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Council holds valedictory ceremony for pupils
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•Nigerian Air Force Primary School Lagos organised their annual speech and prize-giving ceremony at the school premises, as outgoing pupils bowed for their parents during the event. Photo: Diran Oshe.
VER 4,000 pupils in public schools under the Ajeromi/ Ifelodun Local Government Education Authority will be hosted to a formal graduation ceremony on July 25, 2012. According to the Executive Secretary on Education, Ajeromi/ Ifelodun LGEA, Hon. Adewale Adeogun, the ceremony is being organised to acknowledge and motivate children in public schools. “Primary school education is the bedrock of a sound education, it is our pride to honour and celebrate our pupils who have successfully completed their primary school education. One of the main reasons for organising the ceremony is the fact that many children in Lagos have chosen to stay away from school or failed to complete their primary school education, hence the need to celebrate our pupils and encourage them to complete their secondary and tertiary education.
Get connected through Facebook, college director urges alumni
Education stakeholders commend Abia gov
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HE importance of social media as a tool for bringing old friends together and also connecting to new ones was again highlighted during Trinity International College's 12th valedictory and graduation ceremony held at Ofada, Ogun State. Speaking at the event, the Executive Director, Mrs Folasade Phillips who tasked the graduating students to work in unity said: “When you go into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together with alumni as a people you have known for years. Students should network and while making new friends, keep old ones.” Stressing the importance of networking through facebook, Phillips said that through FB, students can know themselves better, interact with one
another and make progress. Phillips who was thrilled by the responses of the alumni who flew in from the UK and the US to rejoice with the graduating students, urged them to reach out to help their alumni in time of need, adding
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ISS Okunubi Fehintola, a physically challenged girl has beaten thousands of contestants to clinch the LUZ NEEMA $40,000 scholarship award to study Biomedical Engineering in Canada. Okunubi who has already secured a provisional admission to study engineering at the University of Lagos said, with this latest development, she would prefer going to Canada to study biomedical engineering and come back to Nigeria to help the disabled. Speaking at the formal presentation of the $40,000 cheque which covers her tuition fees, the Managing Director, LUZ NEEMA, Mrs Mobo Oresegun stated that in the process of recruiting, counselling and application processing for Nigerian students to study in Canadian universi-
are on earth, they must begin with God. He charged them to endeavour to set goals, be disciplined and to never give up in the face of discouragement. According to Odetola: “You can reach your goals without fulfilling God’s purpose for your life,” urging them to turn to God and His word.
Brainfield introduces capacity-building workshop BY IDORENYIN INYANG
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RAINFIELD Group of Schools, a foremost ed-ucational institution with headquarters in Port Harcourt and branches in Aba and Owerri, has in a bid to raise the quality of teachers and parents/teachers parley introduced a capacity-building workshop for the retooling of staff. The proprietress, Professor (Mrs.) Ngozi Obasi made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt recently. She said what is known as
Physically challenged girl wins scholarship BY DAYO ADESULU
that making their problems known to the appropriate persons will enhance rapid solution. Also, the Principal, C. O Odetola in his speech told the students that the purpose of God creating them is greater than their careers, families and ambitions, adding that if they want to know why they
ties or colleges, she discovered that Nigeria is blessed with extremely brilliant and dedicated students who are interested in pursuing a brighter future but are hindered by several socio-cultural or financial challenges. “That was what gave birth to LUZ NEEMA Scholarship,” she said. According to Oresegun, there are some courses which are not available in Nigerian universities but which Canadian schools have attained mastery level, urging government to provide opportunities for willing students to study courses which will propel economic development. She said, “For quite a number of industrialised nations, there are bilateral agreements which ensure that either citizen is accorded same treatment while taking abode in these nations.
Brainfield Group of Schools today “is a fruition of the dream to teach children success through hard work and an unshakeable commitment to the inculcation of moral discipline and academic excellence in our students. "I saw the direction in which our most valued social good was heading and was compelled to come up with this intervention – Brainfield Schools - with the support of my husband, Engr. Brendan Obasi." She noted that the school, whose motto is Success through hard work, has been able to produce outstanding professionals in every field. “Through the rich array of academic and uniquely packaged extra-curricular activities coupled with the optimum utilisation of high definition human
and material resources at our disposal, we have remained committed to our motto.” She named some ex-students of the school who have made the nation proud to include “Onobuogu Nneka who graduated with a first class at Linton University College, Malaysia; Obasi Ebubechukwu , best student (MSc. Business and Enterprise), Oxford University England; Okpokwasili Chibueze, first class from the University of Port Harcourt and Ezeji Kelechi, first class from the Federal University of Technology Owerri. “Our students have always represented Rivers State and Nigeria as ambassadors in the National High School Model United Nations Conference and have done very well in other competitions," she said.
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DUCATION stakeholders have commended Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, for his visionary and exemplary leadership towards rebuilding the moral infrastructure of education in Abia State. Orji was commended at the Consultative Forum of Education Stakeholders in Abuja on the Exam Ethics Campaign for his actions aimed at making Abia the most exam ethics-friendly state in Nigeria through his policy of zero-tolerance for exam malpractice in Abia. Briefing delegates on the status of the campaign in states across the country, the founding Chairman of Exam Ethics Marshals International, Ike Onyechere, MFR, said Abia State Government stood out in its determination to record zero involvement in exam malpractice by candidates, principals, teachers, supervisors and invigilators in 2013 post-primary exit examinations. Statistics show that between 1996 and 2011, a total of 7,146,720 candidates out of 59,569,560 that sat for postprimary exit examinations (WAEC, NECO, JAMB, NABTEB) in Nigeria were caught in the act of malpractice.
Topfaith marks 10th anniversar y BY IDORENYIN INYANG
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RRANGEMENTS are on to mark the 10th anniversa-ry of Topfaith International Secondary School, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, July21. According to the proprietor, Dr Emmanuel Abraham, the event will feature anniversary lectures by three professors from the University of Lagos, Federal University of Technology Owerri and the University of Uyo. They are expected to give lectures on the theme: Training of children for good adulthood.
Also expected is Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, who will inaugurate the school’s 5,000-seater auditorium, a lodge corpers' lodge and a hostel, Godswill Akpabio Hall. Abraham said the school has a vision to run an international education centre that will produce children who can compete favourably in the global world. He noted that in the past 10 years, “the school whose philosophy is Garbage in, Gold out, has produced close to 800 students; some of who are concluding their PhDs in various fields.” Abraham
said the school has been able to maintain high academic standards because of discipline and teacher:student ratio. "We have a multi dimensional approach to discipline, our first step in disciplining a child is to discipline the mentor. If the mentors are time-conscious, courteous and hardworking, the students will follow the example. Initially when we started we had a ratio of one teacher to 20 students but we now have one teacher to 10 students. We have 1128 students and 162 teaching staff and more than 200 non-teaching staff.