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Gov Aiyedatiwa reaffirms commitment towards providing support to state varsities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has reaffirmed his commitment to giving all state-owned tertiary institutions the support they require. During a meeting with members of the institutions’ Governing Councils on Wednesday in Akure, Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance. The organisations are

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Yabatech student sentenced to two years in training institute for smoking marijuana

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

A student from Yaba College of Technology has been sentenced to two years in a Borstal Training Institute by the Area Court at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, for smoking marijuana. Judge Hammad Ajumonbi declared in his ruling on Wednesday in Ilorin that Mr. Onikoyi ought to be transferred to the

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Nigerian Academy of Science appoints UNIBEN professor as its vice-president

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Nigerian Academy of Science has appointed Friday Okonofua of the University of Benin as its vice-president. The appointment was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by Benedicta Ehanire, a spokeswoman for UNIBEN. Mr. Okonofua is the director of the World Bank programmes in UNIBEN and

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TETFund: VCs Protest Reps’ Infringement on Varsity Autonomy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Regarding its instruction to halt the execution of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions , the House of Representatives has been accused of encroaching on university autonomy by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. The vice chancellors noted that it was

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Lawmaker declares state of emergency in education in his constituency

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

In the House of Representatives, Hon. Akarachi Amadi, the lawmaker for the Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State, has proclaimed a state of emergency in the consistuency’s elementary and secondary schools. When discussing his leadership thus far and his plans for the future,

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Increase in tuition fees unavoidable as private schools spend fortune on security

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Concerns have been voiced by private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that higher tuition will result from the expensive cost of protecting their buildings against roving kidnappers. An administrator of a private secondary school in an Abuja satellite town, who wished to remain

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Kogi Poly matriculates 4,349 students, emphasises zero tolerance for cultism, indecent dressing

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

For the 2024–2025 academic year, 4,349 students have been admitted in the Kogi State Polytechnic’s National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes. This was announced during the 31st Matriculation Ceremony, which took place on Tuesday at the Polytechnic’s

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TETFund approves N761.4m scholarship grant for 12 lecturers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

Under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention (TSAS) programme, the Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has granted scholarships to twelve Nigerian lecturers from public tertiary institutions to pursue doctoral, PhD studies in science-related

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State universities oppose the decision to stop the N683 billion TETFund intervention

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), decided to stop the 2024 TETFund intervention in state-owned universities. This decision has been met with protests from the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN). The decision was

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Bandits kidnap students and staff in Ekiti [VIDEO]

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The Apostolic Faith School in Emure, Ekiti State, has had some of its staff and students kidnapped by armed bandits. The students, their head teacher, and the driver who was taking them home after school were reportedly kidnapped by the robbers. The victims were abducted while riding their

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British Columbia announces two-year ban on Nigerians, other international students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

A Canadian province, British Columbia has banned tertiary institutions from admitting Nigerians and international students for the next two years. Marc Miller, the federal immigration minister, recently revealed this in a statement. Miller says the announcement states that the province is

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Hajiya Hadiza foundation offers scholarship to 65 UNIABUJA students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

65 University of Abuja students have been given scholarships by the Hajiya Hadiza Mamman Vatsa Foundation. Hajiya Hadiza Vatsa, the foundation’s founder and a renowned philanthropist, stated that the act was an essential part of her life’s work in service of God and humanity. Among

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UI bemoans receiving N10 million for a monthly operational expense of N200 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

Prof. Aderonke Baiyeroju, Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), Academics at the University of Ibadan, has expressed regret over the financial state of the esteemed university. She revealed that the government provides the university with N10 million per month, but that the institution spends over N200

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10,378 DE students’ admission suspended by JAMB due to unsuccessful verification

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

10,378 students who took the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Direct Entry exam in 2023 now have their admission status suspended since their A-level issuing institution failed to submit to JAMB a verification report. A guide for applicants hoping to get admitted through Direct

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Governor Idris approves N27.5 million for Kebbi students’ law school tuition

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

N27.5 million has been allocated by Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris to cover the tuition and registration fees for 38 indigenous students attending the Nigerian Law School. A statement signed by Dr. Junaidu Bello-Marshal, the Commissioner for Justice, and delivered to the media in Birnin Kebbi on

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Student arrested by police on charges of armed robbery, cultism and kidnapping

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim, an undergraduate at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, has been placed under arrest by the state police command on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, and cultism. Abdul-Azeez, who was taken into custody on Saturday in Ijebu Ode, is

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8,285 Candidates to Take Maiden CB- WASSCE for Private Candidates 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

8,285 candidates will sit for the maiden computer-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in 2024, according to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria Office in Lagos. This was revealed on Monday during a press briefing at the

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Gunmen abduct 56-year-old proprietriess in Ogun State

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

Mrs. Helen Odunubi, the proprietress of Excel Group of Schools, a nursery and primary school in Ogun state, has been abducted by some suspected kidnappers. Around one o’clock on Tuesday, the event took place inside the school’s grounds in Agbado, Ogun State’s Ogunsua Crescent

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24-year-old student commits suicide after breakup with boyfriend

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

A Diploma Two female student named Jemima Shetima Balami, who was doing an industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television in Yola, took her own life. Jemima, a student of Federal Polytechnic, Mubi studying mass communication, is said to have killed herself by consuming a poisonous

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Elizade University matriculates 532 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

For the academic year 2023–2024, Elizade University, Ilara–Mokin, located in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, has matriculated 532 students into a variety of degree programmes. With 468 undergraduates and 64 postgraduate students, the institution’s 12th matriculation