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$6M grant Makinde sets to receive from World Bank is Ajimobi’s effort, says fmr. Education Commissioner

The coordinator of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA), Professor Jidado Tahiru on Friday while paying a courtesy visit to the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde revealed that the state is about to receive a sum of $6m grant to fund education in the state. The BESDA coordinator who said this while leading…

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Gov. Makinde to receive $6Million grant to fund education

Oyo state is about to receive a sum of $6m grant under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme facilitated by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) with the support of the World Bank. This was disclosed by the coordinator of BESDA, Professor Jidado Tahiru when he led a delegation from UBEC and…

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UI students query varsity management over fees paid without receipts|ICIR Report

THERE is a growing disquiet among students of the University of Ibadan over a number of fees they pay for which there is no evidence of payment, The ICIR can report. The University has been collecting fees without issuing receipts since 2011. And items for which levies are paid by the students have not always…

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Makinde to receive over N2billion to fund Oyo education

Governor Seyi Makinde led Oyo State Government is poised to access the sum of two billion, seven hundred and twenty four million, five hundred and sixteen thousand, three hundred and seventy three Naira, seventy kobo (N2,724,516,373.70) outstanding funds from Universal Basic Education Board, UBEC as this will enhance present administration’s effort at delivering better educational…

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Oyo Govt commends UBEC/SUBEB contractors good use of counterpart fund

…promises Model school at Command Science Sec. Saki Oyo State Government has commended contractors handling various on-going UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects in Oke-Ogun region for the unprecedented level of performance. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran made the commendation during an on-the-spot assessment visit to some on-going project sites in…

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Don warns FG against relying on foreign policies to develop Nigeria

A renown professor of Political Science, Eghosa Osaghae has warned the federal government against relying on policies of America, and other developed countries of the world to develop the country. Eghosa made this disclosure on Wednesday while speaking as a keynote speaker at this year International Conference of the Faculty of Business and Communication Study,…

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Youth development: Cultivate positive values, FUOYE VC urges youngsters

… As students garland him for admirable performance From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Shoremekun has urged undergraduates in Nigerian tertiary institutions, particularly, those in FUOYE, to cultivate positive values, saying that is the only way to have a fulfilled life. Prof. Shoremekun said youths must learn to take…

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Gov Makinde approves N60m bursary for Oyo Law School students

…Charges them to persevere Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the sum of N500, 000 as bursary to each of the 120 Oyo State indigenes in the Nigerian Law School. Governor Makinde, who received a delegation of the Law School students in his office on Tuesday, charged the students to persevere in the…

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Makinde lauds Ajimobi SGB’s Policy, promises to build on it

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday lauded the School Governing Board (SGB) policy by the immediate past administration led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi in the state, promised to build on it to improve on infrastructure and enhance learning. According to The Nation, the governor explained that the novel initiative would be appreciated and be…

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Updated: WAEC releases May/June 2019 results

The West African Examination Council(WAEC) has released the May/June 2019 results. Speaking on Friday, the Head of Nigeria National office of WAEC, Mr. Olu Olanipekun, who addressed newsmen at the Yaba headquarters of the Council in Lagos, said candidates can now check their results online. He said 64.18 per cent of candidates who sat for…

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