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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the November/December 2016 Senior School Certificate Examinations results with Ogun state topping the performance chart. Addressing Journalists at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said the release of the results barely 60 days after the exams were conducted, was…
Ogun students are currently protesting what they termed the poor educational policies of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, berating Police for alleged members’ harassment. The Save TASUED and Fund Education Coalition (STAFEC), a group of student organisations across the country, has embarked on mass protest Monday morning. The coalition yesterday said the cancellation of the mass protest…
The Ogun State House Of Assembly during plenary Tuesday passed a bill to upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta to a University of Science and Technology. Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the house Majority Leader, moved the motion for the third and final reading of the bill and was seconded by the Minority Leader, Mr Olawale…
The Ogun State Government has started the implementation of the APC led Federal Government programme of free meal for primary school pupils. The ceremony for the take off of the programme in the state took place on Monday in the the state capital, Abeokuta. At the ceremony on Monday, the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun…
Coalition of students unions in Ogun state have planned a mass protest over hike in fees in the State higher institutions and poor funding of public education institutions generally by the state government. According to Sahara Reporters, the coalition, STAFEC (Save TASUED and Fund Education), the umbrella body spear heading the mass protest planned it for February…
According to a Punch report, for solving 17 Maths questions in one minute, Oluwatunmise Idowu, a pupil of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State, has set a new record in the annual Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television quiz. Idowu who is 13 year old set the new record when she slugged it out in the Group…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Dibu Ojerinde, a professor, of his appointment as the registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Bem Goong, deputy director of press at the ministry of education, disclosed this in a statement, saying Ishaq Oloyede, a former vice-chancellor (VC) of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), had been appointed…
Muslim High School Isolu, and Pakoto High school, Ayede Ifo on Wednesday 15th July 2015 at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta clinched the 3rd edition of the prestigious Guaranty Trust Bank’s Ogun Principals Cup competition in the female and male category respectively. This season’s competition, tagged “Smash All Barriers” featured over 344 teams from…
