Month: April 2024
Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, has inked an agreement with Student Housing Company Limited to establish 1600-bed hostels in the institution through a Public Private Partnership, PPP arrangement. On Monday, April 8, 2024, the University and the development holding business signed a cooperation
Mrs. Yetunde Oni, former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC); Dr. Demola Adegbite, former Secretary to the Ogun State Government; Prof. Ayodeji Oluleye, and other former students reunited on Saturday to commemorate their 60th anniversary
Mrs Halima Iliya, the National Coordinator of the Financing Safe Schools Initiative, said plans are in the works to actively engage hunters and vigilantes in intelligence collection in order to reduce school-related attacks nationwide. The National Coordinator stated this in an interview with
Tunde Onakoya is set to confront his most challenging opponent yet: sleep deprivation. However, this is not your typical all-nighter fueled by caffeine. Onakoya is on a mission to beat the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon, all while raising awareness for a cause important to
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the police have urged applicants preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to avoid fake websites. The two organisations issued the warning during a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the
The three students of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, who were kidnapped two weeks ago have regained their freedom. LIB reported that gunmen stormed Freedom Hostel, owned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday night, March 29, 2024, and whisked the victims away to an
The pursuit of academic excellence and the attainment of a doctoral degree represent significant milestones in an individual’s educational journey. In Africa, a continent rich in diverse cultures and talents, the emergence of young scholars achieving PhDs at a remarkably early age is a
Bingham University in Karu, Nasarawa State, has chosen Prof Musa Dankyau as its Deputy Vice-Chancellor. The appointment was announced on Thursday by the university’s Director of Public Affairs, Daburi Misal. According to the statement, Dankyau’s appointment follows his recent
Jigawa Governor, Umar Namadi on Friday approved a 50% increase in boarding school feeding. Yusuf Chamo, the Commissioner for Higher Education, made this comment in Dutse. The commissioner stated that the increase is intended to ensure that students across the state receive “quality and
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has expressed the commission’s commitment to assisting state governments in transforming their schools into smart institutions that meet the demands of 21st century education. He made this
The Times Higher Education has published the 2024 World University Rankings covering 108 countries and regions. In Nigeria, 39 universities made the list, with Covenant University ranking first. The University of Ibadan comes in second, followed by Federal University of Technology, Akure, and
The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) Chapter, has rejected the advertisement for Vice Chancellor and other positions at the institution. This was stated in a statement issued by the branch chairman and secretary, Prof. Nuruddeen
According to the Union of Campus Journalist (UCJ), new students at the University of Ibadan (UI) this month for the new academic year will pay up to N412,000 every session. Prof. Keye Abiona, Dean of Student Affairs, confirmed this during a call with UCJUI yesterday. While verifying that the
THE (Sundiata post) – Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), Yabatech Chapter has commended Alh. Tunde Fanimokun, a philanthropist, for donating N3.5 billion to build an Entrepreneurship Centre for the college.The Chairman of SSANIP, Yabatech Chapter, Mr Jason Ayodeji,
The Eva Adelaja Girls Secondary School Old Girls Association (OGA) UK plans to commission the newly constructed Eva Adelaja Girls’ Secondary Grammar School Old Girls’ Association Vocational Centre, which would cost N30 million. The vocational centre project, which aligns with the
Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi, is to deliver the 2024 edition of the Bullion Lecture. The lecture is slated for 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at The Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. The lecture’s theme is
Brig. Gen. Ali Williams Butu (retd), a lecturer at Nigerian Army University in Biu, Borno State, passed away. Butu was an Associate Professor of Geography and Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the university until his death. He was originally from Taraba State’s Takum Local
THIS (Sundiata Post) -is contained in a statement issued in Nsukka on Tuesday by Prof Emenike Ejiogu, Dean, UNN Faculty of Engineering.Ejiogu explained that HMML was established in 1978 by the Facultyto honour and preserve the memory of Herbert Macaulay, an Engineer and Nigeria’s foremost
THE ( Sundiata Post) -Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), Yabatech Chapter has commended Alh. Tunde Fanimokun, a philanthropist, for donating N3.5 billion to build an Entrepreneurship Centre for the college.The Chairman of SSANIP, Yabatech Chapter, Mr Jason Ayodeji, told
Chrisland College, Katampe, a full-boarding school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has opened. The school, which was founded in October 2020, officially inaugurated and dedicated its permanent campus on February 18. Mrs. Ibironke Adeyemi, Managing Director of Chrisland Schools