Call for submission of entries! The Nigerian Book Fair Trust (NBFT) organizes the annual Nigeria International Book Fair and National Book Fair which holds in Enugu, Ife and Abuja. The NBFT invites Nigerian Authors, Publishers and Printers to send in entries for the following awards: Lantern Books Award for Children’s Literature Victor Nwankwo Book of the Year Award Idris Animashaun Book Printer of the Year Award For further information, please contact: The ...

The tenth year anniversary of Mind Builders School, Omole Phase One, Ikeja, Lagos saw the Director, staff and students donating school furniture worth one million naira to Ojodu Primary School in Lagos. The pupils received the gifts with a lot of excitement because having the furniture meant that they would no longer have to sit on the floor to learn. The Director of Mind Builders, Mrs. Falore said the gesture was to complement the efforts of the Lagos State Government in improving the standard of education. She encouraged other private organizations ...

  Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has restated his plan of shutting down illegal and unregistered private schools in Lagos State. The exercise is aimed at injecting sanity into the education system in the state as the present status appears chaotic.  According to the Governor, education remains the catalyst for the overall development of a country and the foundation on which the future of the country is built and sustained. He confirmed that his administration has embarked on the fifth phase of rehabilitation of schools to improve ...

There is a plan by the Niger State government to establish 25 new technical colleges in the state. Each of the 25 local government areas in the house will be home to the colleges. The aim of constructing these technical colleges is to help the graduates of such schools to contribute to the economic growth of Niger State while ensuring self reliance among the youth. The Niger State government has also introduced free education for the girl-child and taken up the responsibility of paying examination fees for all candidates in the state who wish to sit the NECO, WASC and NABTEB exams.