Master Delight Okeke, a pupil from Holy Ghost International School Umudioka, Awka, Anambra State emerged as the victor at the recently concluded 3rd Annual Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh Spelling Bee Competition. The competiton held in Awka witnessed spirited participation from 120 students representing 23 private and public primary schools across the state. Addressing the gathering, chairman
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The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated six TETFund-sponsored projects worth N2.8 billion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. Inaugurating the projects, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, said the structures would enhance teaching, learning and improvement of academic standards in the university. The projects include lecture halls, faculty building for social
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Former Minister of Power, Prof Chinedu Nebo has described as shameful and embarrassing craze by academic professors to occupy the position of the Vice Chancellor of Nigerian universities. He lamented that it was both alarming and embarrassing having over 80 professors applying to be Vice Chancellor of one university even as most of them were
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Students of Anambra State College of Nursing Sciences (ASCONS) Department of Midwifery, Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State have raised the alarm over insufficient classrooms and accommodation problems facing the institution. They also appealed to State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo intervene as well as empower graduating student midwives with delivery packs to
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Developers of educational curriculum in the country have been urged to incorporate trafficking in persons into the school curriculum. This is to keep children of school age adequately abreast of the antics and techniques of the traffickers and to encourage them to join the fight against the monster. Stakeholders made the call in Awka, Anambra
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Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh says dismissal awaits any school principal who sabotages Anambra State Government’s Free Education policy. Announcing the suspension of the Principal of Metu Memorial Secondary School Onitsha, Dr. Fidelia Ogili, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh stated that the principal was asked to step down for going against the Free Education
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In contrast to exorbitant fees occasioned by hike in tuition fees coupled with incessant strike actions in public tertiary institutions, the Federal Cooperative College Oji River Enugu State has said that her tuition fee is less than N50,000 per academic session. The Provost of the College, Dr. Owan Obodoagu Tonica, who spoke through the admissions
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The Vice-Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik), Awka, Anambra, Prof. Charles Esimone, will on Thursday, December 7, 2023, commission completed projects at Nnewi, Neni and Agulu. The VC will also commission completed projects at Awka Campus on Friday, December 8 2023. The projects commissioning, according to a statement by the Public Relations Unit of the institution, are part
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Stakeholders in the education sector have charged students to be hardworking, resilient and embrace mentorship in order to explore opportunities the future held for them. Speaking during an induction/award presentation ceremony by Ifitedunu Students Association, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Chapter, the stakeholders reasoned that students must uphold hardwork to be in charge of their future.
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Management, staff and students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State have celebrated their Vice Chancellor, Professor Greg Nwakoby, describing his five years in office as unprecedented. The stakeholders eulogized the VC during VC Day which featured book presentation and titled, “Greg Nwakoby, the journey of a legacy of enduring transformation 2018-2023” chronicled
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Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State conjunction with International Network on Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), the Federal Ministry of Environment and a Non-Governmental Organization, Sustainable TransEnvironment International Foundation (STEi Foundation); has inaugurated the first university-based Bamboo Research and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SIBRED) to service 16 African countries. The occasion, which held at UNIZIK where the
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The Dean of Student Affairs of the Federal Cooperative College Oji River Enugu State, Mr. Monday Negbe, says the college is currently a credible and veritable alternative for Nigerians seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in the country. Negbe who emphasized that the college has gone through stages of metamorphosis in infrastructural developments, said the Federal
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The South East Zone of the All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools ANCOPSS, has urged Governors of the South East zone to prioritize infrastructure and human development in public schools. South East President of ANCOPSS, Sir Mathew Ikechukwu Uzuegbu stated this at the 2023 South East Mandatory Professional Training program holding at the
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Association of Private Schools’ Owners has called on Anambra State Ministry of Education to carry its members along in its policy and decision making. Southeast President, Hon Ihuoma Ugochukwu who made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the Ministry, also solicited for assistance in terms of finance, books, palliatives and other interventions. He praised
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An 18-year-old girl, Ifebube Chelsea Benson, from Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Council Area of Anambra State has been named the overall best female candidate in the 2023 NECO Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE). The National Examination for High School Students is an annual test that assesses the knowledge and skills of high school students across the
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