February, 2024 - Sundiata Scholar

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NGO to distribute 200 free JAMB forms to indigent Badagry students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

On Saturday, February 10, 200 JAMB forms will be distributed to interested candidates in the Badagry Division from the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Ejalonibu Foundation. The NGO’s founder, Mr. Ismaila Wusu, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry, explaining

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Federal College of Education, Special matriculates 1,310 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

For the 2023–2024 academic year, 1,310 new students were matriculated into Federal College of Education, Special, Oyo on Thursday. This event was the college’s 47th edition of its kind. Dr. Ademola Salami, the institution’s provost, commended the new students during his speech for

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Court grants suspended UNICAL dean, lawyer bail

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, has been granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Bail was also granted for his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, who was also charged with a crime alongside him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other

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Protests rock FUTA over persistent bandit attacks

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

In protest of ongoing bandit attacks on them outside the institution, students at the Federal University of Technology Akure in Ondo State have blocked the Akure-Ilesa highway. The students bemoaned the constant robbery attacks they experience while living outside the university campus as they

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NOA to integrate nationalism into school curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

The National Orientation Agency’s (NOA) Director General, Lanre Onilu, has revealed plans to make nationalism a compulsory subject in the country’s education curriculum in an effort to instill moral principles and values in the next generation of students. During a familiarisation

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NAUS urges FG to reduce hardship faced by students and citizens

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian University Students (NAUS), students in Nigerian universities have called on the federal government to take immediate action in order to lessen the hardship that the high cost of living places both on students and other citizens of the

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Oyebanji authorises the release of N200m as car and housing loan for primary school teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the release of the sum N200 million for car and housing loan to primary school teachers in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser Media to the governor, Yinka Oyebode, stated that this was in fulfilment of the governor’s pledge to

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FG increases digital literacy among students in Owerri, Maiduguri and Abeokuta

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy’s Build-A-Thon project, the federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to the advancement of digital literacy and skill. The initiative was conducted in three Nigerian cities: Owerri, Maiduguri, and

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2 students of Kogi Polytechnic die from generator fumes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

According to reports, two students at Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja passed away after inhaling generator fumes. This was confirmed over the phone on Thursday night by SP William Ovye Aya, the public relations officer for the Kogi State Police. Aya revealed that the victims’ names were