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Rumpus over planned declaration of emergency in education

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  S takeholders have expressed concern over the declaration of a state of emergency in the education sector by the Federal Government. According to them, the declaration of a state of emergency in the sector is long overdue as it the nation’s educational system is already in that situation. They argue that the plan by the government was another political move to deceive the masses at the twilight of the current administration. The National Economic Council had earlier said that it was working towards declaring a state of emergency in the nation’s education sector. Based on a previous presentation by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on “National Education Policy, Prospects, Challenges and Way Forward”, the council set up an Ad-hoc Committee on the Revival of the Education Sector in Nigeria to review and submit recommendations. Areas the council planned to revive include: the issue of out-of-school children, adult illiteracy and special needs education, Sc...

WAEC permits registration of private candidates 24hrs before exam

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The West African Examinations Council says registration for its first series of the West African Senior School certificate Examination for private candidates is still in progress and it still would register candidates 24 hours before examination date. The examination body said this in a statement by its spokesperson, Demianus Ojijeogu signed by the head of the council, Olu I. Adenipekun. According to the statement, the council referred to candidates  who would like to register 24 hours before examination as walk-in-candidates “Walk –in candidates, who wish to write the examination after the close of entries may be accommodated provided they register less than 24 hours to the scheduled time of the paper they intend to write. The walk-in candidate’s fee is 25000 only,” the statement said. The statement also said the special needs candidates will also register online but “they must state clearly their disabilities: blind, low vision, spastic, speech etc. It stated ...

Tiwa Savage reveals why she's with Wizkid

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The song video of the popular star boy Wizkid ft Tiwa Savage the most talented Africa Female singer with the title #Fever has been the talk of the town. The romantic moves made by Tiwa Savage in the video with Wizkid has called for different reactions with the hash tag #stew#.  Not minding the views of the public, the talented singer has finally revealed why shes with the popular star singer, Wizkid. She said, "You beat your own record, that’s why I f@ck with you Lion.  #fever  video."

VP Osinbajo says school feeding, Nigeria’s investment

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The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that the home grown school feeding programme is an investment for Nigeria. According to him, the country considers the programme an important move to solve the education and health challenge of the children. The VP sated this on his twitter handle @profOsinbaji where he accknowleged the mistakes made in the previous training. “Nutrition is important to our Education and Health challenges in Nigeria. We consider the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme an investment and a credible driver for development protection.” “Nigeria learnt well from her previous attempt at home grown school feeding in 2004. With political will, insistence on multi-sector approach and engagement, strategic partnerships, complimentary interventions, we started what is now a globally acclaimed school feeding programme.”

LAUTECH students plead with varsity mgt to reduce fees

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S tudents of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have appealed to authorities of the institution to consider a downward review of the new regime of high tuition fees recently announced. The LAUTECH management had recently increased the tuition fees paid by the students by over 60 per cent The institution’s Registrar, J. A. Agboola, had in a statement announced that with effect from the 2018/2019 academic session, indigene students of the owner states (Oyo and Osun) will pay N200, 000 per session while the non-indigenes will pay N250, 000 as tuition fees per session. Prior to the new tuition regime, students from Oyo and Osun states paid N65, 000 per session, while non-indigenes paid N72, 500. The present 100 level students after the long strike were instructed to pay N120, 000 for indigenes and N150, 000 for non-indigenes, as part of the resolution by the institution. All students, both new and old, are to pay the same price, according to the...

Actress Ify Ubah says fashion expresses her thoughts

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For Anambra State-born Nollywood film actress and model, Ify Nancy Ubah, the importance of fashion can’t be over-emphasized as it’s an art that keeps trending, depending on the way individuals combine the colours. Ubah says It’s a way of expressing your styles and even yourself. “Fashion is the way individuals change styles to make them happy. It is an act of expressing your views and a way to make your thoughts known,” she says. According to the experienced actress, who has been exhibiting a fashionable lifestyle in acting and modeling, anyone can generate fashion, depending on the way the accessories are combined. She adds that one could just put on something decent and take shots to make yourself happy. “Anyone can just play, dress up, be creative and take shots of yourself at home and have fun. Make yourself happy with the available cloth you have; this is where fashion comes from. It is wearing what you feel happy and good in’, Ubah says. Ubah, who has modeled for dif...