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UK immigration lawyer discloses how Nigerians can ‘japa’ with family

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 7, 2024

UK-based immigration lawyer Femi Aina has revealed the steps involved in allowing Nigerians to relocate their families to the country. Concurrently, on January 1st, the UK Home Office announced that it had begun implementing its policy that forbids overseas students—including those from

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Kogi polytechnic to graduate over 12,000 students in combined convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The Kogi State Polytechnic has modified the format of its certificates and statement of results, strengthening them with robust security measures including QR codes that make them difficult or impossible to compromise. During a pre-convocation press briefing on Thursday, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman,

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Fake professorial list: EKSU denies association with 15 fake professors on the list

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The list of 15 professors allegedly provided by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and affiliated with Ekiti State University (EKSU) in Ado Ekiti has been denied by the university. This was stated in a statement that was signed by Bode Olofinmuagun, the university’s head of

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Borno govt spends N55.9m on 153 medical students’ fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, in Bauchi State has accepted 153 financially challenged students into various programmes; the state government of Borno has allocated N55.9 million to cover these students’ registration costs. The Borno State Scholarship Board’s

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Fake professorial list: Redeemer’s University denies employment of fake professors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun state, has refuted reports that it employed some of the fraudulent professors mentioned in a widely shared social media post. The social media post, which originated from a broadcast medium, had a list of 100 names of fake professors from Nigerian

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KASU staff bemoan unpaid salaries after 3 years of employment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

Several Kaduna State University staff members, both academic and non-academic, have complained about not getting paid for their work. The workers said that because they were not included on the state’s payroll, they had not received a salary since they started working three years ago.

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Yobe governor revokes licences of private schools in the state

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has cancelled the licences of private schools in the state due to their infraction of the regulations and policies governing their founding and operation. He asserts that before reapplying to the government for fresh licences, the institutions must adhere

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FG urged to fish out those occupying top management offices with fake university degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

It has been recommended that the federal government take action to root out people using phoney degrees and other credentials to hold senior managerial positions. The call was made by Alhaji Musa Saidu, President of the International Human Rights Commission, Ecology and Marine, Africa. He

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Nothern youths call for immediate cancellation of planned WAEC CBT exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

Northern Youths are incensed about the proposed switch to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams. Under the auspices of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Northerners have demanded an urgent halt to the plans, pointing to the possibility of

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Foundation to sponsor students in 23 Kaduna LGs in their JAMB exams

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

The Caleb Danladi Foundation (CDF) announced that it will fund the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exams for indigent students in 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State in an effort to promote equal educational opportunities. According to a statement from CDF, the new

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FUNAAB declared best university of agriculture in Africa in latest ranking

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

The most recent Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) for 2024 show that the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is the top agricultural university in Africa and the eighth best in the world. The vice-chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta,

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50% of students in Enugu State are illiterate in English – Enugu SSG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

According to Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), half of the state’s student population is illiterate and unable to complete basic maths problems. This was said by Onyia during his keynote speech at the Old Boys Association of Union Secondary School,