NYSC Reviews MoU with INEC On Corps Members’, Safety During Elections
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent National Electoral Commission for a more robust welfare pakckage and enhanced security for Corps Members and NYSC officials during elections. NYSC Director-General, Major General Shuaibu…
Rep Akande-Sadipe Proposes 3-Year Validity for UTME Results
Member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Rep Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has proposed that the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) should be amended to increase the validity of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to three years. She revealed this…
ASUU Strike: Politicians’ Children Must Be Banned from Schooling Abroad, in Private Universities – HURIWA
Urges ASUU Not To Victimise Students With Provocative Strikes Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Wednesday, said for the recurring industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to end once and for…
MYP Student Innovators’ Grant Empowers Students For Leadership
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) has announced the next application cycle for the Dr Siva Kumari MYP Student Innovators’ Grant in partnership with Ashoka. The grant seeks applications from Middle Years Programme (MYP) years, 4-5 students, who are motivated to start or…
BESDA: Oyo Inaugurates Environmental Safeguard Team for Out-of-School Children
The Oyo State Government has inaugurated Environmental and Social Safeguard teams in the State, with an aim to ensure that out-of-school children captured and re-enrolled in the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme are taught in child-friendly environments…
Until I Die
By Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr Time eats up everythingTime restless timeChildhood is lost to timeYouth devoured by timeAge the force of timeTimes end in the womb of time. I was born to dieI live to dieI struggle, I toilI slave,…
Delta Students Agree To Shun cultism, Other Social Vices
Students of Delta State origin have agreed to shun cultism, internet fraud, examination malpractice and other social vices in the society. The students took the decision at a one-day sensitisation and awareness programme tagged “Delta State Student’s Summit” with theme…
World Book Day: Introducing The Global Goals Through Reading Encouragement
We need to promote the SDGs in children’s books so they feel inspired to bring about a better future for all – Princess Christina Ude World Book Day is a charity event held annually in the UK and Ireland on…
Hijab Does Not Protect Female Officers from AK-47 Bullets, HURIWA Slams IGP
Faults President Muhammadu Buhari’s $1m USD Gift to Afghanistan Through OIC Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, lambasted the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, over the introduction of Islamic dress code for female…
ASUU And The Need To Change Strategy: We’re Dealing With Politicians, Not Leaders
“….. He who would be a leader must pay the price in self-discipline and moral restraint. This entails the correction and improvement of personal character, the checking of passions and desires, and an exemplary control of one’s bodily needs and…
Humanitarian Ministry To Build 60 Model School Kitchens
The Federal Government has upwardly reviewed the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme meals from N70 to N100 a plate per child.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq made this known at the Commemoration…
