April 25, 2024 - Sundiata Scholar

Home 2024 April 25

Tertiary institutions

FG sets 18 years as minimum entry age into tertiary institutions

Angel Ojonugwa April 25, 2024

BIOGRAPHY (Sundiata post) – legacy and research]The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years old. PauseUnmuteFullscreenThe Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, gave the directive on Monday during a

Edu News

UNICROSS alumni file a lawsuit to dissolve the governing council

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

The University of Cross River Alumni Association has instructed its legal counsel to file a legal action in order to prevent the government from continuing to support the Governing Council of the university and its claims. After Wednesday’s National Executive Council meeting, the

Edu News

NUPEMCO claims to pay over 500 retirees in Nigerian universities every month

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

The Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company says it employs over 500 retirees who receive monthly pensions. Oluwakemi Ugwu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NUPEMCO, stated this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from XEM Consulting Limited, a subsidiary of

Edu News

Anambra school emerges winner in National Girls in ICT Competition with groundbreaking VR technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Yesterday, St. John Vianney Science College, Igbariam, won the national championship title in the National Girls in ICT Competition 2024 thanks to their virtual reality project. The Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy is hosting the National Girls in ICT

Edu News

The death of a 4-year-old student in another Abuja school sparks controversy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Miguel Ovoke, a four-year-old student at BrickHall Schools in Abuja, passed away in circumstances that are up for controversy. The student passed away during the school’s feeding period, but on Wednesday, he was taken from his classroom in Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura, Abuja, to Excel

Edu News

Bullied student threatens Abuja school with lawsuit if abusers are not punished

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Namitira Bwala, the bullied student at Lead British International School Abuja, has requested the school to take severe action against her abusers or face a lawsuit. In a letter dated Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from her lawyers, Deji Adeyanju and Co, Bwala gave the school 48 hours to take

Edu News

RECTEM matriculates first set of students for Higher National Diploma programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Redeemer’s College of Technology and Management (RECTEM) has reached another milestone with the recent matriculation of its first group of students for Higher National Diploma programmes. The institution, which had previously only offered National Diploma courses and had met all of the

Edu News

UTME: Police detains father, son for impersonation during exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Police detained a father and son for impersonation during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said this in an interview with journalists yesterday following an inspection of the

Edu News

FG is addressing outstanding university workers’ demands – Minister of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated Wednesday that the Federal Government is working relentlessly to satisfy university-based unions’ pending requests. He urged the unions to engage in negotiations rather than conflict. The minister stated that negotiations are more

Tertiary institutions

Examinations: Bauchi govt threatens to stop sponsoring truant students

Angel Ojonugwa April 25, 2024

BAUCH (Sundiata Post) – The Bauchi government says it will stop sponsoring truant students for external examinations in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru, said this while monitoring schools’ resumption on Wednesday in Bauchi. reports that the state government had