Education and Youth

LAGOS BARS TRANSFER INTO MODEL COLLEGES

Sep 2nd, 2010 | By Olufunke Fayemi | Category: Education and Youth

The Lagos state ministry of education has reminded  the public that the ban on transfer of students from both public and private secondary schools into Lagos state model colleges is still on. The decision to ban transfers into model colleges was taken by the state executive council during the 2009/2010 admissions due to over population [...]



FASHOLA URGE NIGERIAN VARSITIES TO REPOSITION TO GIVE QUALITY EDUCATION

Aug 16th, 2010 | By Olufunke Fayemi | Category: Education and Youth

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday called on Nigerian Universities to re-examine and reposition themselves towards reproducing the quality of education that the present set of leaders received so that they can attract patronage from every level of society. Governor Fashola who gave the charge at the Lagos House, Ikeja when he [...]



TAKING E-TUTOR TO LAGOS SCHOOLS

Jul 21st, 2010 | By Olufunke Fayemi | Category: Education and Youth

The Lagos State government, in partnership with Cognitive Solutions, on Tuesday introduced the use of e-tutor (electronic tutor) to public schools. Over 50,000 public school students are expected to benefit from the first phase of training and implementation of the educational software in public schools already equipped with ICT facilities, which flagged off at Omole [...]



ONIGBONGBO EDUCATION FOUNDATION FUND RAISING DINNER/CONCERT

Jun 29th, 2010 | By Irene Adedoyin Abisogun | Category: Education and Youth, Lead Story

The fundraising dinner/concert organized by the Onigbongbo education foundation for the rehabilitation of primary public schools in the municipality finally took place on Friday, 25th June, 2010. The dinner commenced at about 8:00pm at 10 degrees event center. The chairman of the onigbongbo education foundation, Engr. Adeleye, during his welcome speech, stated that the main [...]



LEAVING CHILDLESSNESS BEHIND

Jun 4th, 2010 | By Camil Rufai | Category: Education and Youth

It is hard being an adult. I have been having this thought for the past couple of years, as the reality of being firmly in my forties sinks in. It is not about my age, or maybe it is and I don’t realise it. It is about being in that stage of my life where [...]