Here are the headlines as they were published in the dailies.
punch
Samsung partners Lagos on tech education
Samsung Nigeria has partnered with the Lagos State Government to empower students in key technologies.
The Managing Director of Samsung Nigeria, Charlie Lee, disclosed this during a press conference held at the Samsung office in Lagos recently.
He said the Samsung Innovation Campus would drive this ambitious initiative through the Lagos State Technical & Vocational Education Board.
Lee said, “The goal is to nurture participants to become the next-generation workforce.”Read more:https://punchng.com/samsung-partners-lagos-on-tech-education/
Sanwo-Olu seeks education policy that produces self-reliant graduates
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, said it had become expedient to reposition the nation’s education policy to target the delivery of employable graduates.
The governor, who spoke at the opening of the 67th National Council on Education meeting held in Lagos, called on stakeholders in the education sector to “work at ensuring self-reliant youths are produced through the state and national educational system.”
Represented by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, Sanwo-Olu said, “It has become expedient to reposition the education policy by making and implementing a strategy to deliver graduate students who will blend with the labour market demands.”Read more: https://punchng.com/sanwo-olu-seeks-education-policy-that-produces-self-reliant-graduates/
ASUU condemns low education budget, threatens strike
Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said.
Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year, President Bola Tinubu promised to increase the Education sector to at least 15 per cent or over.
Similarly, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation also recommended for member states, a 26 per cent benchmark allocation for the education sector.
He complained that Nigeria was the country with the least remuneration for professors, globally. Read more: https://punchng.com/asuu-condemns-low-education-budget-threatens-strike/
Leadership
Stakeholder Seeks Collaboration With Gov’t On Infrastructural Reforms In Education Sector
The Global President, Our Lady’s Old Girls Association, Ile-Ife (OLOGAFE), Dr. Yetunde Akinluyi, has affirmed that there was an urgent need for an infrastructural intervention for the sustenance of quality education in public and mission schools in the country, requiring partnership with the government to mitigate the tide of decadence.
She made this disclosure at the international maiden convention of Our Lady’s Girls High School, Modakeke-Ife, held in Lagos recently. Read more: https://leadership.ng/stakeholder-seeks-collaboration-with-govt-on-infrastructural-reforms-in-education-sector/
Bauchi Gov Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree
The Bauchi State University Gadau is set to confer honorary doctorate degree, ‘Doctor of Letters’ (Honoris Causa) to the Bauchi State Governor, Bala A. Mohammed, as part of recognition of his exceptional accomplishments and dedicated service to the nation.
The honorary degree will be conferred on the governor during the university’s combined convocation ceremony slated on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Read more: https://leadership.ng/bauchi-gov-awarded-honorary-doctorate-degree/
UI Law Student Arrested for Allegedly Raping Fresher
A 200-level student of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ibadan has been apprehended by the university’s security personnel for allegedly raping a 100-level female colleague within the campus.
The incident occurred while the victim, a fresher, was reading alongside other students in preparation for an upcoming exam. When power went out in the lecture hall, she moved to the Students’ Union building to take a nap, where the alleged assault took place. Read more: https://leadership.ng/ui-law-student-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-fresher/
LASU First Class Graduate Tops ICAN Exams, Wins 3 Awards
Marcus Oreoluwa Akinmade, a first class graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), has emerged the Overall Best Qualifying Candidate in Nigeria at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) May 2023 Diet Examination.
Akinmade, who graduated from the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, cleared all five examination papers at one sitting, achieving the highest overall average among all candidates. Read more: https://leadership.ng/lasu-first-class-graduate-tops-ican-exams-wins-3-awards/
Osun Food Poisoning: APC Advises Adeleke To Halt School Feeding Program
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to suspend the free school feeding program following an incident where 18 pupils of St. James Primary School in Osogbo were allegedly poisoned by their meal.
The pupils reportedly fell ill after eating their O-Meal diet on Monday and were rushed to the hospital for treatment. They were later discharged after receiving medical attention. Read more: https://leadership.ng/osun-food-poisoning-apc-advises-adeleke-to-halt-school-feeding-program/
Varsity Gets 65 New Professors
University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has promoted 42 senior academics to the rank of professors and 23 others to associate professors.
UNIPORT’s public relations officer, Dr Sam Kpenu, said in a statement in Port Harcourt yesterday that the new professors passed through stringent selection criteria set up by the university.
“The promotions followed approval by the Minister of Education on December 8.
“The academics were promoted following the recommendations of the Central A & PC Academic meeting of UNIPORT held on November 23. Read more: https://leadership.ng/varsity-gets-65-new-professors/
Boosting Submarine Cable Capacity In Nigeria
Global internet consumption is dramatically increasing due to a greater reliance on remote work and online communication. This is even as studies have shown that good internet access empowers individuals, opens doors, and boosts national and international economies, hence the reason why it is so crucial that a country has extensive, dependable internet connectivity and infrastructure.
To this end, major countries of the world, including Nigeria, are gearing up to putting the necessary structures in place to boost submarine cable capacity. Read more: https://leadership.ng/boosting-submarine-cable-capacity-in-nigeria/
Governor Sani Unveils N458bn 2024 Budget
Kaduna State government has unveiled its 2024 budget of N458.271 billion to the people of the state for their input before the final presentation to the state House of Assembly for passage.
