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Egypt Wins Seat On UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission // L’Égypte Gagne Siège Sur Commission Océanographique Intergouvernementale De L’UNESCO

Jide AdesinaJune 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 24, 20150749

Egypt has won a two-year seat on the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)’s executive council from 2015 to 2017, state news agency MENA has reported. The...

Education

Bookham Students Enable African Schoolgirls To Gain An Education // Bookham Etudiants Activez Ecolières Africains D’acquérir Une Education

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150695

STUDENTS in Bookham have raised more than £3,000 to help girls in Africa travel to school to get an education. Manor House School has collected...

Education

Seven Schools Showcase Innovations In Gisutech // Sept Ecoles Mettre En Valeur Les Innovations En Gisutech

Jide AdesinaJune 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 8, 20150859

Robert Temel and Muhammeddiyor Jololdinov demonstrating the lazy house app for switching lights on around the house Galaxy International School Uganda last week launched their first...

Education

Nigeria Diamond Bank, Samsung, Softcom Raise $100m For Technology Intervention On Education // Nigeria Diamond Bank, Samsung, Softcom Lever 100 Millions De Dollars Pour L’Intervention De La Technologie Sur L’éducation

Jide AdesinaJune 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 2, 20150736

IN preparation for the Future Ready university conference, Diamond Bank, Samsung Electronics and Softcom limited have secured a partnership to provide a $100 million technology...

Education

Makerere University Printery Boosted // Université Makerere Printery Boosté

Jide AdesinaMay 31, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 31, 20150768

Hasan Mumtaz who donated the film-processing equipment Makerere University Printery has received new film-processing equipment. Kampala businessman Hasan Mumtaz donated the equipment worth Shs 150m...

Education

University Heads Told To Step Up Security Measures // Chefs D’Université Dit D’intensifier Les Mesures De Sécurité

Jide AdesinaMay 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 30, 20150869

he Principal Secretary, State Department of Science and Technology Education, Science and Technology Prof Collette Suda, has directed administrators of higher learning institutions to prioritise...

Education

Makini Students Trapped in Nairobi Flood For 10 Hours // Marie Christine Etudiants Pris Au Piège Dans Le Déluge De Nairobi Pendant 10 Heures

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150681

SAFE AT LAST: The Makini School students whose bus was stuck for 10 hours in flood water in Nairobi’s South C area following heavy rains...

Education

YABATECH To Get CBN’s Approval To Float Mortgage Bank // YABATECH D’obtenir L’approbation Du CBN A Flotteur Hypothèque Banque

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150769

The authorities of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos is awaiting the approval of the nation’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for...

Education

Karamoja’s Unique Education system A Model for Africa // Système D’éducation Unique Un Modèle Pour L’Afrique De Karamoja.

Jide AdesinaMay 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 10, 20150815

A pupil attempts to write numbers on the blackboard at Namorulem Mobile Abek centre At a few minutes to midday on April 21, the bell...

Education

Lagos State To Host 2015 Book Fair From May 11- May 16 // L’état De Lagos A La Foire Du Livre De Hôte 2015 Du 11 Mai Au 16 Mai

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 20150714

The book fair which will be graced by major stakeholders in the book industry is scheduled to hold from Monday, May 11 through Saturday, May...

Education

Quality Education Is Everyone’s Business // Une Education De Qualité Est Notre Affaire A Tous

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150717

By Narinder Suri The Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio in 1992, the United Nations under the Agenda 21 on sustainable development banner mapped...

Education

Uganda Primary Schools Suffer As Suppliers Delay Materials // Écoles Primaires Ouganda Souffrent Comme Fournisseurs Retardent Matériaux

Jide AdesinaMay 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 3, 20150831

Lydia Nyesigomwe, the director of Parenting Uganda, engages with a child while parents watch. The ministry is under fire over the lack of scholastic materials...

Education

MUK Dons Decry Slow Commercialisation of Innovations // Dons De MUK Décrient Lente Commercialisation Des Innovations

Jide AdesinaApril 17, 2015April 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 17, 2015April 17, 20150704

The inability of many ground-breaking researches undertaken at Makerere University to translate into popular consumable products has been attributed to the high cost of acquiring...

Education

Sudan’s Bashir Vows To Improve Educational Environment // Vœux De Bashir Du Soudan Afin D’améliorer L’environnement Educatif

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150812

The Sudanese president and candidate of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) for president in the next month election, Omer Hassan al-Bashir, has pledged to...

Education

Why Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate Escalates // Pourquoi Le Taux De Chômage Des Jeunes Tanzanie S’intensifie

Jide AdesinaMarch 17, 2015March 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 17, 2015March 17, 20150755

Unemployment rate among the youth is increasingly becoming a big problem in the country. Currently, the youth aged between 18-30, have the highest unemployment rate...

Education

Paradigm Shift Needed To Improve Higher Education // Changement De Paradigme Nécessaire Pour Améliorer L’enseignement Supérieur

Jide AdesinaMarch 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 11, 20150710

Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi yesterday met with university chancellors to discuss the quality of higher education in the country. The meeting hopefully will...

Education

African Educators Taking Strides To Enhance Teacher Effectiveness // Éducateurs Africains Prenant Des Pas De Géant Pour Améliorer L’efficacité De L’enseignant

Jide AdesinaMarch 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 10, 20150711

In February, Education International was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senegal to organise national conversations on issues affecting teacher effectiveness, part of...

Education

UNICEF Fears Scores of Kidnapped Children In South Sudan Could Be Sent To Front Lines // L’UNICEF Craint Dizaines D’enfants Enlevés Au Sud-Soudan Pourraient Etre Envoyés En Première Ligne

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150743

Hundreds of children seized by armed men from a village in South Sudan have generated fears that “they are going from the classroom to the...

Education

Gordon Brown Renews Plea For Release of Nigerian Schoolgirls // Gordon Brown Renouvelle Le Plaidoyer Pour La Libération Des Ecolières Nigérians

Jide AdesinaFebruary 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 20, 20150679

Girls recite Quranic verses at an Islamic school in Maiduguri, Nigeria, May 24, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney Author: Lisa AndersonMore news from our correspondents United Nations...

Education

Long Field Academy Student Adam Builds Computer From Scratch to Help Educate Ugandan Children // Étudiant Long Champ Académie Adam S’appuie L’ordinateur à Partir De Zéro Pour Aider A Eduquer Les Enfants Ougandais

Jide AdesinaFebruary 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 15, 20150711

Adam Nudds (right) who has built a computer from scratch to give to children in Ethopia with Dave Edwards from Mark 1. PHOTO:Tim Williams EMN-150902-095155001...

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