Antigua Becomes the only African University

 Antigua Becomes the Only African University

Dow’s Hill, Piccadilly, Antigua – The University of Health Sciences Antigua (UHSA) has agreed to offer a 50 percent tuition scholarship and financing for African medical students as part of a partnership with 8B Education Investments. This partnership is designed to help African students displaced by the war in Ukraine to continue their medical education at UHSA.

The funding for 8B Africa comes from partnerships with a variety of lenders and institutions unified in their commitment to enable African innovators to receive a world-class education. During The Clinton Global Initiative, 8B announced 111.6 million in total funding. A portion of this funding will also be used for medical education financing.     

“As the only African-owned medical colleges in our region, it is imperative that we give back and provide the access these students need,” said Adedayo Akande, President of UHSA. “The war in Ukraine is heartbreaking, and only when speaking with these displaced students do you really understand what they are experiencing.”

To be a practicing physician, medical universities must provide students with the necessary clerkships, specific classes, and more. Because of UHSA’s curriculum and international partnerships, students who pursue medicine through their program will be eligible to become licensed to practice medicine in not only the US and Canada but also their home countries–an opportunity that may not have been available depending on the school they previously attended. 

To learn more about this program or apply for UHSA’s scholarship, visit https://www.uhsa.ag/admissions/financial-aid/. They are currently accepting applications for the upcoming January 16th, 2023 term. You can also learn more about the University of Health Sciences Antigua by visiting https://www.uhsa.ag/.

University of Health Sciences Antigua is an international medical school offering an elite education to aspiring physicians. Offering first and second-year students an extensive curriculum that includes research into psychedelic medicine for mental health. UHSA also has several international partnerships that have created pipelines for students to complete clerkships in both the US and Canada.

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Education Ministry lists achievementxs

 

Education Ministry lists achievements, Outlines plans as school resumes

– Olugbenga Adebiyi

Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, the honorable commissioner of education, Lagos State through a press release recently has stated the achievement of the ministry last year while she also outlined the plans for the year 2023.

Adefisayo said that passion of the amiable governor  of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is inconsumable as over 1,400 projects were delivered in schools across Lagos.

Specifically, the commissioner said some of those projects include: Construction of 1,047 new classrooms, rehabilitation of 197 existing ones, construction of 1,584 provision of school furniture in both primary and secondary schools, commissioning of a new ultra-model sport facilities at Elemoro Community Junior Secondary School at Ibeju- Lekki and commissioning of new technology driven modular school at Vetland Model Junior Secondary School among others.

She said the Governor has made  huge investment in education following the promise to bequeath a qualitative, inclusive education to empower the next citizens to compete favourably with her global counterparts.

On a final note, she implored the students to make harness the opportunities provided by the Sanwo- Olu’s administration through qualitative education, strive for the best and chalk more successes in the year 2023 than the previous year.

Whitney Adeniran: LASG Confirms receipt of Post-Mortem

 

The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has confirmed the receipt of the post-mortem report on the cause of Whitney Adeniran's death.

Adefisayo, also restated the commitment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that "nothing will be spared at ensuring appropriate interrogation of the cause and prosecution of anyone found culpable in Whitney's death.

The Commissioner assured the parents of Whitney. the Chrisland pupil who died during the school sports day that "no effort will be spared to get justice for her.

Adefisayo stated this during the condolence visit to her parents Mr. & Mrs. Adeniran at her residence in Lagos.

During the condolence visit, she assured the parents that the Ministry of Education shares in their grief and will be with the family in the jorney for justince.

The Commissioner was accompanied by: Mr Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education; Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director-General, Office of Quality Assurance; Mrs. Titiloa Vivour Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency and some directors of the ministry.

Antigua Becomes the only African University

 

Antigua Becomes the Only African University

Dow’s Hill, Piccadilly, Antigua – The University of Health Sciences Antigua (UHSA) has agreed to offer a 50 percent tuition scholarship and financing for African medical students as part of a partnership with 8B Education Investments. This partnership is designed to help African students displaced by the war in Ukraine to continue their medical education at UHSA.

