EDUCATION

The First Lady of Edo State Her Excellency Betsy Obaseki was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoraris Causa) by Wellspring University in Benin City, on Friday, for her immense contributions in education, business and public service in Nigeria. The Edo State First Lady received the award of Doctor of Business …

The UN Secretary-General is convening Heads of State and Government, together with youth, non-governmental actors and the private sector to a Summit on Transforming Education on 16, 17 and 19 September 2022, during the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. The Summit is a key initiative of Our Common …

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has challenged old students to contribute meaningfully towards their alma-mata. The Deputy Governor made the call during the commissioning of a renovated block of 20 classrooms donated to University of Benin Staff School, Benin City by an alumnus of the school …

Benin City: The Edo State Government will, tomorrow, Monday, September 12, 2022, begin the enforcement of arrest and prosecution of parents and guardians of out-of-school children in the state as schools reopen statewide for the 2022/2023 academic session. To kick off the enforcement, officials of the Edo State Ministry of …

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria on Friday inducted 54 nurses who are graduates from the Department of Nursing Science of Edo State University Uzairue, Edo. Administering the oath taking/induction, Director of Special Duties, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Mr. Yahaya Summi, Representing the Registrar General of the …

BENIN CITY – Eleven graduants of Wellspring University in Benin City, Edo State will bag first class degree honours in the third combined convocation ceremony of the University holding on Friday, September 9, 2022 He said the ceremony would feature an award of honorary degrees to distinguished and deserving individuals …

Edo State University Uzairue has announced the elevation of 2 Staff to Professor and 3 others to associate professorial cadre in the University. In a statement issued and signed by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Betcher Ekhosuhun, Esq, said the Vice Chancellor Prof Emmanuel Aluyor, in a Senate Meeting held …

…sets up special courts to prosecute perpetrators of sexual, physical abuse in schools The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government will kick off the arrest and prosecution of parents and guardians of out-of-school children from the next academic session, which begins on Monday, September 12, 2022. …

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in its latest global data, said Nigeria now has about 20 million out-of-school children. It said there are 244 million children and youth between the ages of six and 18 worldwide who are still out of school. According to the statistics, India, …

…extends EdoBEST programme to 306 junior secondary schools, covers 31,963 pupils As the 2022/2023 session commences, all 306 state-owned junior secondary schools (JSS) in Edo state have now been incorporated into the EdoBEST programme as Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB) begins a landmark training of teachers in …