ABUJA, NIGERIA (Agency Report): The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated a seven-member advisory committee to drive the establishment and effective use of multipurpose laboratories across tertiary institutions in …
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Nwifuru Hosts Ebonyi Police Officers Commissioned from Police Academy Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, on Tuesday hosted newly commissioned Ebonyi Police Officers who graduated from the Nigerian …
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Enugu Govt, Haier Group Launch $20m Factory, Eyes $30m Expansion
by Uloko Ibeby Uloko IbeENUGU, NIGERIA: The Enugu State Government has inaugurated the Enugu Haier Factory, a $20 million Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) project by China’s Haier Global Business Group in partnership with the …
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Lagos Governor Celebrates Esther Etiyemonu—Spelling Bee Champion and “One-Day Governor”
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday hosted Miss Esther Etiyemonu, the newly crowned One-Day Governor of Lagos State and overall winner of the 21st Lagos State Spelling Bee …
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An early inferno has engulfed the Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Sciences in Nnewi, Nigeria’s Southeast. It was not clear what started the inferno and when, exactly. Residents …
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The governor, while advocating for a rapid shift to experiential learning, expressed his disappointment that none of Nigeria’s universities rank among the world’s best and are unable to “produce inventive …
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251 Million Children Out Of School Worldwide, UNESCO Reports, Africa Faces Greatest Challenges
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomIn low-income countries, 33 percent of school-aged children and youth are out of school, compared to just 3 percent in high income countries. Despite decades of educational progress and international …
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Nigeria Government Reverses 18-Year Admission Age For Tertiary Institutions
by NPA Newsroomby NPA Newsroom”We will not be going forward with the 18-years admission benchmark. We will go with 16 years and we are going to meet with JAMB and others on that. ”There …
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Eserinune Mojaye, a Professor of Communication at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has urged the Federal Government to intensify campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to protect the …
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Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Saturday graduated no fewer than 2,217 students with 57 hitting first class degrees. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that at the institution’s …
