Month: June 2024
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The World Bank has supported Oyo State Government with N3.5 billion grant for the renovation of selected 105 public primary schools across the state. The state Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, made the disclosure on Friday in Ibadan during a symbolic presentation of
Former Deputy Chief of Defence Administration, retired Commodore Kunle Olawumi, is scheduled to give a lecture at Chrisland University in Abeokuta on the relationship between governance and social well-being. The lecture will take place on Thursday, June 27th, 2024, at 12 noon. The venue is The
On Monday, the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) inducted 955 graduates from the University of Jos’ Faculty of Education as professional teachers. Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar of TRCN, administered the oath to the graduates and congratulated the inductees on successfully
On July 18, 2024, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will meet with vice-chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics, and provosts of colleges of education, among other education stakeholders, to determine the cut-off or minimum admission criteria. On April 29, 2024, JAMB
Prof. Yusuf Saidu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto, was murdered by suspected bandits. Prof. Saidu, DVC Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto, died unexpectedly on Monday while travelling from Sokoto to Kaduna. In a
ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – The Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu says white boards would no longer be used in teaching computer science students as from September.The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Christian Anieke, made the disclosure while addressing Computer Science students of
OKITIPUPA ( Sundiata Scholar) – (Ondo State), Nigerian students have been urged to pay more attention to their passions, innate abilities and potentials than their mere academic certificates to survive the current economic challenges. Director-General of Ondo State Pension Commission
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed strong opposition to the recently released scheme of service for holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates in government service, claiming that the new document further undermines polytechnic education and promotes the
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources-Center for Sustainable Development (FUPRE-CSD) reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the university’s professional postgraduate programmes. The Centre for Sustainable Development’s director, Emeka Elemike,
Blaise Aliyu, a student at the Air Force Comprehensive School in Kaduna, was allegedly punished to death by two senior colleagues. Aliyu is survived by his twin brother, who also attends the military boarding school in Mando, Kaduna. They are orphans who lost their parents in 2013. It was
Mr. Emmanuel Ahmadu, a Nigerian graduate who failed the West Africa School Certificate of Education (WASSCE) 17 times, has urged youths to be resilient and never give up hope, despite facing obstacles. Ahmadu, who was recently awarded two doctorate degrees in the United States, delivered the
ENUGU (Sundiata. Scholar ) – Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has approved N44.1 million as bursaries for 294 indigenes of the state currently studying at the seven campuses of the Nigerian Law School across the country. Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on
SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar ) – The National Universities Commission (NUC), has accreditated 18 undergraduate degree programmes in the Sokoto State University (SSU). This is contained in a statement issued by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Zayyanu Shehu, on Friday in
THE (Sundiata Scholar) – World Bank has supported Oyo State Government with N3.5 billion grant for the renovation of selected 105 public primary schools across the state. The state Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, made the disclosure on Friday in Ibadan during a symbolic presentation of cheques
Abiola Arogundade, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (SSAP-TVEE), has provided 80 solar kiosks produced in Nigeria to Nigerian entrepreneurs. This was revealed when the president’s aide presented the kiosk and
The Learn Africa Education Development Foundation awarded the top three students in the June/July 2023 National Examinations Council (NECO) with a cash gift of two million, two hundred and fifty thousand Naira. Chief Emeke Iwerebon, Chairman of Learn Africa Plc, stated that the initiative aims
President Bola Tinubu has approved N35 billion for the withdrawal of the student loan scheme. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has already approved 70, 000 applications. Another 50,000 applications are being reviewed and will be granted within 30 days. The Nation acquired the figures
Dowen College recently celebrated the graduation of 36 students, nine of whom received full foreign scholarships. These scholarships will enable students to continue their undergraduate study at top universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States of America, and Canada. Korede
Welbeck Electricity Distribution Limited, an independent power producer, stated that it intends to overcome the power supply gap in public schools in Lagos by installing 3.6KVA solar inverters and panels in at least six Lagos schools per year. The company stated that the project’s
Rachael Olufogbe, a 300-level student at Federal University, Oye Ekiti in Ekiti State, was arrested by police after physically assaulting a fellow student on Saturday. According to reports, the incident occurred in a private hostel in Oye Egbo, a village outside the school grounds, after