INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2021 THEME: LITERACY FOR HUMAN CENTERED RECOVERY: NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:8 Sep 2021
By Ritkimwa Istifanus and Benedicta Apeh Literacy means being able to read and write. The literacy skills of reading and writing is very important in the development of human lives and the nation at large. Literacy, however has not been completely embraced by all in our nation, leading to evident
Malpractice, indiscipline remain our major challenge – JAMB Registrar
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:15 Jul 2021
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says malpractice and indiscipline are some of the board’s major challenges yet to be fully addressed. The Registrar made this known when members of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education visited the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja on
Stop forcing under-age children into secondary school, Commissioner counsels parents
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:9 Jul 2021
The Lagos State Education Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has counselled parents not to rush their wards to secondary school without completing six years of primary education stipulated by the National Policy on Education (NPE). Speaking during an interactive session with educators and visitors at the 2021 Total School Support Exhibition
ASUU, SSANU threaten fresh strike over unpaid salaries, directives on staff school workers
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:2 Jul 2021
• Withheld salaries used to blackmail our members to enroll in IPPIS, says Osodeke Academic activities in the nation’s universities may again be paralysed as members of the Academic Staff Union Of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) warned of a fresh strike over alleged refusal of the Accountant General of the Federation
2021 UTME: How NIN helps in checking multiple malpractices – JAMB
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:29 Jun 2021
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lauded the introduction of the National Identification Number (NIN) in its examination exercise. JAMB said it helped in getting rid of impersonation, multiple registrations and other malpractices associated with examinations. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday
2021 UTME: JAMB suspends JAMB result checker, announces new method
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:29 Jun 2021
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday announced the suspension of the USSD code 55019 to check results. Recall that the board had advised candidates to use the USSD code for result verification. However, a terse statement by JAMB’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday
CONVERSATION EXCERPT OF THE SILENT GENERALS- MARCH EDITION WITH RAQUEL DANIEL
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Posted On:29 Jun 2021
Read below an excerpt of our conversation with Raquel Daniel on the Silent Generals: What are the defining moments in your life that completely shifted you as a young person? RAQUEL DANIEL: When my dad used to say that no one in my family has ever gone past
FOH PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK- JUST OMOMO IBE
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Posted On:29 Jun 2021
Meet our personality of the week-Just Omomo Ibe! Why is she on our spotlight this week? Just Omomo Ibe is an economic growth and development consultant rebuilding the African economy through entrepreneurship, youth employment, education and trade. She is the President of The Association of African Startups, a certified global
Delisted CBT centres: JAMB directs affected candidates to reprint exam slips
Posted By:Flickers of Hope
Posted On:22 Jun 2021
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates affected by the de-listing of 24 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres to reprint their examination notification slips for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations. The board, which announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja by
CONVERSATION EXCERPT OF THE SILENT GENERALS- FEBRUARY EDITION WITH PASTOR MORIN OSUNMAKINDE
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Posted On:22 Jun 2021
Read below an excerpt of our conversation with Pastor Morin Osunmakinde on the Silent Generals February Edition: Many people blame their families for the outcome of their lives. We’ve encountered people that tell us, “I wish my family was Otedolas’ or Dangotes’. If it was, I wouldn’t have turned
Flickers of Hope Foundation was birthed from a passion fueled by many experiences of the founder. One of which was meeting a young boy in Abuja who had come from Jos to work in order to sponsor his education. He was the 10th child out of 11 children with no funds or help to further his education. His older siblings had resorted to farming but he was determined to be educated which led to his working in order to fund it. The amount of money he needed to work for, to further his education and for which he had to travel that distance was ‘ridiculously little’ and he even had to stay out of school for a session to raise it.
