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1 day ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Simon Utebor |Damola Kola-Dare |Victoria Amadi |Udeh Onyebuchi |Alao Abiodun
There was excitement among educationists and Education Ministry officials following the news that a 16-year-old Bayelsa State student, Egba Osiovie Diekime, scored an aggregate of 360 in the 2025 University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Diekime reportedly scored 79 in English; Physics, 98; Biology, 85 and Chemistry, 98.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Victoria Amadi |Damola Kola-Dare |Alao Abiodun
Seventy-five per cent of the 1,955,069 candidates who wrote this year’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored less than 200 out of the 400 maximum marks. Statistical analysis of the results released yesterday by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) indicated that 420,415 candidates scored above 200 marks while 7,658 had between 300 and 319. Those who recorded above 320 marks in the examination written between April 25 and last Friday are only 4,756.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare |Victoria Amadi
As part of reforms in the education sector, the Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced two policies that would perhaps shape the trajectory of the sector, especially tertiary institutions.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare |Victoria Amadi
With the launch of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) School Based Management Committee-School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP) for Teacher Professional Development (TPD) and tackling the out-of-school syndrome, the Federal Government has matched words with action in a bid to deepen its reforms in the education sector.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare |Alao Abiodun
Education Minister Tunji Alausa has denied reports that he advocated the extension National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) service year from one to two years. ‘’I didn’t say NYSC should be extended for two years,” Alausa said while delivering the 28th convocation lecture of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo yesterday.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare |Alao Abiodun
The Ijebu Ife Archdeaconry of the Anglican Communion is set to host the 1st session of the 17th synod, scheduled to hold between April 24 and 27, at Christ Anglican Church, Iwade, Ijebu-Ife. It has a theme: “A Vessel unto Honour” (2 Timothy 2:20–21). Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Akin Doherty, made this known during a media chat in Ijebu-Ife.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare |Alao Abiodun
Contractors handling federal projects across the country have appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on releasing funds for the projects. Delay in the disbursement of funds, they stated, has not only forced them to abandon sites, but caused them to incur more losses. Speaking through Austin Emegwagwa, the contractors, claimed that contractors were last paid in October last year.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare
By Damola Kola-DareNigerian-born Founder of the Canadian Black Farmers’ Association, Toyin Ajayi, has attributed the food shortage in the country to excessive exportation, poor attitude to local farming, and insecurity, among others. In a statement, Ajayi said the continuous demand for Nigeria’s variety of foods among the nation’s citizens in the diaspora, has led to the exportation of the largest chunk of food produced by farmers.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare
The Association of Nigerian Women Business Network (ANWBN) has launched a programme aimed at empowering widows, women entrepreneurs, and vulnerable women. The initiative is entitled Women Economic Empowerment for Widows, Women Entrepreneurs, and Vulnerable Women (WEE 4 3WS). ANWBN National Coordinator, Otunba Gbemisola Oduntan, said it aims to strengthen women’s economic empowerment and promote sustainable development.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Damola Kola-Dare
Erstwhile President of the Association of Facilities Management Practitioners, Nigeria, Paul Erubami has stressed the importance of facility management in addressing climate change and tackling incessant building collapse in the country. Erubami, who is the Managing Director of Max-Migold Ltd, noted that facility management practices can address climate change issues by promoting energy-efficient building designs, using sustainable materials, and implementing waste reduction strategies.
