Category: Education

Enrol In Technical College, Get N45k Monthly Stipend – Nigeria Govt

Ganiyu Amodu

The federal government has announced a monthly N45,000 stipend for technical college students across the country. Idris Bugaje, the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), spoke to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the new policy aimed to fast-track the development of the TVET sector and expand enrollment at the sub-tertiary level. Bugaje added that, beyond the monthly stipend, the government would also cover teaching fees and pay industry-based supervisors (known as “master class” instructors) where students undertake industrial attachments and finance the cost of…

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Team Lead Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Bags PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Press Coverage of Oil And Gas Issues In Nigeria (2015 – 2021),’ details of the thesis that earned the multiple award-winning journalist/Journalism researcher the highest degree in Communication Studies at the prestigious Lagos State University   The Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has bagged the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in communication studies. A panel of assessors chaired by renowned professor of communication and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Prof. Muyiwa Popoola, pronounced Adeola Yusuf, a doctor of Philosophy after the researcher successfully defended his thesis…

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“How I Used Timilehin’s University School Fees To Bury Her” – Father Of Teenage UTME Candidate Who Committed Sui(ide

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She regretted it (ingesring rat poison). I could see it. She was fighting for her life,” everything the father said through tears   The grieving father of Teenage UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) candidate has revealed how he buried his daughter, Timilehin, using money he had set aside for her university education after she died by ending it all over her UTME result. In an emotional interview with Channels Television, the father explained that Timilehin, who had scored 190 in the previous year’s UTME, was devastated when she saw this…

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‘Suspense, Surprise;’ Great Ife Alumni Elect Falode, Other Global Officers Unopposed

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “NIDCOM Director Media And PR, Abdur-Rahman Balogun; Alabi Adeyemi Joshua; Dr Olumuyiwa Kayode Ojo, Dr Johnson Bankole Olumola, and co,” Names And designations of 19 officials the emerged from a three-day convention of ex-great Ife, home and abroad⁷    The Great Ife Alumni Association has elected new set of Global Officers that will steer the ship of the association for another two years with Barrister Leye Bunmi Falode emerging as the Global President. Platforms Africa reports that the election which started with suspense ended with surprise as 18…

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Say Goodbye To It: Using Phone in Bathroom increases Your Risk of Hemorrhoids

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Squat To Poop If You Can, Science backs it up. Your body was never designed to sit on a porcelain chair to poop.” You want to read details of the survey presented at Digestive Diseases Week 2025 that brought our dirty little secret into the medical spotlight   We get it. You bring your phone to the bathroom because it’s the only place left where nobody can bother you. You scroll through TikTok, have some me-time or play a quick game… except “quick” turns into ten minutes, and suddenly your legs…

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‘21,082 Of 336,845 Candidates Absent;’ JAMB Releases Rescheduled UTME Results

Abibat Babalola

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who wrote the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit examination. JAMB disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. Of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the examination, the board said 21,082 others were absent. “Of the 336,845 who were eventually scheduled after isolated good sessions of the affected centres were excluded and their previously unverified candidates were added, 21,082 were absent,” it said. It also announced the release of withheld results of under-age candidates…

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Is Red Meat Bad for Your Heart? It May Depend on Who Funded the Study

ADEOLA YUSUF

A new research found that red meat researches with industry links were more likely to report favorable results than those without them. You actually want to read this + What This Means for Future Nutrition Research   In a review published last week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists came to a concerning conclusion. Red meat appeared healthier in studies that were funded by the red meat industry. Of course, this is not surprising to anyone familiar with nutrition research, which often has conflicts of interest because of…

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‘Life Cut Short At Prime,’ Stray Bullet Kills WASSCE Student On Way To Centre

ADEOLA YUSUF

“He was alongside his twin brother when the incident occurred.” Sad details of the tragedy   A stray bullet has allegedly killed a student who was heading to the examination centre to sit for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination being organised by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident happened on Gbagi market road in the Egbeda Local Government Area of the state when a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer in pursuit of a suspect hit and…

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Yabatech Bags ICAN Award For Producing Most Chartered Accountants

Abibat Babalola

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has conferred its Corporate Merit Award on Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) for being the most producer of certified accountants and chartered accountants in Nigeria. According to the Head, Public Relations Unit of Yabatech, Mr Adekunle Adams in a statement, ICAN gave the award at its 2025 Award and Dinner Night at Lekki, Lagos State, on Saturday. According to the statement, ICAN’s first professional examination was conducted at Yabatech. Adams added that more often, the college’s products in accounting qualified as chartered accountants.…

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Crisis Management Analysis of 2025 JAMB Online Exam Glitch, By Ganiu Okunnu PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

Leaders of other public service organisations in Nigeria would be wiser to take a cue from the JAMB incident and plan very well for their own storm which will eventually happen.   Crisis constitutes a critical moment in the life of any individual, organisation or nation. It attempts to or actually threatens activities and existence of every thriving business or organisation. According to crisis management experts, though crisis comes with the intent of disrupting the existence of an organsiation, it also brings unique learning opportunities that strengthens the affected organisation.…

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