Day: May 27, 2024
UYO (Sundiata Post) – Happiness Uduk, the Calabar Zonal Coordinator, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ÀSUU), has described the proliferation of universities in the country as a worrisome trend. Uduk, said at a press conference in Uyo on Monday that the trend was not in the interest
LAGOS (Sundiata Post) -Gov.Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Monday said that his administration had, through its Project Zero Programme, helped 11,957 children who were out-of-school get back to their studies. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made this known
The student loan scheme started on Friday after multiple delays. However, just 126 federal institutions will benefit from the first phase of the initiative, which aims to make education more accessible to indigent students. According to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the first
Emmanuela Ilok, a 17-year-old student, has received full scholarships to study Software Engineering from some of the world’s most famous colleges, including Stanford, MIT, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, and Columbia. Alex Onyia, an education activist and CEO of Educare, posted about Ilok’s
The Federal Ministry of Education has published an extensive clarification on the execution of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023, specifically addressing Provost tenure. This is in response to concerns voiced by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Staff Unions of the Federal College
KATSINA (Sundiata Post) – Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says his administration is committed to restoring the state’s glorious days as education vanguard and agricultural hub.The governor stated this at the 9th to 13th combined convocation ceremony, investiture of the chancellor and
BAGAGRY (Sundiata Post) – Language Village (NFLV) says it will establish six centres in the geopolitical zones of the country for teaching of French language to interested Nigerians. Prof. Lateef Ayeleru, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the institute, disclosed this in an
The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTECH, in Kogi State, has declared a three-day mourning period following the death of two students by kidnappers. Ms Olufunke Hudson, the CUSTECH Registrar, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday. James Michael-Anajuwe
Dikko Radda, the Governor of Katsina State, has given automatic employment to all Katsina State indigenes who have graduated with a first-class degree from Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina (UMYU). The Governor, who made the announcement on Saturday during the University’s
Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) in Oyo has expelled some of its students for beating a colleague to death over an alleged phone theft. In a now-viral video, the expelled students are shown beating a colleague who is rolling on the floor while one of them shouts “harder, harder”. The
The Federal Ministry of Education has stated that the inauguration and retreat for pro-chancellors, chairmen, and members of federal tertiary institution governing bodies, which was originally set for Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31, 2024, would be postponed. This was said in a statement
GUMMI (Sundiata Post) – (Zamfara), The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that it was impossible to educate children by throwing them into the streets to scavenge for food.The Sultan spoke on Sunday in Gummi at the inauguration of the Zamfara State Almajiri Integrated