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Sokoto police confirm kidnapping of 15 students, woman

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 15 Islamic education students and a woman in Gidan Bakuso, a hamlet in the Gada Local Government Area of the state. ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, the command’s spokesperson, informed the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto that the

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Polytechnic rector urges Tinubu to approve replacement of HND with B.Tech

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Dr. (Engr.) Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-Hameed, Rector of the Federal Polytechnic in Ayede Ogbomosho, Oyo State, has encouraged President Bola Tinubu to replace the current Higher National Diploma (HND) with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) to aid financially disadvantaged students across the

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Abducted Ogun secondary school teacher regains his freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Adelowo Adegbenjo, a secondary school teacher who was kidnapped on Wednesday while going to his poultry farm after school, has regained his freedom. He was freed on Thursday night, after spending two days in the kidnappers’ den. Adegbenjo teaches at Alabata Community High School in Odeda,

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Parents of Nigerian scholars in Russia request Tinubu’s assistance

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2024

Some of the parents of Nigerian scholars studying in Russia have been increasingly frustrated, and over the weekend, they made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to look into the reasons for the nine-month delay in the monthly allowance payments to the students in different Russian locations.

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We are not owing teachers, says Plateau SUBEB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

The Plateau Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says it has paid all overdue primary school teachers’ salaries in the state. Mr Richard Jonah, the board’s Head of Public Relations, announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Jos. Jonah explained that the action was part

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Fubara pledges unwavering support for Wigwe University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has pledged the state government’s support for Wigwe University. Fubara made the announcement on Saturday following the funeral service of Herbert Wigwe, the late CEO of Access Holdings Plc, in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State.

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Gunmen abduct hundreds of Nigerian schoolchildren in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

According to officials, around 280 Nigerian schoolchildren have been abducted in the northwestern town of Kuriga. According to one witness, the students were on the assembly grounds at 8:30 a.m. when dozens of shooters on motorbikes drove through the school. The students, aged 8 to 15 were

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IWD: Group asks FG to increase women’s access to education and loans

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Seyi Abiodun, Convener of the Finance Conference, has urged the federal government to improve women’s access to education and loans. Mr Abiodun made the statement on Friday during the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations in Abuja. The theme of International

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Delta government transforms Orerokpe Technical College into university campus

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

The relocated Faculty of Management Sciences of the Delta State University of Science and Technology (DSUST), Ozoro, Delta state, will begin operations at the Orerokpe Technical College, Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Delta state governor, made the announcement

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IWD: Dentsu empowers UNILAG female students with free masterclass and N2 million grant

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Dentsu Agyle Nigeria, an integrated marketing, media investment, and production agency, will host a business masterclass and symposium for female students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD). The masterclass, titled “Women Leading

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Nigeria and Spain collaborate to promote women’s empowerment and leadership skills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2024

Nigeria and the Women for Africa Foundation, a Spanish organisation, will collaborate to promote education, leadership development, and empowerment for women in the country. Teresa Langley, director-general of the Women for Africa Foundation, stated during a courtesy visit to the