign language...

101 First Class Candidates Picked for Presidential Scholarship Awards

THE Federal Government has announced the selection of 101 First Cass honours degree candidates as recipients of 2012 Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and Development. The awardees will be sent abroad to study in the top 25 universities in the world up to Masters and PhD levels. Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu  Rufa’i, while addressing the winners...

Nigeria tops African countries with students in US varsities

NIGERIA leads countries with highest number of foreign students from Africa currently studying in American universities and colleges, an international...