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Group encourages parents, students to embrace STEM education for a technologically advanced world

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Women in Energy Oil and Gas (WEOG) has urged on parents, teachers, and students to accept STEM education as a proactive step towards crafting a sustainable future. WEOG, a non-profit organisation, emphasised the critical significance of STEM disciplines in addressing tomorrow’s global

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FG postpones launch of student loan scheme indefinitely

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

The Federal Government has postponed the commencement of the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyer, claimed this in an interview with ARISE NEWS. According to Sawyer, the loan, which was originally

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Mbah establishes governing council for Enugu State University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has selected Chinyeka Ohaa as Chairman of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Governing Council. The governor also approved Professor Ikenna Chukwu’s assignments. The governing council includes James Ifeanyi, Gladys Okoro, Chinedu Onu, and

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Nigeria loses N94 Billion annually on palm oil importation – OAU professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Prof. Kehinde Owolarafe of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife’s Department of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering disclosed on Tuesday that Nigeria loses an astounding N94 billion a year as a result of the importation of palm oil. During a one-day session on sensitization

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Cybersafe Foundation educates females on the benefits of technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Cybersafe Foundation, a non-governmental organisation located in Lagos, raised awareness of the necessity of inclusive technology and innovation among Wellspring College female students on Monday. Confidence Staveley, the founder of the Cybersafe Foundation, stated during the event that 90

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NITDA suggests that NELFUND integrate digital skills for students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The National Information Development Agency (NITDA) has proposed that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) offer short digital skills training to students. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, made this statement during a visit to their Abuja office by the NELFUND team, led by

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Lagos conference to explore innovation and AI in education sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Over 200 stakeholders will gather in Lagos to explore higher education innovation in the age of artificial intelligence in the education industry. The conference is scheduled for Friday, March 22nd at the Landmark Events Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme for this Reimagine Education

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Borno govt orders primary and secondary schools to close at noon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Borno State Ministry of Education has asked primary and secondary schools to modify their calendars and timing. Alhaji Mustapha Bukar, State Director of School Services in the ministry, indicated that the modification is due to the fasting season, adding that “schools should now close

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Medical Council inducts 74 new graduates of Babcock University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Yesterday, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) inducted 74 doctors from Babcock University’s Ben Carson College of Health and Medical Sciences in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. Out of the new recruits, 16 had distinctions, and two were granted certificates of excellence for having

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TETFund approves legislative drafting textbook for Nigerian universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the printing and distribution of 2,000 copies of a legislative drafting textbook across all Nigerian universities. The book “A Workbook on Legislative Drafting in Nigeria” is written by Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, Nigeria’s

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400-level Abia University student dies during cult clash

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Abia State Government revealed on Monday that an Abia State University student died following a cult clash over the weekend. Following the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, briefed

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NSSEC aims to improve quality of senior secondary school education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has stated its commitment to improving the quality of teaching and learning in senior secondary schools. This occurred at a two-day workshop in Abuja for important schedule officials from chosen federal unity colleges and state senior

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Uba Sani vows to rescue the students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Governor Uba Sani has committed to return all of the pupils kidnapped by robbers on Thursday in Kuriga, Chikun LGA, Kaduna. The governor made the vow while visiting the community to express his condolences over the disaster. He did, however, say that the overall number of people kidnapped had

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TETFund allocates N25 billion to upgrade lab equipments and workshops in higher institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc Sonny Echono, has revealed that the Fund has set aside N25 billion to upgrade equipment in laboratories and workshops at public universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. He added that

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SSANU and NASU declare a seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

On Monday, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union announced a seven-day warning strike. The unions stated the proclamation was issued to demand that the Federal Government pay its members’ withholding salary for four months following the

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Police detains man for raping schoolgirl in Anambra

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

A middle-aged man named Onuora has been arrested by officers from the Inland Town Police Division in Onitsha, Anambra State, for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. Security personnel who had been tracking the suspect’s activities nabbed him at the Ado Girls Secondary School in Onitsha.

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Nasarawa University VC promises prompt completion of PhD programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has pledged to ensure the prompt completion of the institution’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes. Mohammed made the vow in Abuja on Monday at an event hosted by the university’s PhD students

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Tinubu set to launch students loan scheme on Thursday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu will launch the Student Loan Scheme on Thursday, according to information released by the Presidency. This was revealed on Sunday by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, during an appearance on TVC’s “Counting the Cost of

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Dabiri-Erewa seeks additional support for revamping the education sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged Nigerians living abroad to invest in delivering quality education to out-of-school children in Nigeria. This, she said, will go a long way towards complementing the government’s efforts to reform the

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Tinubu’s daughter is named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Havilla University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, has announced her appointment as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Havilla University in Nde Ikom, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria. She expressed her gratitude in a social media post and announced her new