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No pregnancy test was conducted on 10-year-old student – Chrisland Schools
Chrisland Schools have denied that a pregnancy test was carried out on the 10-year-old student of the school who was allegedly a victim of sexual violence. The school in a statement by a member of Chrisland Advisory Board, Akin Fadeyi, said all students who went to the World School Games in Dubai only had a COVID-19 test after arrival. A…
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Lagos shuts Chrisland Schools over Dubai sex scandal
The Lagos State government has announced the shutting down of Chrisland Schools over an alleged sexual violence case involving students of the school. The state government in a statement on Monday said that relevant ministries, including the Lagos State Commissioner of Police have begun investigations on the matter. “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to the…
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WASSCE won’t clash with UTME, says WAEC boss
Head of National Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr. Patrick Areghan says there is no clash in the dates of the body’s exams with that of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In an interview with NAN on Saturday, Areghan who was reacting to a circular from the Ministry of Education, said information…
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JAMB releases over 175,000 mock UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has released the results of 175,000 candidates who took part in the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on April 9. The exam body disclosed this in the organisation’s weekly bulletin on Monday. “Consequently, candidates who sat for the examination are to visit www.jamb.gov.ng and click on ‘2022 Mock Result Checking’ and…
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Quiz competition’ll promote intellectual growth in students – Tokunbo Wahab
Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, has said inter-school quiz competition will promote intellectual development and healthy rivalry among youths. Wahab who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Special Adviser on Education, Mr Adeniran Kasali, said this at the year 2022 Lagos Reads Inter-School Quiz Competition which was organised by the…
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Senate approves establishment of six University of Medical Sciences
The Senate, Tuesday, passed a bill seeking to establish a Federal University of Medical Sciences and Biomedical Technology across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. The bill was passed during plenary after the chamber considered a report on it by the Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (Kwara Central), in his presentation, said…
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ASUU threatens to withdraw NITDA boss university certificate over UTAS comments
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to commence the withdrawal of the university certificate of the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa – an alumnus of the institution over his comments on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution. Inuwa had said that UTAS “had failed integrity test, vulnerability test…
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Osinbajo clamours for new tribe of believers in Nigeria’s unity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for a new tribe of Nigerians who will champion the country’s drive for unity. The vice president was speaking at the sixth combined Convocation Ceremony of Nasarawa State University, Keffi on Saturday. Prof. Osinbajo said the country needed men and women who are willing to make sacrifices in building the society and who are…
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Osun upgrades 44-year-old College of Education, Ilesa to full-fledged university
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday announced the upgrading of the Osun State College of Education, Ilesa to a full-fledged university. The governor said the decision was arrived having painstakingly and carefully examined the request made by prominent sons and daughters of Ijesaland. Speaking during the inauguration and handing-over of the Ijesaland Geriatric Centre,…
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