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SSANU, NASU end warning strike, announce resumption date

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union have called off their seven-day warning strike. The two unions went on strike to press their demands for the release of their withheld four-month salaries. They said that it was not justifiable for

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Tinubu says schools must be safe and secure for learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that his administration is implementing thorough methods to ensure that our schools remain safe learning environments, rather than lairs for kidnappings. Tinubu made the proclamation on Sunday, in a statement hailing the news of the Kuriga

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Stanbic IBTC transforms the educational landscape through adoption of four schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Stanbic IBTC adopted four schools in Nigeria as part of its efforts to improve education and foster long-term development in communities across the country. The organisation announced that it has adopted four schools through its Adopt-a-School scheme. The schools chosen for adoption were:

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Nearly 300 Nigerian students released following abduction in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Nearly 300 children and staff who were kidnapped by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been freed unharmed, according to the governor’s office in Kaduna, just days before a N1 billion ransom deadline. The kidnapping of 287 students on March 7 in Kuriga, a

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Female student burnt to death as fire razes Federal University hostel

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Shamsiya Murtala, a female student of the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, lost her life, on Saturday, after fire destroyed a complete block of 29 rooms, accommodating about 301 students. The 300-level student of Geography Department was confirmed dead at the General Hospital, Gashua. The

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Ede Poly matriculates 9,150 students, rector presents best students with N400,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

The Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun State On Friday, 9,150 new students matriculated into various courses of study at the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels. Engr. Dr. Man Yahaya Sani, the institution’s Rector, presented two National Diploma students with the

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FUTMinna pro-chancellor urges FG to adequately fund public varsities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

Prof. Olu Obafemi, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, has urged the federal government to appropriately fund the country’s public universities. Mr Obafemi, a well-known poet, made the plea during a public lecture hosted by

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15 kidnapped Tsangaya students in Sokoto regain freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

The 15 students kidnapped at a Quranic school in Sokoto State have been released. The students were kidnapped in Gidan Bakuso hamlet, Gada Local Government Area, while fleeing to their rooms to avoid a communal attack two weeks ago. It was reported that the victims were kidnapped hours before