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ABSU Deputy VC regains freedom after 11 days in captivity

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

After being held captive for 11 days, Professor Godwin Emezue, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of Abia State University (ABSU), was freed on Tuesday night, February 6, 2024. On January 26, Professor Emezue was kidnapped from a filling station in Umuahia. The kidnappers initially demanded

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Gov Muftwang dissolves PLASU governing council, sacks VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

Governor Caleb Mutfwang has dismissed Professor Bernard Matur Malau as vice chancellor and dissolved the governing council of Plateau State University, Bokkos, effective immediately, as part of his efforts to reposition Plateau’s tertiary institutions. A statement from Mr. Samuel Jatau,

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SUBEB links migration from the North and insecurity to out-of-school children in Ondo

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

At least 240,000 out-of-school children are found throughout the state, according to information released yesterday by Victor Olabimtan, Chairman of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). While raising the alarm, Olabimtan insisted that every effort was being made to curb the

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Al-Muhibbah Open University commences academic session with 14 courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

Al-Muhibbah Open University’s administration has said that the institution will offer 14 courses starting in the 2023–2024 academic year. Business administration, economics, accounting, international relations, marketing, project management, and entrepreneurship are a few of the

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Final year student of OOU commits suicide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

Adaze Doris Jaja, a final-year Olabisi Onabanjo University student in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, is said to have committed suicide in a motel in the Ijebu Area of the state. Jaja was discovered dead next to an empty sniper bottle. The dead woman was found foaming at the mouth. Omolola Odutola, a

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Micheal Okpara University closed indefinitely as students protest fee hike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

On Tuesday, students at the Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture protested against the school administration’s proposed tuition increase. The students also bemoaned the fact that the school did not allow students who were still in debt to take their exams. One of the videos from the

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Gov. Sani offers automatic employment to best graduating student of ABU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, offered an automatic employment offer to Abu-Hurairah Mahadi, a first-class graduate of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. Nasara James Dabo, a 14-year-old mathematics genius, received an undergraduate scholarship offer from the governor as well for his

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Bushfire destroys primary school in Abia community, leaving teachers and students stranded

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

A fire has completely destroyed the Ofeme Community Central School located in Umunkpu Ofeme, Umuahia North LGA of Abia. The fire outbreak which occurred at the weekend destroyed two school blocks, chairs, tables, office stationeries and some other educational materials in the school. Mrs. Nkiru

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Jigawa govt approves over N774m as scholarship allowance for 26,836 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

Over N774 million has been given to the Jigawa State Scholarship Board as scholarship allowance for students enrolled in universities across the country for the 2023/2024 academic year. In an exclusive interview in Dutse, Malam Sa’idu Magaji, the executive secretary of the Jigawa State

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Achievers University matriculates first set of nursing students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

Prof. Omolola Irinoye, the provost of Achievers University’s College of Nursing Sciences in Owo, Ondo state, has stated that the university is dedicated to producing nursing graduates who are capable of competing with their global counterparts. Irinoye, who made this announcement at the

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EHCON, NBTE begin development of HND curricula for environmental health specialists

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

The Higher National Diploma curriculum for environmental health specialists is now being developed by the National Board for Technical Education and the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria. The health specialties were; environmental health (8 options), public health (3 options),

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NGX dedicated to promoting financial literacy among youths

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) has declared the publication of the most recent edition of NGX StockTown, a distinctive comic book intended to encourage financial literacy among the country’s younger generation. NGX StockTown is the Exchange’s fulfilment of a long-held, passionate

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Prof Elizabeth Oluwalana to Deliver FUNAAB’s 85th Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

Prof. Elizabeth Oluwalana, an erudite academic and erstwhile top banker, will take the podium at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, to deliver the 85th Inaugural Lecture of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The lecture, titled “Value Addition to Agricultural and Forest

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Nigeria experiencing severe learning crisis — UBEC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

According to Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Nigeria is going through a serious learning crisis that has to be addressed right away. Speaking on Monday in Abuja at a two-day stakeholder “Dialogue on Reading Initiative in the UBE

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UI students emerge winner of FG’s maiden hackathon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) first hackathon was won by students at the University of Ibadan (UI), in Oyo State. The hackathon results were revealed during the NDPC’s anniversary dinner and awards ceremony in Abuja. The hackathon was one of the events held on Friday to

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NSCDC trains vigilantes, teachers to safeguard 821,000 schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ National Safe School Response Coordination Centre announced that teachers and vigilantes from 821,000 primary and secondary schools nationwide would receive security training in an effort to better protect schools and students. The Federal

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Female AAUA student stabbed to death in off-campus hostel

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

Ifeoluwa Adekunle, a female student at Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), was discovered dead in her room. Adekunle, a 300-level student in the Department of Economics, died from stabbing wounds sustained in her house off campus. It was gathered that the undergraduate student was

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8 suspects arrested over Ekiti recent attacks

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

Eight people have reportedly been taken into custody by the Ekiti State Police Command in connection with the recent killing of two traditional leaders and the kidnapping of some school students. Remember that on January 29, gunmen murdered Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, and

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Stray bullet kills university graduate, sparking protests in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 4, 2024

Sunday, February 4, saw protests erupt in Rigachikun in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state in response to violence that resulted from Saturday’s rerun elections for the Igabi Federal Constituency, which tragically claimed the life of Kaduna State University graduate Mansur

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Ebonyi government decries illegal school proliferation in the State

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 4, 2024

The state’s illegal school proliferation has drawn criticism from the Ebonyi Government, which has issued a cease-and-desist order to those behind the cause. This was disclosed in a statement released in Ebonyi on Sunday by Mr. Peter Nwogbaga, Senior Special Assistant on Secondary