Category: General News
UBEC Claims Underutilisation of SUBEB Funds by State Governments
Jul 22nd. 2025 • General News

UBEC Claims Underutilisation of SUBEB Funds by State Governments

 The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba, has revealed that the sum of N250 billion in the coffers of the State Universal Basic Education Boards of the 36......

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UNICEF Raises Alarm as Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children Numbers Hit 18.95 million
Jul 22nd. 2025 • General News

UNICEF Raises Alarm as Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children Numbers Hit 18.95 million

 The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria has soared to 18.95 million, underscoring the country’s deep......

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Youth Skills Day: Lagos Govt Set to Increase Number of Technical Colleges to 10
Jul 21st. 2025 • General News

Youth Skills Day: Lagos Govt Set to Increase Number of Technical Colleges to 10

 The Lagos State Government is expanding its focus on technical education with plans to establish five new technical schools, bringing the total to ten across the state’s five divisions.At this y......

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Enugu Govt Demolishes Substandard Smart School
Jul 21st. 2025 • General News

Enugu Govt Demolishes Substandard Smart School

 The Enugu State Government has demolished a Smart Green School in Mbu, Isi-Uzo LGA, citing substandard work and structural defects.Speaking to newsmen at the ongoing demolition exercise over the......

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Ford Foundation Appoints Heather Gerken as 11th President
Jul 21st. 2025 • General News

Ford Foundation Appoints Heather Gerken as 11th President

 The Ford Foundation has announced that Heather Gerken, the current dean of Yale Law School, will become its 11th president in November 2025.Gerken, a nationally recognised expert on constitution......

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Customs Service Expands CSR to Ajegunle Community
Jul 21st. 2025 • General News

Customs Service Expands CSR to Ajegunle Community

 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, 17 July 2025, commissioned the newly renovated Christ Assembly Nursery and Primary School in Ajegunle, Lagos, marking a major milestone in its Cor......

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Fidelity Bank Brings Development to Nasarawa School
Jul 21st. 2025 • General News

Fidelity Bank Brings Development to Nasarawa School

 Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has highlighted its dedication to community-focused interventions with the donation of a newly renovated block of classrooms and text books to A......

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FG Debunks Fake News on WAEC, NECO Exams Cancellation
Jul 21st. 2025 • General News

FG Debunks Fake News on WAEC, NECO Exams Cancellation

 The Federal Government has debunked a false online report claiming the cancellation of the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations due......

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Ojukwu Varsity Secures €400,000 EU Research Grant
Jul 18th. 2025 • General News

Ojukwu Varsity Secures €400,000 EU Research Grant

 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State, has secured its first-ever European Union (EU) research grant, worth €400,000.According to the university’s Public Relatio......

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Lagos Business School Explores Groundbreaking Partnership with IITA to Advance Agribusiness Leadership and Innovation
Jul 18th. 2025 • General News

Lagos Business School Explores Groundbreaking Partnership with IITA to Advance Agribusiness Leadership and Innovation

 In a visit aimed at forging a strategic partnership, a team from Lagos Business School (LBS) met with the IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, alongside......

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