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VeryDarkMan launches NGO, raises N33 million in 24 hours

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

VeryDarkMan, a controversial social media personality, has founded a Non-Governmental Organisation. On Saturday, VeryDarkMan announced the NGO’s mission in a post and video on his Instagram page, @verydarkblackman and said it will focus on community development and equipping public

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Miva Open University Launches Master of Public Administration Programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

Miva Open University has launched its Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, which will provide leaders with practical skills to drive sustainable development and policy execution. Miva Open University, a relatively new player in higher education, emphasises practical, job-relevant

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Parents request Oborevwori’s intervention over increase in technical school boarding fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

Parents of Delta State-owned technical schools have urged Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to reconsider the recent boarding fees increase from ₦85,000 to ₦250,000 per term. The parents addressed their worries, noting financial difficulties and questioning the logic for the steep increase,

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Enugu University raises minimum qualification for its lecturers to PhD

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI) in Enugu has upped the minimum qualification for its lecturers to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) beginning with the 2025-2026 academic session. Prof. Christian Anieke, the university’s Vice-Chancellor, made the announcement on Friday during a “Spiritual

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Reps approve bill for establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

By passing a bill to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages, the House of Representatives in Nigeria has made a major step in promoting the nation’s rich linguistic diversity. This bill, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and eight other

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Five fresh deaths rock UNIMEDTH over alleged negligence

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

Mrs Esther Adeola, a former Administrative Officer at the Federal Government Girls College Akure, and her four grandchildren died of reported food poisoning. According to reports, the 68-year-old retiree and her grandchildren, aged nine, eight, and six, died as a result of alleged neglect by

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Male students are more likely to cheat in exams than females, says UNILORIN don

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 12, 2024

According to Prof. Onimisi Abdullah of the Department of Social Science Education at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State, male students are more likely to cheat in exams than females. Mr. Abdullah made the submission in Ilorin during the university’s 266th lecture. The paper’s

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I’ve never earned wages from Covenant University – Bishop Oyedepo

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 12, 2024

Bishop David Oyedepo, the chancellor of Covenant University, revealed on Friday that he has not earned any wages since the institution’s inception. Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church, announced this at Covenant University’s 19th convocation. The clergyman emphasised that

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Delta Polytechnic maintains status quo on school fees amid economic hardship

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 12, 2024

Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara’s management has officially announced that the present school fees will be maintained for the 2024/2025 academic session. This, according to Rector Professor Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri, is a significant step towards promoting accessible education in light

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Nasarawa teacher receives Maltina 2024 Teacher of the Year N10 million prize

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 12, 2024

Esomnofu Chidiebube lfechukwu from Crown Grace School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, won the 10th edition of the Maltina Teacher of the Year competition in the grand finale in Lagos on Friday night. lfechukwu will get a cash reward of N10 million. He will also receive all-expense-paid development