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Floating School in Lagos, Nigeria Nominated for London Design Museum Award

Ni inu ikoko dudu ni eko funfun ti n jade (it is from the blackened pot that the white pap is made). This proverb from the Yoruba culture, when translated, means that beauty is mostly derived from ugly places. This

10 Nigerian Universities Get $80million Grant from World Bank for Centres Of Excellence

Ten Nigerian universities are to benefit from a grant of 80 million dollars donated by the World Bank for the funding of centres of excellence. According to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, Nigeria

Of Winners and Losers of ASUU Strike

By Toks Ero Academic activities have picked up in earnest in our universities with examinations either going on or concluded in some of the institutions. It had been six gruelling months of praying and waiting on the part of students

Does Your Body Language Say the Right Thing?

The Silent Conversation – Body Language Within seconds of meeting someone for the first time, we form opinions about them, their level of education, sociability, status and so on. This instinctive assessment is based on what we feel or see

WAEC Introduces 39 New Subjects; Painting, Plumbing, Office Practice and Other Vocational Subjects Added

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced 39 new subjects in its examinations. Mrs. Olayinka Ajibade, the Council’s Acting Head of Test Development Division, made this statement, adding that the new subjects would commence in this year’s May/June West

Unilorin Student Wins UNESCO Contest

A student of the University of Ilorin has won the grand prize at a contest organised by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Mr John Usman, the second year Computer Science student of the university, won the

NYSC, Bank of Industry Sign MoU on Entrepreneurial Skills Development

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Bank of Industry (BOI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on entrepreneurship development for corps members. The pact will see BoI train and empower corps members in various vocations and give them

Forextime Nigeria Teaches Investors Key Skills for Forex Success

A highly successful series of free training days recently hosted by ForexTime Nigeria in Abuja and Lagos saw more than two hundred investors enhance their forex skills with key professional training to help give their investment portfolios a true boost.

Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Gets N1.3 billion from World Bank

The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has received a grant of $8 million (N1.3 billion) from the World Bank. This is contained in a statement signed by Abiodun Olarewaju, the Public Relations Officer of the University and made available in

TEDx Maitama: Overcoming the Fear of Vested Interests – Sanusi Lamido, CBN Governor

Hello everyone and good morning. I’m very happy to be here with you. Just to tell you that I am a rather outdated person. I never really knew what the TEDeX event was, and when my daughter spoke to me

Kano State to Establish 44 e-Learning Centres

The Kano State Government has announced plans to set up an e-learning centre in each of its 44 local government areas before the end of 2014. Alhaji Tajudeen Gambo, Kano State Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure at an interview

Diary of a Nigerian Student in the United Kingdom

The shrill alarm reverberated around the room piercing the silence. It was 5 a.m and the noise that emanated from the alarm set on the mobile phone could wake any living organism that lay around. A motionless figure lay on

5 Nigerian Books to Watch Out for in 2014

Are you wondering what books to read in 2014? There are a handful of titles that are sure to hold your attention once you turn the first page. A literary scholar, Arthur Anyaduba, provides Connect Nigeria a list of books

Top 10 Nigerian Books in 2013

How do you begin anew? A wise one would say to look back and see what was done right to make it better and see what was done wrong to avoid making the same mistakes again. Our stories have so

Microsoft Offers Educational Institutions Free Access to Office 365 Pro Plus

Microsoft recently launched Student Advantage, a program intended to make Microsoft Office 365 Education more accessible to students globally, thus enabling their preparation for the workforce by giving them the necessary skills in the use of technology. The Student Advantage

Western Union’s PASS Initiative Reaches 250,000 Pass Milestone

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services and a Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League has announced that, as the Group Stage in this season’s competition comes to an end, over 250,000 successful passes have been

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