The funding for 8B Africa comes from partnerships with a variety of lenders and institutions unified in their commitment to enable African innovators to receive a world-class education. During The Clinton Global Initiative, 8B announced 111.6 million in total funding. A portion of this funding will also be used for medical education financing.

“As the only African-owned medical colleges in our region, it is imperative that we give back and provide the access these students need,” said Adedayo Akande, President of UHSA. “The war in Ukraine is heartbreaking, and only when speaking with these displaced students do you really understand what they are experiencing.”

To be a practicing physician, medical universities must provide students with the necessary clerkships, specific classes, and more. Because of UHSA’s curriculum and international partnerships, students who pursue medicine through their program will be eligible to become licensed to practice medicine in not only the US and Canada but also their home countries–an opportunity that may not have been available depending on the school they previously attended. 

To learn more about this program or apply for UHSA’s scholarship, visit https://www.uhsa.ag/admissions/financial-aid/. They are currently accepting applications for the upcoming January 16th, 2023 term. You can also learn more about the University of Health Sciences Antigua by visiting https://www.uhsa.ag/.

University of Health Sciences Antigua is an international medical school offering an elite education to aspiring physicians. Offering first and second-year students an extensive curriculum that includes research into psychedelic medicine for mental health. UHSA also has several international partnerships that have created pipelines for students to complete clerkships in both the US and Canada.

Osinbajo discourages “japa syndrome”

 

Osinbajo discourages “japa syndrome”, urges youths not to migrate out of fear

 

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, has urged the Nigerians youths to be hopeful, and not be pressured to leave the country out fear of the unknown.

Osinbajo made this appeal during the 2022 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols held on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

The session was held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja.

He said, “Fear of the unknown should not be allowed to lead our young people to migrate to other countries in search of greener pastures. We can make our pastures here greener again. It requires commitment and consistency.”

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Osinbajo was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. He urged Nigerians not to exercise fear or despair over the current challenges facing the country ahead of the 2023 elections.

Further, he expressed hope that Nigeria would overcome the difficulties; especially as the elections and population census would be conducted peacefully without rancour.

Osinbajo urged Nigerians to change the lens through which they view the country’s current predicaments; while urging them to always have positive expectations.

Specifically, he said, “Your theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Fear Not’. This is a very important subject for everyone of us even as we approach 2023 which has been described as a year that Nigeria seems to be at a crossroad.

“We are approaching the year 2023. Yes, we are going to have elections and we are going to have a census exercise.

“All these issues come with a lot of questions. But we have an assurance from our Lord and Saviour. He will not let our hearts be troubled. We should believe in Him and believe in God,” he added.

At a televised dialogue on Arise TV, on Sunday, December 4, 2022; Peter Obi said northern children’s ability to master the Islamic holy book indicated they would be able to master skills to hike out of poverty.

“If they can learn Quran, it means they are intelligent,” Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra said. He disclosed this as part of a broad response on tackling education. “I will meet them where they are learning Quran” and let them know they can have skills.

“What we need to do, other than increased investment in education, is also to have increased inspection across state and local government,” Peter Obi said.

“Reviewed Unified Scheme of work geared towards meeting Global Education Standard” – Sanwo-Olu

 

“Reviewed Unified Scheme of work geared towards meeting Global Education Standard” – Sanwo-Olu

                                                                                                                                     Olugbenga Adebiyi

In order to make  education to conform to global standard and make the teaching learning process more interactive, the Lagos State Ministry of Education unveiled the new scheme of work with some E-book and mobile learning application for secondary school students at the NECA house recently.

The Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu represented by Mrs. Folashade Jaji while giving her speech at the unveiling said, the reviewed unified curriculum became imperative in order to “meet the demand of modern education without veering off the national benchmark provided by the Nigeria Education Research and Development Council (NERDC).”

She also said, the unified scheme of work is a ground breaking statutory document designed to revolutionize education in the state and aim at making the acquisition of learning take roots in learners and conform to global best practices in the 21^st century.

