TRUST AFRICA NEWS ,By Emmanuel Udodinma As part of efforts aimed at engaging the youths and making them self-sufficient, members of the International Association of Lions Clubs Region 3 District 404A1 Nigeria, Gbagada Jasmine Lions club, recently organised a -day empowerment programme at Gbagada Senior Grammar School for youths with theme ‘’Effective learning and studying…
Hundreds of millions of children in South Asia are suffering because their schools have been closed due to coronavirus but they lack online devices and connections for remote learning, UNICEF says. Authorities should prioritise the safe reopening of schools because, even before the pandemic, nearly 60 percent of children in the densely populated region were…
A candidate from Lagos State, Monwuba Chibuikem, has emerged as the best candidate at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination with a score of 358. According to The Cable, the information was contained in a document shared by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board at its policy meeting held on Tuesday. At that meeting, the board…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) at N2,000. It also adopted the minimum cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions sent by heads of tertiary institutions across the country. The adoption signifies that there will be no uniform cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions, as was done…
By Emmanuel Udodinma The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in Lagos has announced plans to educate over 2000 youths to champion ecosystem restoration. “There have been consistent galvanized efforts by the global community towards ecosystem restoration since the declaration of 2021–2030, as the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “In line…
BY Trust Africa News Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who stated this at this year’s 65th National Council on Education meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State, lamented the inability of some states of the federation in accessing counterpart funds. This was made known in a statement on Friday, by the Director, Press and Public Relations…
A review of Olushola Adeborode Kolawole’s ‘The Little Things That Matter’ ByMosh Abolore ‘The Little Things That Matter’, is a collection of three short stories written by Olushola Adeborode Kolawole (OAK), founder/CEO of OAK Foundation, a charity organisation aimed at supporting indigent students, widows and the fatherless in Africa. Human nature is a concept that…
By Trust Africa News Spotlight learnt that it was Francis —the younger of the brother— who filed a petition at the Federal High Court in Lagos against his brother, Christian. He wants the court to determine how the school should be managed. He joined as respondents, in the suit Christian’s wife, Olufunke; Lekki British International…
The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr Babagana Mohammed, on Monday urged Nigerian youths to focus on their education to have a better future. Mohammed gave the advice at the opening ceremony of the 2021 NSE National Engineering Games holding at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. He told the News Agency of…