EDUCATION

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 …

ABEOKUTA – At least, a total number of One Hundred youths have been empowered across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun State, in different vocational skills, including Catering, Baking, Tie and Dye, Coding, Animation, as well as Arts and Crafts, facilitated by the government in collaboration with two private firms; …

ABEOKUTA – No fewer than 2000 Ogun State Public School Teachers have benefitted from one day training on Python Programming and Artificial Intelligence across the three Senatorial Districts of the State. The programming is an aspect of Information Communication Technology (ICT), that is demonstrated by the machines in contrast to …

SAGAMU – The Commissioner III in the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, who also doubled as the Chairman Promotion Exercise in Remo Division of the State, Hon. Majekodunmi Olarenwaju has said that educational sector in the State would further witness great development, following the approval of backlog promotion of 2018, …

ILARO-YEWA – has been donated by the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba (Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, MFR, (Asade Agunloye IV) on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, donated a beautiful edifice, comprising classrooms and offices to the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, to commemorate his 9th year coronation anniversary. According …

ABEOKUTA – The Bureau of Information Technology in Ogun State, in conjunction with 21st Century Technologies Limited is launching the Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project (OGDEP) on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Ogun Tech-Hub, beside President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Kobape Road, Abeokuta. Starting from 11 a.m. In a …