By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNOR SIMINALAYI Fubara has expressed disappointment over the slow progress at Okrika Grammar School in Rivers State. During a recent inspection, he noted that the renovations promised for the school have not met expectations. The project aimed to remodel secondary schools across the state, but the g...
By Joke Kujenya A PALPABLE sense of excitement fills the air at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), as the sun rose over Ogba, Lagos, on Monday. Today marks not just the beginning of the 2024/25 academic session but also the dawn of a new era for this prestigious institution. Students, lecturers, and visitors stepped […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OGUN STATE announce it has begun a significant overhaul of its education sector by introducing 900 smart classrooms aimed at enhancing digital learning across schools. This initiative is part of ongoing efforts by the government to modernize the education system, improving student engagement while eq...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE VISIT ANY of our institutions of higher learning and you begin to see toddler-undergraduates all over the place! Boys and girls who should still be in SS1 are already preparing to graduate! Merely looking at them testifies to the fact that they lack the much-needed maturity. They may pass through the university […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter LAGOS STATE announced it is enhancing its school curriculum using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Mr. Abolaji Abayomi, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, disclosed this at an event at the Education Resource Center in Ojodu, Lagos. The event honored students w...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFCC CHAIRMAN, Ola Olukoyede has urged the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to include anti-corruption courses in its curriculum. This appeal was made during a visit by NOUN’s leadership team, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Olufemi Peters, to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja. During their meet...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has added twelve more state government-owned tertiary institutions to its student loan application portal, increasing the total number of participating institutions from 36 to 48. This significant expansion follows the successful submission and verification of necessary data by these i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE UNIVERSITY of Benin (UNIBEN) shut down academic activities indefinitely on Thursday, responding to escalating student protests over prolonged power outages on campus. UNIBEN’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the students’ unwavering demands, wh...
By Helen Okechukwu What was intended to be a modern educational facility has become a haunting symbol of broken promises and neglect, as UDEME witnessed firsthand. ON A DREARY Thursday, June 6, 2023, at about 3.35 pm, Government Secondary School (GSS), Abua, students were trudging home beneath gloomy, rain-laden clouds. That is aside the cold,...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter A 14-DAY delay has been announced by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in the commencement of the student loan application process for state institutions. This unexpected postponement, moving the application start date from June 25, 2024, to July 10, 2024, is attributed to insufficient data submiss...
