Anambra first lady inaugurates organic garden competition in Anambra schools 1
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Anambra first lady inaugurates organic garden competition in Anambra schools

Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo has launched the organic garden competition in secondary schools in the state. Addressing Healthy Living teacher ambassadors in Awka on Saturday, Soludo’s wife said the project was targeted at encouraging children to learn more about food and farming. She described organic farming as process involving the

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Soludo Flags-off Distribution of Instructional Materials, Monitoring Shuttle Buses For Anambra Schools
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Soludo Flags-off Distribution of Instructional Materials, Monitoring Shuttle Buses For Anambra Schools

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has assured that the era of schools without teachers is over in the State. Soludo gave the assurance at the official flag-off of distribution of multimillion naira instructional materials and commissioning of six Shuttle Buses for quality assurance monitoring visits, held at  the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board,

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UNIZIK first to make Igbo language study compulsory in S'East - VC
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UNIZIK first to make Igbo language study compulsory in S’East – VC

Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof Charles Esimone has disclosed that the institution was the first in the entire southeast to make study of Igbo language compulsory. Esimone made the disclosure at the press conference ahead of lunching of ‘500 OCHIE Igbo STEM Project’ conceived to use Igbo language to advance

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No favouritism in N6.7bn UBEC Contracts -ASUBEB
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No favouritism in N6.7bn UBEC Contracts -ASUBEB

Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) has described as totally untrue, unfounded and misleading report alleging favouritism in the award of N6.7billion UBEC contracts. Chairman of the board, Vera Nwadinobi stated this on Wednesday in Awka during a press conference over media speculation that political patronage lists of contractors who never bidded for the

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Soludo Distributes 2,000 Laptops to ICT, Headteachers, Public, Public-Mission Schools' Principals
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Soludo Distributes 2,000 Laptops to ICT, Headteachers, Public, Public-Mission Schools’ Principals

Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has distributed 2,000 brand new laptops to headteachers, ICT teachers, and principals of public and public-mission schools across the state. The distribution is in line with the Governor’s mantra of ‘Everything Technology and Technology Everywhere’, which the Anambra State ICT Agency is driving, to ensure full digitization of

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Resist lecturers' extortion, shun cultism  - Oko Poly Rector warns matriculants
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Resist lecturers’ extortion, shun cultism  – Oko Poly Rector warns matriculants

Acting Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Dr. Uche Onyegbu has advised newly admitted students of the institution to resist all forms of extortion by both lecturers and old students. He warned that his administration does not condone exploitation under any guise, just as he advised the students to shun cultism and other vices. Speaking

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Anambra Fixes March 14 for TPE Mock Exams
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Anambra Fixes March 14 for TPE Mock Exams

Anambra State government has announced Thursday, March 14, 2024 as date for mock examination of the Transition Placement Examination to be set by individual schools in the State. Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh disclosed this during a meeting she held with leaders of private schools association in the Conference hall of the Ministry of Education, Jerome

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Spelling Bee: Education Commissioner hails pupils for honoring parents as winners receive prizes
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Spelling Bee: Education Commissioner hails pupils for honoring parents as winners receive prizes

Winners of the 2023 Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh Spelling Bee competition have received their prizes from Anambra State Commissioner for Education. Master Delight Okeke and Miss Lois Igube of Holy  Ghost International Primary School Awka took the First and Third positions respectively, during the event in Awka. Addressing the pupils before handing over the prizes, Education

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Why we're exposing school children to healthy living, agriculture - Soludo
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Why we’re exposing school children to healthy living, agriculture – Soludo

Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo has inaugurated her Healthy Living clubs as well as Healthy Living Garden Competition in over 325 primary and secondary schools across the 21 local government area of the State. The governor’s wife also inaugurated head teachers as Healthy Living Champions, including those who majored in Physical

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Pay your fees or risk missing exams - UNIZIK VC tells matriculants
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Pay your fees or risk missing exams – UNIZIK VC tells matriculants

Nnamdi Azikiwe Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State on Friday advised students to promptly pay his/her fees to enable them sit for examinations. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Charles Okechukwu Esimone stated this on Friday at the 2023/2024 matriculation ceremonies for fresh undergraduate students of the university. He said any student unable to pay

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Mater Amabilis greatest school in Nigeria - Anambra commissioner 2
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Mater Amabilis greatest school in Nigeria – Anambra commissioner

Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh has described Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state as thegreatest school in Nigeria. Chuma-Udeh who stated this on Thursday during a visit to the school, said it was rare opportunity for any one to have passed through the school..The

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Dissolution of Governing Councils attack on university autonomy - ASUU
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Dissolution of Governing Councils attack on university autonomy – ASUU

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed disappointment over illegal dissolution of Governing Councils of Federal Universities and some State Universities. The body described the act as unbridled attack on and the erosion of autonomy of the universities in violation of the extant laws of the universities.  Addressing newsmen shortly after its meeting, ASUU

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Soludo to renovate, transform Onitsha Divisional Library to Smart Library
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Soludo to renovate, transform Onitsha Divisional Library to Smart Library

Anambra State government has disclosed plans to renovate and transform the Onitsha Divisional Library to a smart library. Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh made the revelation when she paid an unscheduled visit to the library. She charged the Librarian and staff to hold forth and come up with ideas that would provide what it

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Anambra SUBEB Targets Greater Communities’ Input in Supervising Schools
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Anambra SUBEB Targets Greater Communities’ Input in Supervising Schools

Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, ASUBEB has inaugurated the Club of Patrons and Community Quality Assurance Supervisors as part of efforts to get communities in Anambra communities to be more involved in ensuring smooth running of schools within their localities.  The inauguration took place at the Utility hall of the ASUBEB headquarters in Awka.

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Anambra SUBEB Commences Training Programme to Ignite Students' Interest in Agriculture
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Anambra SUBEB Commences Training Programme to Ignite Students’ Interest in Agriculture

Agricultural Educational Training Programme (AETP) has kicked off for select pilot schools across Anambra State as part of efforts to reintroduce agricultural science to students and pupils in a more practical way. The AETP initiative is organized by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC in collaboration with Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) and

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