Update from the dailies

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College advises govt on innovative policies

Caleb Group of Schools, Lagos, has advised the government to invest in value-based education policies to encourage innovation and creativity.

A statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday stated that the Director of Caleb Group of Schools, Dr Ola Adebogun, made the remarks in Lagos.
Read more:https://punchng.com/college-advises-govt-on-innovative-policies/?amp

Spelling bee aids learning, says school.

Blooming Greens School, Yaba, Lagos State, has said spelling bee competition improves learning and comprehension of concepts.

The proprietor of the school, Mrs Susan Babatunde-Yamah, said the school decided to host this year’s edition of the Nigeria Spelling Bee Competition so as to promote literacy among pupils.
Read more:https://punchng.com/spelling-bee-aids-learning-says-school/?amp

Firm gifts Lagos school three laboratories

Ernst & Young Consulting has donated Biology, Physics, and Chemistry laboratories to Dolphin Senior High School, Lagos.
Speaking at the unveiling of the laboratories, Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Education District III, Dr Idowu Oyetola, stressed that a senior school without a laboratory was incomplete.
Read more:https://punchng.com/firm-gifts-lagos-school-three-laboratories/?amp

School owners lament inflation hardship.

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has complained about the high cost of running schools in the country.

National president, NAPPS, Mr Yomi Odubela, maintained that school owners across the country were struggling to keep us with the high inflation rate in the country caused by fuel subsidy removal.
Read more:https://punchng.com/school-owners-lament-inflation-hardship/?amp

NAPPS advises stakeholders on malpractice.

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Mowe-Ofada Unit, has called on all education stakeholders to curb examination malpractice in the sector.

Speaking during the 2023 Unified Private Primary Schools Examination, Mowe-Ofada Unit, Unit coordinator of NAPPS, Mowe unit, Mr Folorunsho Famiwo, explained that when learners acquired success through the backdoors, they would turn out to become quack professionals.
Read more:https://punchng.com/napps-advises-stakeholders-on-malpractice/?amp

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NEWSAbia monarch urges Gov Otti to prioritize education, job creation.

A member of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, King O’tuwa, has asked the current administration in the state to prioritize education and job creation.
He spoke while fielding questions to newsmen at his residence in the Amaoba-Oboro community in the Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state on Thursday.
Read more:https://dailypost.ng/2023/07/14/abia-monarch-urges-gov-otti-to-prioritize-education-job-creation/

MTN Foundation, UNODC, train Imo teachers on Drug Abuse

MTN Foundation, in conjunction with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), has trained secondary school teachers on proper sensitisation techniques for students on drug abuse.
MTN Foundation’s Manager for Business Growth and Connect Marketing Services, Princess Aloko, said in Owerri on Thursday, that the workshop was aimed at helping the teacher help their students, especially those aged 15 years and below.
Read more:https://newsdiaryonline.com/mtn-foundation-unodc-train-imo-teachers-on-drug-abuse/

Zabira Technologies Ignites Excitement with Campus Activation at Federal College of Education Akoka

A bid to foster technological innovation and provide practical learning experiences for students, Zabira Technologies the leading cryptocurrency exchange in Nigeria and its product Grip, the most reliable and safe platform for gift card exchange recently organized an electrifying campus activation at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Akoka.
Zabira Technologies, known for its cutting-edge solutions and commitment to advancing digital asset exchange, collaborated with FCE Akoka to bring forth an engaging and enlightening experience for the students. The campus activation aimed to expose them to what the brand is about and how to exchange their digital assets on the platform.
Read https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1544084-zabira-technologies-ignites-excitement-campus-activation-federal-college-education-akoka/

UI management decries FG’s low funding of tertiary institutions

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale and other critical stakeholders in the education sector have decried the Federal Government’s inadequate funding of the institution, and, thereby solicited the assistance of the Alumni Association.

The request was made at the orientation programme for alumni relations representatives, organised by the Office of Alumni Relations, University of Ibadan, with the theme: ‘Building a 21st Century Alumni Community,’ held at Trenchard Hall of UI.
Read more:https://tribuneonlineng.com/ui-management-decries-fgs-low-funding-of-tertiary-institutions/

Students Sit on Bare Floors in Kano Public Schools, Commissioner Laments
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Kano State Commissioner for Education, Umar Haruna Doguwa has lamented that many primary and secondary schools in Kano lack furniture, appropriate infrastructure and other resources, as students sit in bare floors in some of public schools. The Commissioner made the observation during an unscheduled inspection of some selected public secondary schools in Kano yesterday.
He described the free education policy of the immediate past administration in the state as fundamentally flawed, thus, not capable of yielding positive results especially in the area of education.
Read more:https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/07/14/students-sit-on-bare-floors-in-kano-public-schools-commissioner-laments

AAUA Inaugural Lecture: Don Advocates Interdisciplinary Efforts For Wealth Creation
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Partnership among different departments of higher institutions of learning has been suggested as the quickest way to wealth creation.

Professor Moshood Ayinde Hassan, an expert in Adult and Industrial Education at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, stated while delivering the 18th inaugural lecture at the varsity on Tuesday.
Read more:https://independent.ng/aaua-inaugural-lecture-don-advocates-interdisciplinary-efforts-for-wealth-creation/

UCTH consultant kidnapped in Calabar.

In a disconcerting turn of events, Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a highly regarded neurologist and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has been forcefully taken captive.
The distressing incident was confirmed by the Cross River State Police Command on Friday morning.
Read more:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/ucth-consultant-kidnapped-in-calabar/

Mandela Day 2023: UNILAG, EWAN to host African, UK universities for summit.

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, and Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN)- a group of journalists reporting education in the country, are set to host students and staff of African universities and their counterparts from the United Kingdom in a week-long celebration of the Nelson Mandela International Day.

The activities are scheduled to commence on Monday, 17 July, with the third edition of the UMOJA African Students Leadership Network Summit- a forum dedicated to enhancing shared cultural and educational experiences of student leaders across the continent and beyond.
Read more:https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/609752-mandela-day-2023-unilag-ewan-to-host-african-uk-universities-for-summit.html