Day: January 4, 2024
Birnin Kebbi (Sundiata Scholar) – The state administration of Kebbi State, in partnership with POBITECH Consultancy Service, has started training 2,400 elementary school teachers in the state, according to Governor Nasir Idris. The governor, who made this announcement on Tuesday while
A member of the House of Representatives named Hon. Mohammed Bello Shehu says that over N38 million has been used to pay the tuition costs of over 512 students from his constituency enrolled in various tertiary institutions. During an interactive session on Thursday at the Press Centre with
YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Mamman Tahir, the Minister of Education, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment on Tuesday to provide youths throughout the nation with sustainable life skills. This was said by the minister during an inspection tour of the Yola vocational
The latest Guinness World Record (GWR) holder for the longest painting marathon is Chancellor Ahaghotu, a Nigerian student at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Roland Palmaerts, a Belgian painter, had held the record since 2013 after painting for 60 hours, but
The Federal Government’s recent restriction on degree certificates from universities in the Benin and Togo Republics has upset Nigerian students studying in the Benin Republic. Following an undercover investigation by a Nigerian journalist that revealed purportedly dishonest and
Following their applications for research grants to donor organisations, several university academics were awarded over N3 billion in grants in 2023, according to Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, vice chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja). Na’allah revealed this in Abuja
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified at least 58 illegal universities or satellite campuses operating in Nigeria, warning that Certificates obtained from the institutions will not be recognised for the purposes of compulsory one-year national service, employment, and
In response to the death of 19-year-old Afolabi Stephen, a Nigerian student, on December 31, 2023, at the hands of Canadian police, members of the Nigerian Association of Manitoba have asked for calm. According to a statement the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department made public on its website,