July, 2024 - Sundiata Scholar

Tertiary institutions

Recruitment: Oyo TESCOM adjusts exam dates over planned protest

Angel Ojonugwa July 29, 2024

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

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Nigerian Army asks military wives and soldiers to provide their children with proper education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

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

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84 Nigerians study on Islamic scholarship scheme in Malaysia — Crown Prince

Angel Ojonugwa July 29, 2024

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,

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NMCN raises ABUAD nursing admission quota

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

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

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Babcock produces 148 first-class graduates, seeks review of electricity tariff for universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

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

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Southeast students will not participate in the mass protest, says NANS VP Ahaneku

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

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

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Stanbic IBTC provides scholarships to 200 brilliant university students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

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

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4 UNILORIN students win N6m grant in BAT foundation Agripreneur Programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 28, 2024

Four graduates of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State have each received N1,500,000 in the 2024 British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation Agripreneur Programme. Mustapha Ibrahim, Olajire Adekunle Sherif, Oluwadare Ogunmoye, and Anuoluwapo Akinboye were named winners after presenting eight

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Oyo First Lady distributes 50,000 free renewed hope exercise books to students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 28, 2024

Taminominin Makinde, Oyo State’s First Lady, has reiterated the state government’s commitment to education as the cornerstone for sustainable development and a better tomorrow. Makinde made the assurance during the flag-off event for the distribution of 50,000 free exercise books to

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Nigerian bags First Class at Essex University, UK

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 28, 2024

Winston Dennis-Masi, a young Nigerian, has been honoured by the University of Essex in Colchester, England, for his outstanding academic performance. Winston, 20, graduated from the university on Thursday with a First Class degree in the highly sought-after Computer Systems Engineering program.

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8 children escape death as truck falls on 2 cars in Kogi

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 28, 2024

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi reports that eight schoolchildren were rescued safely after a 40-foot articulated container fell on two vehicles in Lokoja on Thursday. On Thursday, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr. Samuel Oyedeji, told NAN in Lokoja about the situation.