UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Tuesday, held the Grand finale of its eleventh annual National Essay Competition (NEC) at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre at the UBA House, Marina Lagos, in a ceremony that was well-attended by students, staff and parents. A visibly excited 15-year-old Eziaku Esther, a student…
Opens Portal for NEC 2021 Prizes increase in value by 33% UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2021 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) in Nigeria with a call for entries. The National Essay Competition (NEC) is part…
West African Examinations Council has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, said the examination was primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions to reduce the waiting…
The Federal Ministry of Education says the January 18th, 2021 resumption date for schools stands. A statement from Mr. Ben Goong, director, press and public relations of the Ministry stated the decision not to…
Members of the 1995 Set, Ojodu Grammar School Old Students Association (OJ’Gramms) are currently warming up for the 25th years anniversary of their graduation from the school. The celebration is slated for Saturday, 12 December 2020 at Ikeja Club, Lagos. The silver jubilee celebration is expected to be the first of its kindly, with many…
The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.” The…
President Muhammadu Buhari, as Visitor to the University of Lagos has constituted a Visitation Panel to look into the crisis in the university. In a news report monitored on NTA Network news at 9pm on Friday August 21, 2020, the President took the following additional decisions: The Panel is to submit its report within two…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has offered to give financial support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Education Sector to cushion the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic. Mr. Bankole Adediran, Head, Transaction Banking Products, FirstBank, made this known at the…
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that Nigerian schools will not reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has therefore said that final year students preparing for the Senior Secondary…
……..Sanwo-Olu: ‘We’ve found real partner in actualising our education vision Efforts by the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu to deliver quality learning to pupils across public schools in Lagos State got a boost on Thursday, as the State Government took delivery of 20,000 digital devices donated by First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Limited to aid e-learning….
