Tuned Onakoya happily expressed that one of his protégée Mary has been singing the praises of David Adeleke a.ka Davido, an afrobeat musician who showed up for the ‘Chess in the Slum’ in New York to show support at the ongoing United Nation Chess Competition. His post read: “Mary has declared that she’s the first...
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Student loan: NELFUND threatens legal action against institutions engaging in deceptive practices
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has threatened legal action against institutions found to be engaging in deceptive practices within the student loan scheme. The threat is coming on the heels of recent findings that some institutions, after receiving student loan disbursements directly into their accounts, failed to notify the affected students or reflect the...
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Lagos State Government Gifts LASU Overall Best Graduating Student Isioma Sybil Nwosu, N10 Million
The governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced a cash reward of ₦10 million for Miss Isioma Sybil Nwosu, the overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 academic session. Nwosu, from the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.93. Sanwo-Olu, represented...
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Nigeria Chess In The Slum To Compete In Athens Georgia, New York, Harvard University Respectively, Chess Coach Onakoya Drums Support For Game.
Tunde Onakoya, the convener of Chess in the Slum, an initiative that helped children from less privilege homes in Africa with education through chess, announced that some of his wards departed Nigeria for the first time and will be competing at Athens in Georgia(March 29th), New York(April 2nd) and Harvard (April 4th)University respectfully. Onakoya drummed...
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A Primary School Owner In Owerri, Allegedly Shot A 13-Year-Old Boy For Jumping Over His Fence To Retrieve A Ball.
A 13-year-old JSS 1 student was tragically shot after jumping over a fence to retrieve his ball from Par Excellence Nursery and Primary School in Owerri State, on Monday.Unfortunately it led to the demise of the boy, thus leading to his friends and school mates’ anger, as they were seen in a video wrecking the...
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Lagos State Invest In Education, Reconstruct Ultra-Modern Classrooms At Keme Balogun Junior/Senior College, Ikorodu
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in his relentless effort to invest in education has reconstructed an ultra-modern block of classrooms, complete with a mini football pitch and a multi-purpose sports court at Keme Balogun Junior/Senior College in Ibeshe, Ikorodu. The inauguration of the renovated structure took place at Ikorodu on Wednesday where Sanwo-olu...
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JSS, SSS, NOT SCRAPPED — MINISTER OF EDUCATION, DR. TUNJI ALAUSA.
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has debunked media reports suggesting that the federal government has scrapped the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) and replaced them with a new 12-year uninterrupted basic education model. The minister, who insisted that the reports were not true, explained that he only submitted a proposal...
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Nigeria Government To Replace 6-3-3-4 Model With 12-4 Uninterrupted Basic Education.
The Federal Government of Nigerian in a move to overhaul the country’s model of education for more effective method has abolish the 6-3-3-4 education system and will replace it with 12-4 model. This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, during the 2025 extraordinary National Council on Education meeting in Abuja on...
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CHESS IN THE SLUM GOES NORTH, TUNDE ONAKOYA IMPACT CHILDREN LIVES, CHANGING THE NARRATIVE THROUGH CHESS.
“I met this incredibly smart 11 year old girl in an IDP camp in Yola, Adamawa who speaks fluent English and has great dreams like all of us. But i worry that if she remains there, she may become another untold story. She has the kind of heart that changes the world.” Onakoya Video credit:...
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