Education

15-year-old Lagos student wins UBA national essay competition

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6 months ago

November 22, 2023 11:31 am

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Onaro Adaeze, a 15-year-old student of Fountain Heights Secondary School in Lagos, has won the 2023 United Bank for Africa (UBA) national essay competition (NEC).

Onaro was named the winner of the competition at the grand finale held at the Tony Elumelu amphitheatre in UBA House, Lagos, on Tuesday.

For emerging the winner of the 13th edition, Onaro was awarded a scholarship worth N5 million to study at any African university of her choice.

AbdulHameed Khadija of Sweet Haven High School, Kano, was named the first runner-up, winning N3 million worth of scholarship, while Chukwuma-Okoh Naomi of Queens College, Yaba, Lagos, was adjudged the second runner-up with a prize of N2.5 million worth of scholarship.

According to Bola Atta, chief executive officer of UBA Foundation, almost 12,000 entries were submitted for the preliminary stage of the competition.

The applicants wrote about artificial intelligence and what students can do to ensure the tool does not override but enhance their ability to learn through research.

After the first stage, 12 finalists were shortlisted. Among them were nine girls and three boys.

The final round of the contest had the shortlisted students dissecting Nigeria’s political challenge through the country’s ethnic diversity — while proffering solutions.

“The quality of entries that we received this year was amazing. And the quality of the winners is even more amazing. They are just excellent, fast-paced with ability and talent,” Atta said.

“There is a year-on-year improvement in what we received in the national essay competition.”

On his part, Oliver Alawuba, UBA group managing director, said the competition aims to sharpen the critical thinking ability of youth across Africa and groom them for leadership on the continent.

“The focus of the UBA national essay competition is the African youth. The objective is to improve the critical thinking ability and reading skills of African youth and position them for leadership on the continent,” he said.

“The benefit is to see them research on a particular topic and write on issues on the African continent.

“For the past 13 years, UBA has supported the competition, and we have seen winners go on to do well in their various ways of life.”

Education

ASUU threatens to embark on another nationwide strike

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1 hour ago

May 15, 2024 8:34 am

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be gearing up for another nationwide strike if the brewing issues are not immediately addressed.

The president of the union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on Monday, May 14, 2024, threatened that the union would go on an industrial action to protest against the absence of governing councils in all federal universities.

Osodeke made this known while speaking at a press conference at the ASUU national secretariat, Abuja.

He said the dissolution of the Governing Councils was against the principles guiding the existing universities.

ASUU also criticised the ‘nonchalant attitude of the Federal Government’ on matters that concern academics in Nigerian Federal Universities.

Education

UNILORIN unveils 40 new professors

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1 day ago

May 14, 2024 9:22 am

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The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor.

According to the university’s bulletin issued on Monday, the elevation was approved by Tahir Mamman, the minister of education.

The publication stated that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research and community service, and subsequently promoted to the highest rank obtainable in the academia.

The breakdown of the beneficiaries of the promotion exercise shows that 11 of the new professors are from the Faculty of Agriculture.

The bulletin disclosed that two lecturers from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences were also elevated to the rank of professor, while the Faculty of Communication & Information Sciences also produced two new professors.

It added that the Faculty of Law produced one new Professor, while the Faculty of Life Sciences produced four new professors, among others.

See the list below:

Faculty of Agriculture:

Sidiqat A. Aderinoye-Abdulwahab
L. L. Adefalu
F. O. Takim
A. A. Badmos
Foluke E. Sola-Ojo
W. A. Jimoh
M. I. Abubakar
T. H. Aliyu
R. O. Uddin II
T. O. Amusa
Mutiat A. Balogun

Faculty of Arts:

K. M. U. Gbodofu
Y. A. Abdullahi
Abosede R. O. Babatunde
Bolanle E. Arokoyo
P. U. Nwosu

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences:

A. S. Alabi who teaches at the Department of Anatomy.

Faculty of Clinical Sciences:

T. O. Olanrewaju
O. A. M. Adesiyun.

Faculty of Communication & Information Science:

Tinuke O. Oladele
Saudat S. Abdulbaqi

Faculty of Education:

O. O. Okoji
Folakemi O. Adeniyi-Egbeola
Florence O. Daramola

From the Faculty of Engineering and Technology:

A. T. Ajiboye
A. Y. Abdulrahman
M. O. Sumonu
Rasheedat M. Mahamood
T. K. Ajiboye

Faculty of Law:

A. C. Onuora-Oguno

Education

SEE FULL LIST: NECO releases timetable for 2024 internal exam

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1 day ago

May 14, 2024 9:07 am

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The National Examination Council (NECO) has released its timetable for the 2024 internal Senior Secondary Schools Examination (SSCE) across the country.

The timetable was announced in a statement on Monday by Hajara Ali, the acting director of registration.

NECO said the examinations will run from June 19 to July 25, beginning with the practical papers.

The exam body also warned candidates against bringing in electronic communication gadgets including iPads, smart wrist watches, and glasses to examination centres.

“Where the time on the question paper differs from the time on this timetable, the time on the question paper should be strictly adhered to,” the statement reads in part.

“Bringing into the examination hall electronic communication gadgets (programmable calculators, mobile phones , ipads, tablets, smart wrist watches/glassess/pens, etc) are strictly prohibited.

“Candidates who do not sit for practical (paper 1) will not have result in the subject.”

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