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Pan-Atlantic University partners in EU-funded SYNAPSE programme for youth skills development
Frank Okon A new wave of international partnerships is placing Nigerian youth and creatives at the center of global innovation, with the launch of two major initiatives aimed at building skills, expanding opportunity and strengthening cross-border collaboration. The SYNAPSE Virtual…
UK delegation concludes education, skills trade mission to Nigeria
Frank Okon A high-level UK delegation has concluded a week-long skills and schools trade mission to Nigeria, marking a significant step forward in education and skills cooperation between both countries. The mission, held from April 19 to 23, 2026, across…
Scribblers submit 223 entries as NLNG’s Literature Prize enters adjudication
The 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature has entered its adjudication phase after 223 submissions were officially handed over in Lagos on Monday. The entries, submitted under this year’s poetry category, reflect steady participation from writers across the…
Book Reading Series: NCDMB restates commitment to intellectual convergence
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has restated its resolve to provide veritable platform for intellectual convergence in the petroleum and linkage industries in Nigeria. Executive Secretary, Engr Omatsola Ogbe, declared at the weekend that raising…
Seplat JV advocates sustainability with more STEAM laboratories in Edo schools
The NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has commissioned two Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) laboratories built at the Ogbe and Uselu Secondary Schools in Oredo and Ikpoba Okha Local Government Areas of Edo State…
NCDMB to feature Dr Peterside’s crisis management strategies at book reading session
Sopuruchi Onnwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will host the fourth edition of its Quarterly Book Reading Programme, providing a platform for Dr. Dakuku Peterside, former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),…
Over 273 million out of school worldwide
Donald Asha The number of children and young people out of school worldwide has risen for the seventh consecutive year, reaching 273 million, according to the 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
NLNG expands VIBES program with103 new beneficiaries
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has inducted a new cohort of 103 trainees into its economic empowerment initiative, the Vocational Innovation Business and Empowerment Scheme (VIBES), as part of its 2026 program. The induction ceremony, held on Monday in Port Harcourt,…
Derefaka to deliver keynote as RSU hosts DAMS 2026
Energy expert and global sustainability advocate Dr Justice O. Derefaka will deliver the keynote address at the 5th edition of the Distinguished Alumni Mentoring Series (DAMS) to be hosted by Rivers State University as part of efforts to strengthen alumni…
UENR, industry partners launch Rosemary Atakora Memorial Scholarship
Sopuruchi Onwuka The University of Energy and Natural Resources has partnered with key industry players to launch the Rosemary Atakora Memorial Scholarship Scheme, an initiative designed to support academically gifted but financially disadvantaged undergraduate students. The scholarship, established under the…
