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French To Be Prioritised In Ogun Schools

To promote economic, political, and international relations with neighboring countries, the Ogun State government has announced it will prioritize teaching French in schools in the state. Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, represented by the Governor’s Special Adviserr for Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, who hinted this on the French International Day 2020 organized by the Ministry of Idi-Aba,…

138 Tests Positive For Covid-19 Across Nysc Camps Nationwide

Over 34,685 people have been tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) across all the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, confirmed this on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. He told reporters that…

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Don’t Expect Suspension Of Strike Soon – Asuu

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday, told students and parents to not expect suspension of its ongoing strike anytime soon. The union’s Abuja Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi gave the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja and also told lecturers to seek alternative means of survival. Lagi, who accused the federal…

Police Arrest Five Pregnant Students

Tanzanian authorities say they have arrested five pregnant students so that they can help with information on the men who impregnated them. The girls aged between 16 and 19 were arrested as part of a crackdown on child pregnancies. The District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba said that the pregnant students were arrested last week. They were…

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Ogun Traffic Agency, Trace Takes Road Safety Campaign To Schools

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said that, as part of its campaign efforts in 2018, safety advocacy would be re-introduce in school curriculum, in all tiers of education, in the State. The Corps Commander, Cdr Seni Ogunyemi who disclosed this during an interview with pressmen at his office in Abeokuta,…

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Ogun Leads Neco November/december 2017 Results

The National Examinations Council, (NECO) yesterday released results of the November /December Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, after only 38 days of conducting the examinations. This is great a departure from the past during which results were released between 80 and 90 days after the last paper which had always truncated the admission of successful…

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Ogun Earmarks N50bn For Moshood Abiola Uni, Ogun Poly

Ogun State government has set aside the sum of N50billion for the take off the Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH), Abeokuta, and the newly established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia. The state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, disclosed this on Saturday during the Treasury Board meeting for the 2018 budget preparation held at the Obas’…

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