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Atoms Empowering Africa winners witness nuclear innovations in Russia
In an inspiring showcase of talent and ambition, twenty talented young individuals from across Africa have emerged as winners of Rosatom’s Atoms Empowering Africa competition. This unique initiative offered these future leaders the invaluable opportunity to delve into the latest…
Varsity don extols Shell’s investments in sustainable energy solutions
Sopuruchi Onwuka Eminent university don, Professor Anene Moneke, has emphasized the pivotal role the NNPC/SPDC/TotalEnergies/NAOC Joint Venture has played in developing sustainable energy solutions, fostering academic excellence and driving environmental sustainability in Nigeria. Professor Moneke is the Director of the…
Nigeria’s Abdullahi Mahmood grabs UK’s Global Student award
Sopuruchi Onwuka A Nigerian youth, Abdullahi Mahmood, has flown the country’s flag high in far away London where he emerged with First Class Honours in Computer Science, and earning himself the Global Student of the Year award. Mahmood was honoured…
NCDMB, UBEC explore upgrade for basic education, capacity development
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have agreed to collaborate on upgrading basic education in the country. The two agencies also agreed on the need to build capacities of young Nigerians…
NCDMB’s Obinna Ezeobi bags PhD in Communication.
Sopuruchi Onwuka One of the pioneer staff members of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Obinna Joseph Ezeobi, earned a Doctorate Degree in Communication Studies at the University of Port Harcourt. At the external examination conducted by…
NNPC-SPDC JV donates ICT centre to Bauchi university
A state-of-the-art ICT centre was on Thursday inaugurated at the Sa’adu Zungur University (formerly Bauchi State University), Gadau in Bauchi State in the latest support for education in Nigeria by The Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) and its joint…
Over 246 m children suffering violence in schools __UN
Sopuruchi Onwuka Significant part of the 246 million children across the globe who face violent aggression at schools every year are girls, a situation that discourages many female students from completing their education. According to the United Nations Girls Education…
Four million Nigerian pupils dropped out of school in 2023
Sopuruchi Onwuka With approximately four million teenagers dropping out of school in 2023, Nigeria pumps out the sixth largest number of primary school dropouts in West Africa; and the low literacy level holds potential to complicate the country’s abysmal poverty…
Access Bank to double Kaduna school enrolment with 60 new classrooms
Sopuruchi Onwuka One of Africa’s leading financial institutions, Access Bank PLC, is bringing its intervention in basic education infrastructure in Kaduna schools to about 120 classrooms. While 60 classrooms have been delivered in 2023, another 60 is under construction. Upon…
Seplat Energy empowers Nigerian media with training
Sopuruchi Onwuka Leading indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has concluded the first phase of its training programme for journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria. The first phase of the programme covers thirty-seven (37) energy and judiciary correspondents cum editors….
