EDUCATION

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed concern over the lack of the reading culture among the younger generation of Nigerians, saying the trend was capable of affecting, negatively, the standard of education. According to a press release e-signed and made availabile to StarTrend …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABUJA: Vive President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said if workers from poor and rich backgrounds received the same education, the disparity between the two in terms of their inequality in earning is decreased by as much as almost 40%, saying that education reduces economic inequalities. According to …

By Raymond Osho ILISHAN-REMO: The Management of Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State has said that the lady in the sex video was promptly expelled after the video got public view. Babcock is a private Christian university owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria. According to the management, the lady …

By Raymond Osho Over 200 prospective candidates of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have protested the delay in obtaining the National Identification Number (NIN). JAMB had on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, said that the NIN was now a prerequisite for all potential candidates of the 2020 Unified Tertiary …

By AbuSatar Hamed JoinNigeria, an NGO has declared its intention to assist 40 students with five thousand naira (N5,000) transportation fee from their place of study back to their respective place of residence in the coming December. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine and …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said his administration  would not renege on it efforts until it has completely revamp the comatose state of its educational sector to an enviable one among comity of States. According to a release signed and made available to StarTrend …

By AbuSatar Hamed PORT-HARCOURT: How will you feel if your teacher throws a question at the class and someone he called before you gave out the answer you have in mind?          Painnnn… you have to quickly think of another answer or simply rephrase what you have in mind. There …

By Raymond Osho IBORO: The ancient town of Iboro in Yewa North Local Government of Ogun State will be in festive mood as this yearly Eyinni Festival holds with a week-long activity. According to the Aboro of Iboroland, Oba Daniel Abayomi Adeloye Salako, sons and daughters, including well-wishers of the …

By AbuSatar Hamed ONDO: The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology Mr. Femi Agagu has said that the free education policy which the South Western part of Nigeria was noted for is still intact in Ondo State. Agagu stated this in a Statutory meeting with All Nigeria Conference of Principals …

LAGOS: In a bid to discharge its corporate social responsibility, UBA Foundation, the arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has restated the importance of quality education as it significantly emphasizes that education remains one of the foundation’s key initiatives. Mrs. Bola Atta, the Chief Executive Officer, UBA …