April, 2024 - Sundiata Scholar

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NSUK appoints first female Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) has selected its first female Vice-Chancellor. Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, a professor of Islamic Studies, has been chosen to lead the institution. Barrister Muhammad Ubandoma-Aliyu, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), made the statement

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Polytechnic students urge Tinubu to end the HND/Bsc dichotomy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has requested President Bola Tinubu to sign a bill that would abolish and outlaw the dichotomy between Bachelor degree (BSc) and Higher National Diploma (HND). On Wednesday, NAPS made the petition during a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun

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Tinubu directs inclusion of National Open University graduates in NYSC scheme

Angel Ojonugwa April 18, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata post) – The president gave the directive during his presentation at the 13th convocation ceremony of the university on Saturday, April 13, 2024. at the University’s Convocation Arena, Jabi, Abuja. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has given an order to the Federal

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99 bag first class as LAUTECH graduates 5,717 students in 16th convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

Professor Rasaq Kalilu, acting Vice-Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has announced that around 99 students would graduate with first-class honours during the institution’s upcoming 16th convocation event. He made the announcement during a

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Tinubu mandates the inclusion of NOUN graduates in NYSC and law school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to incorporate graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Nigeria Law School. Tinubu spoke at NOUN’s 13th convocation ceremony, emphasising equitable

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Zulum approves N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students in Borno

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has granted a N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 indigenous nursing and midwifery students. According to a statement released yesterday, the scholarship scheme got around 1,080 nominations, with 40 coming from each of the state’s 27 local government

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We guarantee transparency and accountability with Student Loan Funds – NELFUND

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

Mr. Akintunde Sawyer, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has stated that the fund will be properly administered. The NELFUND executive emphasised that the fund is intended for indigent children who require unrestricted access to education.

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ASR Africa begins construction of a N250m office block at Usmanu Danfodiyo University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa), the philanthropic initiative of BUA Group Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has begun construction of the N250 million Abdul Samad Rabiu College of Health Sciences Office Block at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto State. The development of

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ABSU assures corps members of enhanced welfare packages

Angel Ojonugwa April 17, 2024

UMUHAIA(Sundiata Post) – The management of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), has assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the University of adequate accommodation and enhanced welfare packages.The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, ABSU, Prof Onyemachi Ogbulu, gave

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Sokoto FCE matriculates 2nd set of 318 students

Angel Ojonugwa April 17, 2024

SOKOTO (Sundiata Post) – The Federal College of Education (FCE), Gidan Madi in Sokoto State, on Wednesday, matriculated 318 students during its 2nd matriculation ceremony held at the college. reports that the college, which was established in 2019, started academic activities in 2023 with

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OCP Africa offers N10 million to enhance agricultural education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

OCP Africa, a subsidiary of phosphate manufacturer OCP Group, has pledged N10 million to the Brightest University Fund, a crowdfunding campaign that supports outstanding agricultural science students in Nigeria. According to a statement, the contribution takes the project closer to its N100

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FBS Re, Insurfeel Initiative offers 26 LASU students N66.30 million insurance

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

Twenty-six Lagos State University (LASU) students will get N66.30 million in insurance coverage donated by FBS Reinsurance Corporation in partnership with the Insurfeel initiative. Prof. Raheem Olasupo Akewusola, the immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Management Science, and his successor,

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UI students reject planned 750% increase in tuition fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

Students at the University of Ibadan have opposed the planned 750 percent fee increase for new students. The President of the University Student Union, Samuel Tobiloba, and the General Secretary, Olaniyi Dolapo, issued a statement requesting a meeting with management to discuss the

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UNICAL 36th Convocation: Kukah tasks graduands on hard work for prosperity

Angel Ojonugwa April 17, 2024

THE (Sundiata Post) – Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has urged graduating students of the University of Calabar to embrace hard work in order to earn a prosperous future.Kukah gave the advice on Friday in Calabar while delivering the 36th convocation lecture on

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OAUSTECH workers threaten strike over non-payment of wage award, subvention

Angel Ojonugwa April 17, 2024

OLUSEGUN ( Sundiata post) – Agagu University of Science and Technology(OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, have threatened to embark on strike over unpaid minimum wage and wage award.The workers are under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic

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Ajayi to deliver the 7th inaugural lecture at Caleb University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

Prof. Adesola Ajayi, who won the first National Education Award, will give the 7th Inaugural Lecture at Caleb University (CU) in Imota, Lagos, tomorrow. In the university’s multipurpose hall, Ajayi, a professor of microbiology, will give a lecture titled “From Abraham, the Greek

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Student Loan Scheme set to launch with 1.2 million beneficiaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

The first group of beneficiaries of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration’s Student Loan Scheme would include 1.2 million young Nigerians. The process of participation in the initiative, whose enabling law was signed by President Tinubu on April 3, would begin “anytime soon,”

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FG suspends mining operations within OAU and surrounding areas over illegal activities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

Mining activities within the university, its teaching hospital, and surrounding areas have been suspended indefinitely by the federal government, acting through Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dr. Dele Alake, pending the conclusion of investigations into suspected illegal mining around

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WAEC releases May/June SSCE timetable

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 17, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed the timetable for Nigeria’s 2024 May/June SSCE examination. The examination will start on Tuesday, April 30 with Foods & Nutrition and Home Management. This was stated in a paper released by WAEC via its X handle (previously

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Anambra: Peter University, first Nigerian varsity to complete fiber optics Internet service

Angel Ojonugwa April 16, 2024

THE (Sundiata Post) – university is located in the twin towns of Achina and Onne in Aguata and Orumba North Local Government Areas respectively, in Anambra State. The fibre optics cables were laid around theentire school with 10 terminations, to serve users from the base station at

Month: April 2024

NSUK appoints first female Vice Chancellor

Polytechnic students urge Tinubu to end the HND/Bsc dichotomy

Tinubu directs inclusion of National Open University graduates in NYSC scheme

99 bag first class as LAUTECH graduates 5,717 students in 16th convocation

Tinubu mandates the inclusion of NOUN graduates in NYSC and law school

Zulum approves N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students in Borno

We guarantee transparency and accountability with Student Loan Funds – NELFUND

ASR Africa begins construction of a N250m office block at Usmanu Danfodiyo University

ABSU assures corps members of enhanced welfare packages

Sokoto FCE matriculates 2nd set of 318 students

OCP Africa offers N10 million to enhance agricultural education

FBS Re, Insurfeel Initiative offers 26 LASU students N66.30 million insurance

UI students reject planned 750% increase in tuition fees

UNICAL 36th Convocation: Kukah tasks graduands on hard work for prosperity

OAUSTECH workers threaten strike over non-payment of wage award, subvention

Ajayi to deliver the 7th inaugural lecture at Caleb University

Student Loan Scheme set to launch with 1.2 million beneficiaries

FG suspends mining operations within OAU and surrounding areas over illegal activities

WAEC releases May/June SSCE timetable

Anambra: Peter University, first Nigerian varsity to complete fiber optics Internet service

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