Education

Primary School Pupil Gives Moving Campaign Speech As He Contests For Head Boy (Photo, Video) A boy in primary 5, contesting for the position of Head Boy in his school in Osogbo, Osun State, gave a moving speech that is now trending, Newsextra24 reports. The bold student started by quoting …

A Nigerian man and father, Mike Ekunno, has in the light of the death of a student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, narrated how he withdrew his son from a boarding school in 2018, Newsextra24 reports. Sharing a copy of the withdrawal letter on Sunday, December 5, in a Facebook …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has introduced new literature texts for four language subjects, including Literature-in-English. This was contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin published on Monday, where it stated that the changes would take effect from the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The four language subjects include Arabic, Yoruba, …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it is introducing two new science subjects for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, stated this on Saturday in Abuja. The subjects are Physical Health Education and Computer Science. “We are asking and sensitising the public, …

The Federal Government has begun moves to prevent an industrial action in the country’s public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ three-week deadline ended on Sunday. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the ministry had written a …

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has said that Lagos state government’s decision to shut down Dowen College, where 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jr was allegedly tortured, is not enough. The actor addressed Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a video on his Instagram page which he captioned, “Dowen college must …

The management of Dowen College, Lagos, has announced the commencement of online academic session despite Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s order to shut down all activities in the school. Mr Sanwo-Olu’s administration had ordered the indefinite closure of the school on Friday, following the controversies surrounding the death of a 12-year-old student, …

INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF SYLVESTER OROMONI OF DOWEN COLLEGE, LEKKI, ONGOING The Lagos State Police Command is not unaware of the reported death of one Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos which is currently going viral on the social media. The Command wishes to inform …

The Lagos State Government on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, following the investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of the school. This was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Ganiu Lawal. …

Dowen College Shuts Down School For 2 Days Following Death Of Sylvester Oromoni (Photos) Dowen College has instructed students of the school to stay at home for two days, Newsextra24 reports. This comes after a student named Sylvester Oromoni Jr. died after allegedly being tortured by fellow students for refusing …