Here are the news updates as they were published by the dailies on 10th November
The SUN
Post Covid-19: NGO brings education to orphans, former sex workers
A non governmental organization, Educational Network Against Covid-19 (ENACOVID), has launched the National Post Covid 19 Educational Response Plan (CERP), with 300 registered orphans and repented commercial sex workers in Abuja.
Speaking at the launch, the Executive Director of the organization, Dr Ben Onwudinjo said the NGO targets all groups of persons whose fortunes and possibilities of earning decent education may have still been affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To read more visit https://www.sunnewsonline.com/post-covid-19-ngo-brings-education-to-orphans-former-sex-workers/
Legit
Education Meets Tech: UNESCO Partners US Firm To Foster Distance Learning in Nigeria
UNESCO has entered a partnership with a US-based software company, Sonic Foundry, to grant Nigerian students access to global learning.
Through its “Global Learning Exchange” (GLX) platform, Nigerian students can now study on scholarship in US and UK universities.
TRIBUNE
Pick Up A Book Instead Of A Gun’ Initiative Launched At Ibadan Grammar School Second Spelling Bee
The second annual Spelling Bee and the inauguration of the ‘Pick Up A Book Instead of A Gun’ initiative was held at Ibadan Grammar School (IGS) on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
The event was organised and sponsored by the Urban Books and Technology, Inc., the brainchild of Mr. Olajide B. Ogungbadero, an IGS old student of the 1965/69 set in commemoration of his 71st birthday.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/pick-a-book-instead-of-a-gun-initiative-launched-at-igs-2nd-spelling-bee/
NUC Executive Secretary Bemoans Inadequate Education Budget
THE Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, has lamented that Nigerian public universities budget N1 billion for energy every year, but get far less in terms of releases to them.
He made the assertion during a pre-convocation lecture of the 4th combined convocation of Bingham University in Karu, Nasarawa State.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/nuc-executive-secretary-bemoans-inadequate-education-budget/
Lome Varsity Honours Nigerian, Adiwu, With Doctorate
THE Director-General of TEEN Ambassadors Foundation, Dr Paul Adiwu, has called for concerted efforts to improve education and skill level of students in Nigeria and other African countries to produce globally competitive graduates.
He also reiterated the commitment of his organisation towards empowering the next generation of leaders with opportunities to connect with like-minded peers, trail blazers and influencers in order to develop global confidence and critical skills that can transform visions for a better future.
To read visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/lome-varsity-honours-nigerian-adiwu-with-doctorate/
Funding of educational institution is a collective responsibility — Ibadan Poly rector
The rector of The Polytechnic Ibadan (TPI), Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi has identified adequate funding and its proper management as the bedrock of a viable educational system.
He also said that the funding of the educational institution must not be left in the hands of the government alone, saying that it is a collective responsibility.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/funding-of-educational-institution-is-a-collective-responsibility-ibadan-poly-rector/
Foundation donates education materials to schools with less privileged pupils in Anambra
A non-governmental charity organisation, ABU Mmaduaboruchukwu Foundation, has donated education materials to selected Primary schools with underprivileged pupils in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The founder of the foundation, Chief Mmaduaboruchukwu Christopher Attah, while presenting the materials to students of the beneficiary schools, at Amaenyi community Primary School field Awka, recently, said that the foundation is out to inspire learning at the developmental stage of every Nigerian child.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/foundation-donates-education-materials-to-schools-with-less-privileged-pupils-in-anambra/
Sustain academic excellence, be good ambassadors, Delta law school students told
Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Isaiah Bozimo Esq has admonished law students of Delta State origin to sustain their academic excellence and continue to be good ambassadors of the state.
Mr Bozimo gave the advice while delivering a lecture during the Delta State Law School Students 2022 Annual General Conference held in Asaba.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/sustain-academic-excellence-be-good-ambassadors-delta-law-school-students-told/
Still on TRIBUNE
Don calls for reintroduction of social studies in schools
A professor of Social Studies, Curriculum Studies and Educational Evaluation, Professor Babatunde Adeniyi Adeyemi, of the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile-Ife, has said social studies should be made compulsory at all levels of education in Nigeria without changing the nomenclature
Professor Adeyemi who stated this while delivering the 366th inaugural lecture at the OAU called for the reintroduction of social studies in schools and identified social studies as a problem-solver discipline which helps to inculcate desirable social habits, attitude and values needed for the survival of any society.
To read more https://tribuneonlineng.com/don-calls-for-reintroduction-of-social-studies-in-schools/
Seplat Energy 2022 quiz competition impacts 50,000 students in Edo, Delta
THE 2022 edition of the Seplat Energy quiz competition among public and private secondary schools in Edo and Delta States ended in a colourful way with the winning school going home with the star prize of N10 million.
The competition, which is an annual event and organised by Seplat Energy and its partner, the NNPC, in the two states of its operations, saw over 50,000 benefiting.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/seplat-energy-2022-quiz-competition-impacts-50000-students-in-edo-delta-states/
FG, state govts charged to improve strategies on reading and creative skills
FORMER First Lady of Oyo State and Ambassador of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Mrs Bukola Ladoja, has decried the poor reading and writing culture among the Nigerian children and has developed a strategy to address the problem.
Mrs Ladoja who is also the president and founder of Reading Awareness Society for Development in Africa (RASDA), called on the federal and state governments to develop strategies aimed at improving reading skills and creativity in the younger generation.
To raed more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-state-govts-charged-to-improve-strategies-on-reading-and-creative-skills/
Govt, stakeholders urged to invest in digital infrastructure to boost girls’ education
GOVERNMENT at all levels and critical stakeholders in technology have been advised to invest significantly in digital infrastructure that can help boost the education of the girl-child in the country.
Former Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Akwa Ibom State, Eunice Thomas and the national programme officer, UN Women Nigeria, Patience Ekeoba, as well as the associate product marketing manager, Google, Temilade Adelakun, gave the advice as panelists at a recent roundtable organised in Lagos by the Mastercard Foundation in conjunction with Co-Creation Hub, a technology-oriented centre.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/govt-stakeholders-urged-to-invest-in-digital-infrastructure-to-boost-girls-education/
Nigeria working hard towards achieving 2030 Education Agenda —FG
THE Federal Government has said that the goals of the Nigerian education system is to build a free and democratic society; a just and egalitarian society, a united, strong and self-reliant nation as well as a great and dynamic economy.
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who stated this in Abuja, noted that the Federal Government is working hard towards achieving the 2030 Education Agenda.
To read more visit https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigeria-working-hard-towards-achieving-2030-education-agenda-fg/
BBC
NI Education Authority facing risk over £300m deficit
The Education Authority (EA) is facing a “serious degree” of financial risk and a rising budget deficit of £300m.
That is according to the most recent minutes of one of its committees.
To read more visit https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-63578232
Kent special education needs services criticised in ‘uncomfortable’ report
Services for children with special education needs in Kent are being held back by “historic weaknesses”, a highly critical report by two watchdogs said.
Inspectors were revisiting the county’s services after an investigation in 2019 identified significant weaknesses.
To read more visit https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-63572798