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Pastor Jerry Eze’s Wife Appointed as Pro-Chancellor of Jigawa University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

Dr. Eno Eze, wife of popular pastor Jerry Eze, founder of Streams of Joy International, and convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), an online digital prayer meeting, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of

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Gerar University of Medical Sciences appoints Taiwo Afolabi as University Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

During the week, the Gerar University of Medical Sciences (GUMED) in Imope-Ijebu, Ogun State, inaugurated Dr Taiwo Afolabi, CON, as University Chancellor and Professor ‘Niran Adetoro as Vice-Chancellor. Dr Isaac Adegoke founded the University to contribute to Nigerian education and to

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IVF: Abuja Hospital welcomes first triplets with full scholarships up to university level

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

Alliance Hospital in Abuja has celebrated the birth of its first triplets by awarding scholarships ranging from primary to university education and this was revealed over the weekend. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director (MD), Christopher Otabor, stated that the gesture was in honour of

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Police confirm the murders of two abducted CUSTECH students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

Bertrand Onuoha, the Kogi State Police Commissioner, has confirmed the killing of two Confluence State University students who were recently abducted in the state’s Osara area. When asked to corroborate the killing, he merely replied, “Yes, two of them were found to have been shot

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Maryam, a Nigerian teenager, receives a full scholarship of $60,400 at Princeton

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

Miss Maryam Popoola, a Nigerian teenager, has been awarded a full fellowship of $60,400 at Princeton University in the United States. The Dowen College alumnus was also offered scholarship admission to Harvard University in the United States of America, Yale University, Cambridge University in

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Ayo Banjo, former vice chancellor of UI, dies at the age of 90

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

Prof Ayodeji Banjo, a former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, is dead. Banjo, who was the VC of UI from 1984 to 1991, died on Friday at the age of 90. He had previously served as the university’s acting vice-chancellor in 1983. In 1966, he started his

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NELFUND responds to complaints about the student loan portal hours after its launch

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has addressed recent complaints from students experiencing difficulties applying on the Student Loan Application portal. The organisation tackled some of these concerns collectively as follows: The loan website, which went live early Friday, is now

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FG raises enrolment quota for medical and nursing schools to 64,000 to address the shortage of health workers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, revealed that the enrolment quota for medical, nursing, and other health schools went up from 28,000 to 64,000 in the last year. Mr Pate stated this on Friday in Abuja during a ministerial sectoral briefing ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s

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Global Education Group announces funded programmes for 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

Global Education Group (GEG) is open to selected academic & research candidates looking for international funded or scholarship opportunities for Bachelors, Masters, Doc, Post-Docs, etc. Only interested candidates may complete this FPR form to indicate interest. Students may apply too.

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UNIMAID VC, Prof. Shugaba completes his five-year tenure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

Professor Aliyu Shugaba, the University of Maiduguri’s outgoing Vice-Chancellor, has bid farewell to the university community, marking the conclusion of his five-year tenure. Professor Shugaba spoke at a news conference on Friday at UNIMAID’s El-kanemi Hall, highlighting the

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Ebonyi University lecturer denies involvement in suicide of final-year student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

Miss Favour Ugwuka, a final-year student at Ebonyi State University’s Department of English, allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday night, and the accused lecturer, Prof. Amechi Enyi, has denied any involvement in her death. Enyi, who claimed he was threatened by the deceased mother

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UI seeks partnership with private sector on harnessing agric potentials UI seeks

Angel Ojonugwa May 24, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Post) – Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology (CPEB), University of Ibadan (UI), is seeking partnership with the private sector to harness agricultural resources in Nigeria.Head of the department Prof. Morufat Balogun, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday

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Bauchi govt. procures machines to stop exam malpractice

Angel Ojonugwa May 24, 2024

BAUCHI (Sundiata Post) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has procured Kord Printing and Paper Cutting Machines to help curb the menace of examination malpractice in the state. The Commissioner for Education of the state, Dr Jamila Dahiru, said this at a news conference in Bauchi on

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Firm presents a renovated block of two classrooms to Kwara school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

An agriculture processing firm in Kwara has donated a renovated block of two classrooms to the Community Junior Secondary School, Ogbondoroko, in the state’s Asa local government area, to strengthen ties with the farming community. Outspan Nigeria Limited (ofi) renovated the project,

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Lecturers request for the conclusion of the FGN/ASUU re-negotiation agreement

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

According to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, public university lecturers in the country have been on the same salary schedule since 2009, when the naira to the dollar exchange rate was N120. This is because the reviewed agreement with the Briggs-led government team on the FGN/ASUU

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NAPPS and Afrikindness partner to combat exam malpractice in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Nigeria has disclosed its plans to collaborate with Afrikindness, a UK-based charitable organisation for children and young adults, and other stakeholders to eliminate or minimise examination malpractice in Nigeria’s

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Ojukwu University partners with Cambridge University to integrate innovative teaching tools, methodologies

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra has extended its Academic Advancement to the University of Lincoln and Sydney Success College at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. According to the University’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Mmadubueze, who

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Sanwo-Olu to deliver Yoruba National Day lecture

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

The 2024 Yoruba National Day event will be held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Awa Bamiji, President-General of the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, stated that the celebration will commemorate the 85th birthday of elder stateman and actor

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Ebonyi University final-year student commits suicide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

Favour Ugwuka, a final-year student at Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki, has allegedly committed suicide. Miss Favour committed suicide in her hostel at the university’s Ishieke Campus in Abakaliki, the state capital. Further inquiries revealed that the deceased, a final-year

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Investment in public library key to achieving SDGs – National

Angel Ojonugwa May 23, 2024

BAUCHI (Sundiata Post) – Prof. Chinwe Anunobi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Library of Nigeria (NLN), has said that improved investment in public library would fast track attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria. She also said that public library

Month: May 2024

Pastor Jerry Eze’s Wife Appointed as Pro-Chancellor of Jigawa University

Gerar University of Medical Sciences appoints Taiwo Afolabi as University Chancellor

IVF: Abuja Hospital welcomes first triplets with full scholarships up to university level

Police confirm the murders of two abducted CUSTECH students

Maryam, a Nigerian teenager, receives a full scholarship of $60,400 at Princeton

Ayo Banjo, former vice chancellor of UI, dies at the age of 90

NELFUND responds to complaints about the student loan portal hours after its launch

FG raises enrolment quota for medical and nursing schools to 64,000 to address the shortage of health workers

Global Education Group announces funded programmes for 2024

UNIMAID VC, Prof. Shugaba completes his five-year tenure

Ebonyi University lecturer denies involvement in suicide of final-year student

UI seeks partnership with private sector on harnessing agric potentials UI seeks

Bauchi govt. procures machines to stop exam malpractice

Firm presents a renovated block of two classrooms to Kwara school

Lecturers request for the conclusion of the FGN/ASUU re-negotiation agreement

NAPPS and Afrikindness partner to combat exam malpractice in Nigeria

Ojukwu University partners with Cambridge University to integrate innovative teaching tools, methodologies

Sanwo-Olu to deliver Yoruba National Day lecture

Ebonyi University final-year student commits suicide

Investment in public library key to achieving SDGs – National

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