The Teslim Balogun Stadium will on Friday, June 10, 2016 host the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup; the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its 7th year, this season’s finals promises to be an exhilarating encounter between two teams as they stake their claim as ultimate champions of the prestigious […]
Continue ReadingFollowing weeks of delay and speculations, a statement from the Management of the NYSC, gave assurance that prospective Corps members for the 2016 Batch ‘A’ (Stream II) Orientation course will begin next week, based on the assurance received from the Federal Government regarding release of funds. The official statement… The NYSC Management wishes to inform […]
Continue ReadingStudents from more than 30 primary and secondary schools took part in the annual FCT Interschool Performing Arts Competition (FIPAC), which held in Abuja on Thursday, May 26, 2016. The competition was sponsored by pan-African banking group; United Bank for Africa Plc as part of its commitment to youth development on the continent. The schools […]
Continue ReadingThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and tertiary education stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja adopted 180 as the cut-off mark for 2016 admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. The decision was reached at the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Degree, Nigerian Certificate of Education (NCE) and National Diploma (ND) chaired […]
Continue ReadingThe Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. (Mrs) Folasade Yemi-Esan has said that the Ministry is not recruiting teachers yet, and that members of the public should disregard any information to the contrary. 2. The Permanent Secretary who sounded the note of warning today in her office in Abuja said the clarification […]
Continue ReadingBenedicta Daudu, a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, is facing allegations of examination misconduct at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), an offence which was allegedly committed on May 4, 2016.Mrs Daudu, who is an associate professor of law and head of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law of the […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by Colonel Usman Sani Kukasheka, army spokesman, more girls have fled Boko Haram captivity after military operations.The name of the Chibok schoolgirl now with the Nigerian army was given as Serah Luka (pictured), and she was quoted as saying three other girls ran from their captors following the military operations. “At about […]
Continue ReadingA middle-aged school principal, Michael Diekola, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his school of N1.2 million.The accused, who lives at 8, Alirat Badejo St., Oke Odo, Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for fraud and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu told the court […]
Continue ReadingOlashore International School is a learning community committed to academic excellence, nurturing each child to their full potential in a safe and serene environment, developing leaders for the dynamic global society in the 21st century. The School’s ‘Academic Excellence’ has fetched her awards such as the ‘Top Ten schools in Nigeria’, and ‘One of the […]
Continue ReadingFemi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, speaking in an interview on The Osasu Show, said, the president sold his property to access foreign exchange (forex) for his child’s education. Mr. Adesina said the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), is experiencing a dearth of forex. Corroborating Adesina’s stance, the president himself […]
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