Day: July 29, 2024
ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Minister of Education Tahir Mamman has advised students in Nigerian universities to remain on campus during the planned nationwide protests. A statement by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday said the advice was to avoid risking their lives.
The Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all Vice Chancellors of Nigerian universities, emphasising the importance of protecting staff, students, and public infrastructure within their institution ahead of the nationwide protests on August 1. The circular, issued by the
The management of McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, has selected Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 for the inaugural induction ceremony of her first set of Nursing Graduates into the Nursing Profession. The event, billed for the University’s Multipurpose Hall, is expected to
LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Lagos City Senior College and New Era Junior Secondary School, have won the Senior and Junior categories of 2024 World Robot Olympiad (WRO), Nigeria National competition respectively. Also, Lagos State Senior Secondary School won the Future Innovators for
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has explained that the Board does not set the so-called ‘cut-off mark’, which should, at the very least, be correctly referred to as the “minimum tolerable admission score,” as it is
The Kano State Students’ Council has warned against the planned nationwide protest over the rising living costs. At a news conference in Kano on Sunday, the council’s chairman, Yahaya Kabo, urged protest organisers to be cautious and open to negotiation. Mr Kabo, who urged
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Oyo State Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) on Friday in Ibadan said it has adjusted the Computer-Based Test (CBT) time-table for prospective applicants. The TESCOM chairman, Mr Akinade Alamu, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen
Brigadier General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose, Acting General Officer Commanding 8 Brigade, Nigeria Army in Sokoto, has stated that education is the foundation of any society’s development. He stated that the majority of the youths committing crimes in the country are uneducated, and he urged
SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Malaysian Crown Prince, Tuanku Jamalullail, says no fewer than 84 Nigerians students are studying different courses in Malaysian institutions under the Islamic scholarship scheme. Jamalullail disclosed this on Saturday when he visited Sultan of Sokoto,
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has increased the admission quota for the Faculty of Nursing at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, from 190 to 300 every session. Tunde Olofintila, Director of ABUAD Corporate Affairs, stated in a statement on Sunday that the news was given in a
Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State, announced and awarded degrees to 2,842 graduates at its 22nd undergraduate and 13th postgraduate convocation ceremony on Sunday. Of the 2,442 undergraduates that graduated, 148 received First Class grades. At the postgraduate cadre, 52 had Postgraduate
Ahead of the nationwide protest scheduled for August 1 across the country, Nzubechi Valentine Ahaneku, National Vice President, Special Duties, of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, has stated that students from the Southeast region will not participate in the protest because
Stanbic IBTC has offered scholarships to 200 brilliant students from Nigeria’s public universities. The honourees were chosen from 16,000 candidates for their outstanding academic achievements and potential to contribute to Nigeria’s future. Speaking during a recent scholarship