Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, has blamed the attitude of Nigerians for the country’s poor showing in agribusiness. He noted that an average citizen believes that white-collar jobs were good while farming was dirty, stating ...
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University teacher, activist, others canvass support for albinos
A Lecturer in the department of Political Science, University of Benin (UNIBEN), Dr. Osaretin Idahosa; and founder, Advocate for Good Governance, Austin Osakwe, have appealed to governments to pay more attention to the needs of albinos to give them a ...
Read More »Stakeholders caution Nigerians against hiring minors as labourers, urge better investments in education sector
Private sector stakeholders have urged Nigerians who engage children for one form of labour or the other to desist from doing so, saying every child should have access to quality education regardless of religion or social status. Speaking at separate ...
Read More »Varsity teacher decries poor state of Public Health Centres
A professor of pediatrics, Dominic Osayande Osaghae, has charged government at all levels to improve access to health care by providing more functional Primary Health Centres (PHCs). He lamented the poor state of PHCs in the country, stressing the need ...
Read More »Nigerian children still lack access to health, education, UNICEF insists
Launches For Every Child, Every Right campaign The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has declared that in spite of advances made over the last years, Nigerian children still lack access to health, nutrition, education and other basic rights. UNICEF’s new ...
Read More »House of Reps panel to meet UNILAG VC, others over lingering crisis
House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, May 21, 2019 to resolve the lingering crisis among top officials of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The decision was taken after the committee’s meeting with the ...
Read More »How we tamed cultism in DELSU, by Vice Chancellor
68 students graduate with first class Vice Chancellor of Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, Professor Victor Peretomode, has said the campaigns against cultism have yielded positive outcomes, as most of the students stayed away from cult activities. Speaking at a ...
Read More »AOCOED wants education varsity status, to honour Jakande
The Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Ijanikin, Lagos has advocated a university of education status for the institution. It has also concluded plans to honour former Governor of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande, at its combined convocation ceremony scheduled for ...
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