EDUCATION

ABEOKUTA  – The second edition of the reunion for Old Students of Catholic Comprehensive High School (CCHS), Ibara, Abeokuta comes up on Saturday 19th June, 2021. According to the National President, CCHS Old Students Association, CCHSOSA, Mr Yemi Adegbite (FCA), venue of the meeting is the school premises, along Panseke …

ABEOKUTA – In a bid to ensure accessible and qualitative education for children, in line with Nigeria curriculum, the Ogun State Government has said it will not allow any school to jettison the curriculum, as long as they operate within the country. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi …

ILARO-YEWA – Governing Council of the Government Science and Technical College, Aiyetoro-Yewa, led by the Council chairman, Dr Idris Babatunde Allinson, paid a courtesy visit to Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, the Olu of Ilaro & Paramount Ruler of Yewaland at his palace on Thursday, June 3, 2021, to congratulate the monarch …

ABEOKUTA – The Chairman, Conference of Chairmen and Director of Public Libraries in Nigeria, Mr. Giwa Franklin who is also the Director, Ogun State Library Board has decried the growing poor reading culture among the youth in Nigeria as worrisome, imploring the government at all levels to wake up and …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga OGBOMOSO – The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 announced the 25 per cent reduction of the tuition fees of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). Makinde made the promise while paying a thank you visit to the students …

ABUJA – The Senate has approved the upgrade of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State to a University of Technology, following the third reading of “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment of Federal University of Technology, Ilaro and for other Matters Connected Therewith” sponsored by Senator Solomon …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga Emmanuel Osodeke, A professor of Soil Science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State has emerged as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The immediate past Vice-President of the Union was elected President of the union during a three-day conference, …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, May 27, 2021, approved a full scholarship for a public secondary student, Oyinbo Precious, to commemorate the 2021 celebration of the World Children’s Day. Precious, a Senior Secondary School (SSS 2) student of Naiwar-Ud-Deen Grammar School, Obantoko Abeokuta, was given …

AGO-IWOYE – The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing-Council of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga, has disclosed that the institution now has 96.4 percent accreditation status for courses being run by the varsity. Olusoga, who said the National University Commission (NUC) granted full accreditation for seventy courses out …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, in conjunction with the Teaching Service Commission and State Universal Basic Education Board wishes to inform applicants for the Ogun TEACh programme that missed the last CBT that a mop-up test has been scheduled to come up …