Secondary school students beat teacher to death for stopping them from gambling

Secondary school students beat teacher to death for stopping them from gambling

By Joe Udo OGBOMOSHO (CONVERSEER) – A group of students of Soun High School, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have allegedly beaten their teacher, Mr Fatai Adegoke, leading to his tragic death. Adegoke reportedly died after being brutally attacked by his own students while trying to stop them from gambling during school hours. According to SaharaReporters, Adegoke…

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FG’s digitised thesis submission, certificate verification policy record successes - NERD

FG’s digitised thesis submission, certificate verification policy record successes – NERD

Early reports from the newly established national education record digitisation programme under the auspices of the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) have shown that Nigerian students successfully uploaded and curated over 10,000 project entries in the first 3 weeks since the programme began. The figure climbed to over 11,000 submissions by Saturday, with 158…

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UNICROSS strengthens global ties with China’s Zhenjiang College, Skyrun Group

UNICROSS strengthens global ties with China’s Zhenjiang College, Skyrun Group

By Archibong Emmanuel CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has entered a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Zhenjiang College, China, and Soho-Skyrun Group, aimed at fostering academic collaboration, research partnerships and industrial training opportunities. The agreement was signed in the presence of top government officials, members of the UNICROSS Management…

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CRSG partners Chinese college for educational exchange

CRSG partners Chinese college for educational exchange

By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government, through the state-owned University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has entered into a partnership with Zhenjiang College in China to promote academic collaboration and institutional development. Governor Bassey Otu, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, disclosed this during a joint audience with…

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C’River Assembly summons education officials over non-implementation of teachers' promotion

C’River Assembly summons education officials over non-implementation of teachers’ promotion

By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly has summoned the Commissioner for Education, the Accountant General, the Auditor General, and heads of agencies under the education cluster to appear before it and explain the non-implementation of teachers’ promotions across the State. The decision followed lawmakers’ deliberations on a Motion…

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Alumni decry decay at Pinn Margaret School, demand urgent government intervention

Alumni decry decay at Pinn Margaret School, demand urgent government intervention

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Pinn Margaret Secondary Commercial School Old Students Association (Class of 2005) has expressed deep concern over the prolonged neglect and worsening infrastructural decay at the school, describing the situation as alarming and unacceptable. In a statement signed by the Alumni President, Engr. Daniel Christopher Nsese, and made available…

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CRSG unveils Education Marshalls to enforce school attendance

CRSG unveils Education Marshalls to enforce school attendance

By Cletus Asuquo CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has introduced Education Marshals to enforce compulsory school attendance and tackle the rising number of out-of-school children across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Content, Caleb Awatt, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Calabar on Thursday, saying the initiative…

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