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University Press plc (UPPLC) is Nigeria's largest indigenous book publisher. It was founded as the Nigerian branch of the British Oxford University Press [1] in 1949 with the name Oxford University Press (OUP), Nigeria. At incorporation [2] as a public liability company in 1978, the company's name was changed to University Press Limited. [3]
Females in Nigeria have a basic human right to be educated, and this right has been recognized since the year 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) [1] According to a report in 2014, female education has an important impact on the development of a stable, prosperous and healthy nation state resulting in active, productive and empowered citizens. [2]
The history of university education in Nigeria can be traced to the Elliot Commission of 1943, [60] which culminated in the establishment of University College, Ibadan in 1948. [ 61 ] Five of these universities were established between 1948 and 1965, following the recommendation of the Ashby Commission set up by the British Colonial Government ...
This is a list of notable schools in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, [1] Nigeria. It includes both public and private schools. It includes both public and private schools. Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls' School , Elelenwo
Queen's College, Lagos, is a government-owned girls' secondary (high) school with boarding facilities, situated in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. [1] Often referred to as the "sister college" of King's College, Lagos , it was founded on October 10, 1927, when Nigeria was still a British colony.
Akilu is a university educator and an advocate for marginalized groups. [11] Working as an adjunct professor of general psychology at SUNY Broome Community College for over 12 years, she has taught and authored several research papers relating to homelessness, ethnicity and their relationship with mental health.
A university press is an academic publishing house affiliated with an institution of higher learning that specializes in the publication of monographs and scholarly journals. This article outlines notable presses of this type, arranged by country; where appropriate, the page also specifies the academic institution that each press is affiliated ...
The Nigeria criminal system prohibits national and trans-national trafficking of women for commercial sex or forced labour. Nigeria is a signatory to the 2000 United Nations [46] Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.