Education

Exposed! True Story of Federal Teaching Hospital Ido and Student Kemi Afolabi- By FactChecker
FactChecker read a particular blogger running two series on this case of a 15 years old SS1 student of Notre Dame Grammar School, Usi – Ekiti, and Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido – Ekiti. Factchekers discovered some loopholes in the one-legged account of the issue being shared. This unprofessional, unethical, and pollution of the covenant …

Samuel Taiwo, a former Provost, 3 Other LAUTECH researchers win N89.1 million research fund
A team of four researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso in Oyo State, have won N89.1 million as a research grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), under the 2021 TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) Intervention. The Principal Assistant Registrar, Public and Alumni Relations, LAUTECH, Olalekan Fadeyi, made this known …

Sports Law and Practice Book debuts in Nigeria
For the first time in the history of Nigeria legal jurisprudence , a book specially devoted by to the tourism sector has been published and publicly presented in Abuja Nigeria. The book, a product of 1O years legal research was planted by Dr Emmanuel Oluwafemi Olowononi, a Senior Lecturer , Nigerian Law School , Abuja …

I shall be great, be next Alaafin, by Femi Kehinde
In 1968, the powerful Alaafin Bello Gbadegesin Ladigbolu passed on to join his ancestors. He succeeded Alaafin Adeniran Adeyemi II, in 1955. The 30-year-old young Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, then an Insurance executive, with the Royal Exchange Assurance Limited, gleefully pronounced himself as the succeeding Alaafin in an article in major Nigerian newspapers ably titled: “I …

Makinde Swears in 10 Commissioners, President of Customary Court
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State earlier today inaugurated 5 Re-Appointed and 5 newly appointed commissioners. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the House of Executive Chamber of Oyo State, Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan The Re-Appointed Honourable Commissioners are: ▪︎ Engr. Oluwaseun Temidayo Fakorede ▪︎ Mr. Adeniyi Adebisi ▪︎ Barr. Olasunkanmi Aremu Olaleye ▪︎ Dr. …

NAPMAIDEs congratulates Shina Peller on his Installation as “Ayedero of Yorubaland”
… says his advocacy for peace and security of his people earned him the Chieftaincy title conferred on him by Alaafin of Oyo The National Assembly Progressive Media Aides (NAPMAIDEs) has congratulated progessive parliamentarian representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Hon. Shina Peller and his dear wife on their installation as the “Ayedero and Yeye Ayedero …

Ibadan Agog as Atiku, serving Govs, ex-Govs witness unveiling of world – class Lekan Salami Sports Complex upgrade
Atiku, serving govs, ex-govs arrive Ibadan on Wednesday …As Makinde unveils Lekan Salami Sports Complex Teni, Taye Currency and QDot perform live at the unveiling ceremony Former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and his Edo State counterpart, Governor Godwin Obaseki as well as the President …

Top 100 Universities in Nigeria emerge. See Full List
The University of Ibadan, UI, has been ranked as the number one university in Nigeria. The ranking was done by Webometrics, which is the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution. Its judgment is based on the assessment of Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors. Also, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University are ranked second …

Makinde inducts 5000 newly recruited teachers, promises continous training and support by Oyo govt
…says recruitment based on merit Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, charged the 5,000 newly-recruited teachers and 700 non-teaching staff converted to teaching cadre to embrace professionalism in the discharge of their duties. The governor, while speaking at the Induction and Training Programme for the new teachers employed by the post-Primary School Teaching …

Toyin Kolade: Iyalaje Oodua? My foot! By Wale Ojo – Lanre
Yes. That is an exclamatory opinion which should not elicit stone throwing act from you. Even at that I don’t care a hoot about your feeling. One thing I want everyone to know from the onset of reading this article is the fact that I don’t care whose ox will be gored by …

50 Ekiti youths to benefit from NTDC capacity building programme
….as DG applauds Fayemi’s tourism drive 50 vibrant Ekiti youths in tourism would enjoy a series of training, intellectual empowerment and exposure from the ambience of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, Abuja. According to Mr Folorunso Folarin Coker, Director – General, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation , NTDC, the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode …

Buhari suspends Twitter operations indefinitely in Nigeria following deletion of his post!
The Nigerian government headed by the former dictator President Muhammadu Buhari says it has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in the country. Mr Mohammed has for long championed the call for regulation of soci media in the country, claiming the platforms are used to spew hate. This comes …

World Investors Gather In London To Tap Into NDDIS and Nigeria’s ICT Potentials
The Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit (NDDIS) in London has announced its next ‘face to face’ summit with the theme: “Computer Village” & Information Communication Technology (ICT) Summit. At an online Press conference, the founder of NDDIS, Otunba Bimbo Roberts Folayan announced that NDDIS had entered into collaboration with the ‘Computer Village – Market …

VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to White House.
VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to the White House. U.S President Elect Joe Biden called a Nigerian family to thank them for supporting his election campaign. In the 12-minute long call, he noted that they were randomly selected from a list of campaign donors which included …
MEMO TO MR PRESIDENT ON THE IMPERATIVE TO REWARD THE LABOURS OF UNSUNG HEROES BY Dr. AJULO
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Your Excellency, MEMO TO 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 It fills me with great pleasure to wish you a happy and prosperous 2021 as we, Nigerians and the rest of the world, cross the threshold of the past year into another new …