By Prof Oladele Awobuluyi In a NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) report dated 6th February 2025 and titled ‘FG seeks reversal of mother tongue policy in primary schools’ (accessible, e.g., at https://guardian.ng/features/education/fg-seeks-reversal-of-mother-tongue-policy-in-primaryschools/), the current Minister of State for Education is said to have proposed to the National Council on Education (NCE) the reversal of the…
A student of the Ondo State-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), identified simply as Oluwaseun, has been brutally killed by unknown assailants. It was gathered that Oluwaseun, a student of the Department of Mass Communication, was killed at Opomulero Street in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. A student of the institution, who…
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP: HON. IFEOLUWA EHINDERO APPOINTED CHAIRMAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STUDENTS LOAN, SCHOLARSHIP, HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING. NIGERIAN EDUCATION LOAN FUND (NELFUND) The House of Representatives has officially announced adjustments to the leadership of its standing committees, appointing new Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons to further enhance legislative efficiency. Among these appointments,…
….As Vice Chancellor rolls out Achievements ahead of 9th Convocation. By: Grace Okafor 117 graduates have bagged First Class grade, even as the Vice Chancellor, Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, Prof Abayomi Sunday Fasina has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards strengthening academic experience of the students and global positioning of the institution. Prof. Fasina made…
….Seek settlement of unpaid RUGIPO Staff Salary; Reopening of AAUA main gate. Ref. No: JAC/ODSTI/SEC/023 His Excellency,Hon. (Dr) Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa,The Executive Governor of Ondo State,Governor’s Office,Alagbaka Quarters, Akure,Ondo State. His Excellency, Sir, COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE (JAC) OF THEONDO STATE OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (ODSTI) HELD…
The multiple awards winning Travel Agency CEO in Ondo State, High Chief (Ambassador) Samuel Aanu Ijiti has been conferred as a Knight of the St Monica Girl’s Grammar School, Ondo. As part of the activities celebrating the 70th Founder Anniversary of the school, some eminent Nigerians that are doing well in their different field of…
NAANS Appreciates Engr. Temiloluwa Oluwalade for Sponsoring 30 Free UTME Forms for Students in Akure North The National Association of Akure North Students (NAANS) extends profound appreciation to Engr. Temiloluwa Oluwalade for his generous sponsorship of 30 free UTME forms for indigent students across Akure North Local Government Area. His commitment to the educational development…
A distinguished professor of African and Caribbean Drama and Theatre, Omotayo Oloruntoba-Oju, is set to deliver the 34th Inaugural Lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. The lecture, titled, “What Literature Told Me, What the Theatre Taught Me: Performance and Resistance Across Time and Space”, is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2025….
……Gives more facts on new System. The Minister of Education, Mr Tunji Alausa, has denied reports making the rounds that the federal government has scrapped the current 6-3-3-4 system for a new structure, the 12-4 model. The media space was agog on Thursday with news that the Education Minister was planning to introduce a new…
February 6, 2025 The Daramola Adesuyi Foundation (DAF) has launched its 7-Week Digital Skills & Entrepreneurship Training Program, designed to equip senior secondary school students on Ondo Town with essential digital and entrepreneurial skills. The program is set to commence on February 10, 2025, and will be hosted across three participating schools: Holy Trinity Grammar…