Speaking further, she said the new scheme of work  are “age-specific” and this serve as a veritable reference materials to meet learners needs as stipulated in the NERDC curriculum.

While reiterating the achievement of the state government in the area of education, she said “over 15,000 teachers have been retrained through the EKO-EXCEL with digital- learning innovation.

During her speech, the Honourable Commissioner of Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo stirs up the audience by singing in Yoruba rhythm to make goal of education realization through a concerted effort.

The special guest also took time to visit the exhibition stands where some students exhibited some of the robotic project and artificial intelligent made by them. A student from one of the secondary schools in Lagos also did a presentation on how some of those thing discussed could work. At the climax of the event, the revisewed unified scheme of work, mobile learning application and E-books were unveiled and presented officially while students from various secondary schools, teachers, and other stakeholders were invited to the podium for the unveiling.

 

Angsts as Students Remember Black Tuesday

 

December 7^th, 2021 was a date that would not be forgotten in the memory of any student in Grammar school environ.

 It was a 'Black Tuesday' in which a run-away truck driver trying to escape from road safety officials rammed into pupils of Ojodu Junior Grammar School, Babs Fafunwa Millennium Senior Grammar School, Babs Fafunwa Millennium Senior High School turns within the Grammar School Ojodu Axis, turns sending them to their early graves.

According to confirmed reports, the truck driver escaped from road safety officials (including VIO) and speed off to Aguda in front of the Excellent Hotel where watered aggrieved and enraged students, residents and hoodlums apprehended the culprit and forced the truck to a half and descended on him with all kinds of tools available before the man fled for his dear life.

Seeing this, the hoodlums took advantage of the situation and started carting away the goods from the truck which contained cartoons of detergents and other valuables. The vehicle was later drove to the Grammar School Police Station at Ojodu.

No one ever thought that student would keep memory of the event just like what played out during the END-SARS.

Wednesday 7^th December,2022 makes the ugly event to be exactly one year in which nothing less than fifteen student lost their lives. It rained `sorrow, tears and blood` as tears oozed out freely from students, parents, friends, relatives, who lost dear ones in that fatal accident.

The student around the environment caused some skirmish which led to disruption of vehicles and human traffics. Broken bottles were seen along the Oba Ogunnusi, which was footprint of student protests. The students took to the road in protest and were later disrupted by the police.

While fielding report from the student about the “Black Tuesday” many of the student were really enraged and spoke emotionally about what happened that fateful day as it was still fresh in their memory.

Feyisara, A student of Ojodu Junior Grammar School spoke in an emotional tone about one of the most popular student in the school, “Doyin” who eventually became a victim of the unfortunate incident and was snatched by the cold hands of death.

“She should have been in SS3 by now, she was in SS2 when the incident happened, Everyone loves her because she used to come visit us in the Junior School. I learnt that she was the only child of her parent, I spoke to her mother after the incident, but I heard that her mother has relocated to the village.

Another student, Jawat said that he had gone home when he heard that some student were protesting.

The students actually started the protest in the school, but the teachers prevented them.

Bassey Saviour, a JSS3 student said, It was painful to lose A.k.a “Bobo. T” whose brain gushed out. He said he joined in the protest with other students, but they were prevented by their teachers and they were later chased out of the school premises. Saviour said, the action of the reprehension of the teachers could not stop the students as they still go out to protest. “You know we student can be very stubborn, after the teachers sent us out of the school premises, we still continue our protest outside the school” he said.

It was a day we should always remember because I lost a close friend named “Doyin” peace said.

Tolani, A student from Omole Senior Grammar School who said he was eye witness of the black event last year, we were writing examination when that unfortunate incident happened. I heard that Bobo was involved in that incident that fateful day, because I came to see my friend in this school.

Some student said they could not eat when that fatal incident happened. A student said a one minutes silence was observed on the assembly ground while everyone also prayed for the repose of souls that were lost and grant their families the fortitude to bear the loss.

Even on the social media, the students also air their views about this fatal happening.