By Our Reporter Dozens of dental students at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) protested on Wednesday, blocking the university’s Permanent site gate to demand accreditation of their dental courses. They have spent over ten years in school without graduating due to the non-accreditation of their program. The students carried placards with messages such as “Save…
Students from the Nursing Science and Medicine departments at the University of Calabar have staged protests over what they describe as an unfair screening exercise that forced many to change their courses after sitting for examinations. The mostly second-year students claimed their admission status was suddenly altered on the school portal without prior notice or…
The Cross River State government in collaboration with the World Bank’s Project Hope Education, has concluded a three-day intensive training workshop aimed at bridging the learning gaps in English and Mathematics across primary schools in the state. The initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to professional development for the education sector. The workshop, themed “Enhancing Pedagogical…
By Kelvin Obambon The Special Adviser to Cross River Governor on Local Content, Caleb Awatt, has outlined a comprehensive initiative to tackle the issue of out-of-school children in the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey, in Calabar, on…
By Kelvin Obambon The Coalition of Concerned Academics (COCA) from various tertiary institutions in Cross River State has unanimously passed a vote of confidence and endorsed both President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Bassey Edet Otu for a second term in office. The endorsement, released in a formal communiqué, follows a critical assessment of…
By Ovat Abeng The Manager/Principal, St. Michael’s Model Comprehensive Secondary School, Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area (LGA), Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Dennis Nwabueze, has sought support of relevant stakeholders in uplifting the institution to a computer-Based Test (CBT) centre for writing of the West African Examination Centre (WAEC). Nwabueze stated this on Sunday during…
The Oden Ewa Foundation has released the list of successful candidates for its 2025 Scholarship Programme at the Federal Polytechnic, Ugep. The scholarship, designed to run for ten (10) years, aims to empower Nigerian youths through quality education and skill development in line with global trends in Artificial Intelligence and manpower development. Each year, 150…
By Ovat Abeng No more than 450 girls from twelve Secondary School in Anambra State, has been trained and empowered on ways to avoid sexual abused. The training organised by Blossom Girls Africa/2nd edition of the group conference was held at Abbey hall, All Saints Cathedral Onitsha, Anambra State, on Tuesday. Speaking during her welcome…
By Ovat Abeng Keystone Bank Limited, on Saturday 11th October, 2025 officially handed over a fully renovated and equipped block of classrooms to St. Jude Secondary school Ihiala, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to the bank, the initiative is part of its Educational Support Initiative. The commissioning ceremony held at the…
…As Keystone bank hands over renovated classroom block to Anambra govt By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has emphasized the urgent need for a comprehensive vision for educational reforms in Nigeria. He stated this during the official handover ceremony of the newly renovated classrooms at St. Jude’s Secondary School in Ihiala, on…