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The Learn Africa Education Development Foundation has concluded plans to honour outstanding candidates in this year’s Learn Africa-NECO Excellence Awards. LAEDF is the corporate social responsibility arm of Learn Africa Plc. According to the foundation,the institution of the Learn Africa-NECO Excellence Awards is in furtherance of the company’s commitment to the promotion of academic excellence. The company made this known in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Thursday. According to the statement, the presentation of the awards will take place between November 24 and 28. It explained that there were two categories of awards: national and state. The national awards , the statement added,would go to the overall best three candidates – Nder Samuel of the Vaatia College, Makurdi, Benue State (first); Adesokan Sakirudeen and Raji Quadri both of the St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu, Lagos State, who came second and third respectively. “As ...

A year after the death of a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Festus Iyayi, some of the issues he fought for resurrect, ALEXANDER OKERE and SODIQ OYELEKE report For the family of the late former Academic Staff Union of the Universities, Festus Iyayi, there remains a big gap created by his demise. But while life for members of the family may never be the same again, Omole Iyayi, the third child of the activist, says they have no regrets as they believe he died for a worthy cause – that of ASUU and nation’s education. “He is no longer there for us. We no longer spend good time together with him at the weekends and favourite spots in Benin metropolis. Yet, we have no regrets. It was part of what made (him) Festus Iyayi. I have no regrets at all and nobody in my family has any,” Omole, a first class degree holder and lecturer at the University of Benin, told our correspondent on the commemoration of the one-year anniversary of his...