The state commissioner for planning and budget commission, Mukhtar Ahmed, who presented the draft budget during a town hall meeting held in Kaduna said the proposed recurrent expenditure stood at N139.434 billion, while the capital expenditure was N318.836 billion.
Ahmed explained that in the draft budget, agriculture has N22.549 billion, business, innovation and technology were allocated N1.247billion, while housing and urban development got N7.944 billion
The commissioner said public works and infrastructure has N67.131 billion. Education was allocated N82.554 billion as Health was given N53.137 billion while social development had N21.827 billion. Read more: https://leadership.ng/governor-sani-unveils-n458bn-2024-budget/
Beware Of Fake Federal Jobs, Akume Warns
Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said his attention has been drawn to the purported fake appointments by unscrupulous elements to swindle unsuspecting individuals.
The SGF, in a statement by the head of information in his office, Segun Imohiosen, described as false the information circulating on social media, emails, text messages and other outlets urging members of the public to submit their Curriculum Vitae for a fee to a non-existing desk at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, to facilitate their selection for various federal government appointments. Read more: https://leadership.ng/beware-of-fake-federal-jobs-akume-warns/
Nigerian Polytechnics Facing Existential Threat, Says ASUP
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of polytechnic education in Nigeria, citing issues of governance, government policies, and staff welfare as major challenges facing the sector.
ASUP national president, Anderson Ezeibe who briefed journalists yesterday in Abuja ahead of the union’s 17th biennial national delegates conference today, said those challenges have posed threat to continued existence of improved polytechnics education in Nigeria. Read more: https://leadership.ng/nigerian-polytechnics-facing-existential-threat-says-asup/
BPE Rehabilitates Classrooms, Health Centre In FCT
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has completed the renovation projects at Junior Secondary School Kubwa II (JSS Kubwa II) and a Primary Health Centre at Mabushi, Abuja as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), projects.
At the commissioning of the block of classrooms and staff offices in the school yesterday, director-general of BPE, Mr Alex Okoh said the projects are a part of BPE’s commitment to contribute positively to society and uplift the lives of those in its community. Read more: https://leadership.ng/bpe-rehabilitates-classrooms-health-centre-in-fct/
ThisDay
EWAN Holds 2023 Education Summit, Harps on Research, Internal Security
The Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) is set to hold its annual education summit with the theme ‘Research for National Development: Nigeria’s Internal Security in Focus’.
The summit, which is the fourth edition, will be held on December 19 at Radisson Blu Ikeja Lagos.
The Chairman of Lagos State Research and Innovation Council and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, will be the keynote speaker at the event.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is expected to chair the programme, while the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, is the chief host. Read more: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/12/13/ewan-holds-2023-education-summit-harps-on-research-internal-security
Rep Pays WAEC Fee of 10,000 Indigent Edo Students
*Women, youth devt my priority, says Edo LP hopeful
The member, representing Etsako Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Anamero Dekeri, has announced free registration of 10,000 Indigent students for next year’s Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
Dekeri who stated this in Benin City, capital of Edo State, said the beneficiaries cut across the three senatorial district of the state on equal basis, adding that the gesture was to remove the financial constraints which often times had hindered and truncated the dreams of many deserving students from pursuing and attaining quality education to an acceptable level. Read more: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/12/13/rep-pays-waec-fee-of-10000-indigent-edo-students
Vanguard
2024 budget: Ex Minister, Madubuike hails Otti for 20% allocation to education
Former Minister of Education and elder statesman, Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike, has commended Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State for allocating 20% of the state’s 2024 budget to the education sector.
Professor Madubuike who was also a former Minister for Health said visionary leaders “attach importance to education”, recalling that the late Nnamdi Azikiwe appropriated 45% of Government revenue to education. Read more: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/12/2024-budget-ex-minister-madubuike-hails-otti-for-20-allocation-to-education/
Jubilation in Aba as Otti retrofits ABSUTH ahead of visit by accreditation team
There was spontaneous jubilation by staff of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba, ABSUTH, as Governor Alex Otti has retrofitted the hospital ahead of the visit by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN , for re-accreditation of the ABSU Medical College. Read more: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/12/jubilation-in-aba-as-otti-retrofits-absuth-ahead-of-visit-by-accreditation-team/
Award-winning education expert, NewGlobe explores collaboration with UBEC
In a groundbreaking move towards enhancing the quality of education in Nigeria, NewGlobe is exploring collaboration opportunities with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). This potential partnership holds the promise of revolutionizing the education landscape by leveraging innovative approaches and cutting-edge technologies to address the challenges faced by the Nigerian education system.
The Universal Basic Education Commission plays a crucial role in the development and implementation of educational policies in Nigeria. With a mandate to ensure access, equity, and quality in basic education, UBEC constantly seeks strategic partnerships to bolster its efforts in providing a solid foundation for every Nigerian child. Read more: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/12/award-winning-education-expert-newglobe-explores-collaboration-with-ubec/