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•From left: Dean of the Schol of Communication, Lagos State University, LASU, Professor Rotimi Olatunji,
his wife, Modupe; Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbogun, and former
Dean, Prof. Idowu Sobowale, at Prof. Olatunji's 60th birthday anniversary at LASU, Friday.
NGO to recruit 400 fellows as basic school
teachers
By Elizabeth Uwandu
A NON-Governmental
Organisation, the Teach For
Nigeria, TFN, is set to recruit 400
fellows that will serve as basic school
teachers in continuation of its efforts
to provide solid foundation for
Nigerian youths at the basic
education level. The teachers are to
be deployed in understaffed schools
mostly located in rural areas.
According to the Chief Executive
Officer, CEO of TFN, Mrs. Folawe
Omikunle: “At Teach For Nigeria,
we believe that there is no single
solution to a problem as complex
and systemic as educational
inequity. Addressing it requires
many solutions, from many
directions. While we cannot singlehandedly
solve these problems, we
believe that we can act as a catalyst
to build a formidable network of
determined leaders who understand
the root causes of inequity and are
committed to challenging it.
“The TFN Fellowship programme
is a two-year full-time paid
commitment that is designed to build
a movement of leaders who will work
towards eliminating educational
inequity by teaching in under-served
schools in low-income communities
across Nigeria.”
It, therefore, came as a surprised
recently in Ogun State at the
announcement of the opening for the
By Elizabeth Uwandu
BABCOCK University, the
Isaac Delano Foundation
and the Pan-African University
Press have instituted the Isaac
Oluwole Book Prize for Yoruba
Studies to recognise outstanding
works and fiction that continue to
uphold and represent the legacy of
Yoruba icons like Isaac Delano.
A statement by the organizers,
said: “It is a dream of theirs , like
Delano, to promote and revive the
socio-cultural, political and
religious significance of Yoruba,
and by so doing contribute to the
stream of revivalist efforts geared
towards the resuscitation of the
African spirit, for it is in the
language, culture and worldview
that the spirit flourishes.”
The Delano Prize for Yoruba
Studies, according to the
organisers, not only encourages
and welcomes diverse submissions
application of 2020 fellowship
programme, when the Head of
Recruitment, Matriculation &
Selection, TFN, Bokula Kolajo said
that the NGO was set to enrol 400
fellows, the largest cohort, since
inception, to join the programme to
reach more under-resourced schools
and provide children with quality
education for better life outcomes.
According to Kolajo: “Teach For
Nigeria understands the challenges
and issues facing the education sector
in Nigeria and is fighting to resolve
this by bridging the nation’s
educational inequity gap. "
Don warns against indiscriminate
consumption of mushrooms
By Adesina Wahab
A
PROFESSOR of Food
Microbiology and
Mycology has warned members of
the public to desist from eating
mushrooms indiscriminately
especially when in doubt about its
true identity, saying such act could
lead to death or serious injury.
Prof. Bamidele Akinyele gave the
warning while delivering the 119th
Inaugural lecture of the Federal
University of Technology, Akure,
FUTA titled: Fungi and Fungal
Products: Integral Part of
Industrialization in a Developing
Economy.
Picking mushrooms from the
wild for food and medicinal value
is an age long practice in Africa.
She, however, pointed out that the
major problem arising from eating
mushrooms was the inability or
Babcock University, others institute
Prize for Yoruba Studies
that can (uniquely) contribute to
the sustenance of the totality of the
Yoruba people, but also, is
especially aimed at scholars and
young creatives whose endeavors
contribute to the understanding
and enhancement of (the) Yoruba.
“At the moment, the Delano Prize
for Yoruba Studies is worth $1,000,
which will make it one of the most
robust prizes for Yoruba Studies
and the most prestigious
recognition in the world for Yoruba
scholarship,” the statement stated.
It further said that submissions
will not only open to Yoruba people
located in Africa, but also everyone
with a shared Yoruba ancestry, as
well as scholars of Yoruba Studies,
whilst key selection criteria include
originality, creativity and
innovativeness, contribution to
Yoruba or Yoruba Studies and or
potential to continue to conduct
groundbreaking research on the
Yoruba.
difficulty of mushroom gatherers
to identify the poisonous
mushrooms which contain toxins
and this could be very detrimental
to human health.
Akinleye disclosed that the
symptoms of mushroom poisoning
could vary from slight gastrointestinal
discomfort, vomiting
and in acute cases, death.
She added that it could also vary
from gastric upset to life-threating
organ failure resulting in fatality.
Differentiating between
poisonous and edible mushrooms,
the lecturer said poisonous
mushrooms turn green or purple,
have a burning or stinging taste,
bad odour, bitter taste, have no
presence of worms and have scales
on the cap.
On the other hand, edible
mushrooms do not stain, do not
turn green or purple, have a sweet
taste, does not sting the tongue,
have presence of worms and do not
have scales on the cap.
