Month: July 2024
Some students from Saint Academy School in Jos North’s Busa Buji area remain missing 24 hours after its collapse. The government had demolished the remains of the building few hours after the incident. Meanwhile, Caleb Mutfwang, the state governor who visited the catastrophe site, has
Former Deputy Director of Defence Administration at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, Nigeria(DHQ), and a former Commandant of the Defence Intelligence College, Nigeria, retired Commodore Adekunle Olawunmi has been upgraded to the professorial Cadre at the Chrisland University, Abeokuta. Olawunmi
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has stated that loans applied for under the student loan scheme will be disbursed to applicants per their respective institutions’ academic calendars. Nasir Ayitogo, NELFUND’s Head of Media and Public Relations, confirmed this in an interview with
An analysis of data on admissions for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions admitted students outside of the Central Admissions Processing System, also known as CAPS. JAMB considers
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A horrific catastrophe hit the Plateau state capital, Jos as a two-story school collapsed, killing 22 students. The Saints Academy college in north-central Plateau state’s Busa Buji town collapsed just after students, many of whom were 15 years old or younger, arrived for class
Musa Ashoms, the Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, has disclosed that approximately 200 students are trapped inside the collapsed Jos school building. The Saints Academy, a secondary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday while students were writing their third-term
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advocated for more proactive steps to combat drug abuse among tertiary institution students across the country. Mr Ndubuisi Agabus, Keffi Area Commander, NDLEA, Nasarawa State, made the announcement during a chat with reporters in Keffi on
On Tuesday, gunmen kidnapped Professor Femi Olaofe, a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU), from his home in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital. Olaofe, a Professor of Industrial Chemistry who recently retired from the Ekiti State University in Ado Ekiti is
About 5,461 schools in Benue State are at risk of closure due to a failure to meet recertification status. Dr Terna Francis, Director-General of the Benue State Bureau for Education Quality Assurance (BEQA), who led a team to the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) to discuss
To commemorate its 20th anniversary, the American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola, Adamawa State’s capital, is awarding tuition scholarships to young students from Nigeria and other African countries. The university administration declared on Thursday that the scholarship award
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has greatly extended its educational endeavours, hiring 27 Nigerian professors and research interns. This year’s programme saw a 35% increase over the previous year, with eight professors, four senior
Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, has pledged seven critical interventions at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil to improve educational progress. Dangote, the university’s Chancellor, made the offer just a week after paying N100 million
Professor Salisu Usman Ogbo, Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has revealed that 30 programmes were presented to the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and all were returned with full accreditation. Professor Ogbo made the announcement while addressing members of the Nigeria
Osarodion Ogie, Secretary to the Edo State Government, stated that the state government has authorised the composition of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Ogie stated this in a statement on Thursday, adding that the date of the Council’s inauguration will be
SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, has charged managements of Nigerian Universities to diversify sources of funding and redouble efforts on productive researches. Ogundipe gave the charge on Wednesday in Sokoto at a lecture
As part of its efforts to provide outstanding education in the state, the Lagos State Government has scheduled the Placement Test by Continuous Assessment Scores (CAS) for Primary Six Pupils on Saturday, July 20, 2024. This was said in a statement issued by Mr Adebayo Orunsolu, Director of
KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State, has reaffirmed his administration commitment to enhance access to free quality education for all.Kabir-Yusuf stated this at the inauguration of the Education Recovery Conference on Wednesday in Kano. The conference was being
LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Lagos State Government has called for collaboration of corps members in its efforts at curbing substance abuse through the War Against Drug Abuse in Lagos State project. The Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, made the call on Wednesday while
ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – The Enugu State Government has commenced the construction of eight Science, Technical, and Vocational (STV) Schools in the state, starting with the Government Technical College (GTC), Enugu. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, said this during