Here are the headlines as they were published in the dailies today.
TheGuardian
Akwa Ibom approves ₦10,000 bursary scheme for public tertiary students
As part of alleviating the suffering of students, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of ₦10,000 to each indigene who is studying in a public institution. Read more:https://guardian.ng/features/akwa-ibom-approves-%e2%82%a610000-bursary-scheme-for-public-tertiary-students/
24 polytechnics, colleges converted to varsities in three years
About 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the Federal and state Governments in the last three years, a move described by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) as an attempt to ‘kill’ technical education in the country. Read more:https://guardian.ng/features/24-polytechnics-colleges-converted-to-varsities-in-three-years/
Prioritise education, PFN president urges FG
The National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Francis Wale Oke, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise education and invest in the youths to curb brain drain. Read more:https://guardian.ng/features/prioritise-education-pfn-president-urges-fg/
Tribune
Legal Council approves Anchor varsity’s law programme
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has given approval to Anchor University Lagos to run a degree programme in Law.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Samuel Oye Bandele expressed happiness over the development, saying the approval is timely as it happened when the 2023\2024 admission process is ongoing. Read more:https://tribuneonlineng.com/legal-council-approves-anchor-varsitys-law-programme/
Alumni donate computer sets worth million naira to FCE Abeokuta
As a way of giving back to their alma mater, the 1993 set of the Federal College of Education, Osiele Abeokuta, Ogun State, has donated computer sets worth one million naira to the school.
The donation was made during the 30th-anniversary and reunion ceremony of the set held on November 18, 2023, at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Read more:https://tribuneonlineng.com/alumni-donate-computer-sets-worth-million-naira-to-fce-abeokuta/
Gains of NYSC unquantifiable, DG tells Ondo Corps members
Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme, Brigadier General Yisha’u Dogara Ahmed has asserted that the gains enmeshed in participating in the national programme cannot be quantified. Read more: https://tribuneonlineng.com/gains-of-nysc-unquantifiable-dg-tells-ondo-corps-membe
Confluence Doctors’ Cooperative empowers 12 widows, awards scholarships to 15 Kogi pupils
The Confluence Doctors Multipurpose Cooperative Society at the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Lokoja, has empowered 12 vulnerable widows with cash awards and offered scholarships to 15 pupils in schools in Kogi. Read more:https://tribuneonlineng.com/confluence-doctors-cooperative-empowers-12-widows-awards-scholarships-to-15-kogi-pupils/
Punch
Dairy farm wins public speaking competition
Dairy Farm Senior Secondary School Agege, Lagos, has won the Senior Secondary School’s ultimate public speaking contest. Read more: https://punchng.com/dairy-farm-wins-public-speaking-competition/?amp
NAPPS re-elects executive members
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has re-elected its executive members. Read more:https://punchng.com/napps-re-elects-executive-members/?amp
‘Technology will empower learners for success’
A firm, Theo By Lisa, has said it will leverage technology to empower the next generation for success. Read more:https://punchng.com/technology-will-empower-learners-for-success/?amp
School teaches values with art exhibition
The Blooming Greens School, Yaba, through an art exhibition taught its learners social values like giving, kindness, respectfulness and others. Read more:https://punchng.com/school-teaches-values-with-art-exhibition/?amp