Akinyele said that presently,
most of the fungi that could not be
properly and adequately identified
in Nigeria were being sent to the
UK or USA and therefore
proposed the establishment of
mycological culture collection
centers in tertiary institutions for
proper and adequate
documentation of various fungi in
Nigeria.
Highlighting the importance of
fungi in economic development,
the don said fungi play significant
roles in the health sector and
industries where different fungi are
being used in the production of
various metabolites and enzymes
of industrial importance.
The lecturer also stated that
fungi have been identified to be
effective and ecofriendly in the
bioremediation of crude oil
polluted soil particularly in the
Niger-Delta area of Nigeria.
UNESCO sets up Bioethics office at
Babcock
By Glory Ojojo
AUNIT of the International
Network of UNESCO
Chair in Bioethics (Haifa) has
been established at Babcock
University, BU. The approval was
contained in a letter addressed to
the Deputy Vice- Chancellor,
Academics, Prof. Iheanyichukwu
Okoro.
BU is one of the four such units
in Nigeria and the first and only
private university till date. The
international body was
established in 2001 and was
authorised to coordinate and
stimulate an international
Network of Institutes for Medical
THE Governing Council of
the College of Education,
Ikere-Ekiti has approved the
appointment of Dr. Ibitola
Makinde as the deputy provost
of the College. A statement
signed by the College Registrar
and Secretary to the Governing
Council, Mr. Gbenga Ojo, said the
appointment of Makinde was
approved by the Governing
Council following her election by
the Academic Board in line with
extant regulations of the College.
Dr. Makinde obtained her
Nigeria Certificate in Education,
NCE, from the College in 1989
before proceeding to the
University of Nigeria Nsukka
Ethics Training and to develop an
up-to-date syllabus for medical
ethics education which will satisfy
the requirements of medical
schools throughout the world.
Among its functions, the
unit will engage in are the
advancement of bioethics
lectures, courses and seminars,
holding lectures and courses for
the public at large, and holding
local national and international
conferences. When fully on
ground and with requisite
capacity, the unit will be
generating funds for the
university. The Chair of the
Steering Committee is Prof.
Stephen Fapohunda.
Council approves Makinde's
appointment as deputy provost
InterswitchSPAK opens science
competition portal
INTERSWITCH has announced
the commencement of another
edition of its National Science
competition, InterswitchSPAK 3.0 in
Nigeria. Students from senior
secondary schools are now free to
register for the competition on the
InterswitchSPAK portal.
InterswitchSPAK is an annual pan-
African competition aimed at reigniting
STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics) subjects among
secondary school students.
For the registration, each school is
required to present its best six science
students in SSS2. However, for
mixed schools, at least two female
students must be among the best six.
Every registered student will
participate in the qualifying
examination at any of the centres
where she bagged a Bachelor’s
degree in Guidance and
Counselling. She holds Master’s
and Doctorate degrees in
Guidance and Counselling from
the University of Ado-Ekiti now
Ekiti State University.
She joined the services of the
College as graduate assistant in
1998 and rose through the ranks
to the position of chief
lecturer. She was until her
appointment, the Dean, School of
Education and Chairman,
Committee of Deans. Dr.
Makinde made history as the first
female deputy provost of the
college and the first alumnus to
occupy the highly exalted office.
LOGISS: Taking secondary education
to higher grounds
LOGOS
International
Secondary School, LOGISS,
Awomama in Oru East Local
Government Area of Imo State is a
unique mission school established in
1994 in obedience to a divine
mandate to reverse the negative
trends in academics and morals that
are prevalent in Nigeria’s
educational system. Located at
Kilometre 24, Owerri-Onitsha
expressway, Awomama, the school
offers solitary, serene and conducive
learning environment both inside
and outside the classroom.
LOGISS prides itself as one of the
best high schools in sub-Saharan
Africa and has produced students
who have excelled in many leading
positions in government,
across Nigeria. The top 81 students
will proceed to the final to battle for
the crown of Nigeria’s Best Science
Student.
Cherry Eromosele, Chief
Marketing and Communication
Officer, Interswitch, expressed her
excitement about the last edition. She
also encouraged more girls to
participate in the on-going
registration, stressing: “We at
Interswitch are committed to
inculcating knowledge, coupled with
improving the standard of education
in Nigeria. We are very passionate
about encouraging more girls to take
up STEM subjects. The good thing
is, there has been an increase in the
number of girls participating in the
competition. We commend the
relentless effort of the entire team that
ensured the previous edition was
successful."
multinational organisations and
higher education all over the world.
“Bringing your children to
LOGISS, will take tons of tension
off you. Your peace of mind (and
theirs) is therefore guaranteed,” the
school said, adding that it
accommodates students from all the
states of Nigeria and other countries
of the world such as Cameroun,
Angola, Benin, South Africa, USA,
Germany, Italy, U.K, China and
India.Every year, over 400 -500
students from these countries and
beyond are enrolled in JSS1, JSS2
and SS1. At LOGISS, we combine
academic excellence with godliness
to produce youths of exceptional
qualities that have and will set the
trends in all facets of life.”