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NBTE accredits 3 new programmes for Fed Poly N’yak

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) approved three academic programmes for the newly established Federal Polytechnic in N’yak, Shendam, Plateau State. Dr. Mukaila Ya’u, Rector of the Polytechnic, stated that the Board approved of three programmes, Statistics, Business

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Ede Poly establishes committee to review expulsion and suspension of 35 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun State, has formed an ad hoc committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the expulsion of 27 students and the suspension of eight others from the institution. Prof. Taiwo Olaiya, chairman of the institution’s

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UNICEF and HiLWA collaborate to strengthen girl-child education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

UNICEF has partnered with High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) to develop sustainable strategies for promoting adolescent retention, transition, and completion in secondary schools. HiLWA, an NGO, collaborates with UNICEF to help girls in obtaining essential educational qualifications. Francis

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Reckless driver kills final year student of OAU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

On Thursday, a reckless driver killed a final-year student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, casting a pall over the institution. According to Abiodun Olarewaju, the institution’s spokeswoman, the victim, a student in the Department of Foreign Languages, was on her way to

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FG installs power plants at six federal universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The Federal Government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, has erected power plants at six federal universities as part of its attempts to provide reliable power to important sectors of society. This came as the agency said that it has made great progress in furthering Nigeria’s

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ASUU to meet with FG to avert impending strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 23, 2024

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU, and the Federal Government will meet on Monday to address university teachers’ demands and prevent impending strike. On Wednesday, the union issued a 21-day strike warning to the government, requesting that President

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Ondo govt. pledges to minimise menace of out-of-school childrenMenace

Angel Ojonugwa August 22, 2024

AKURE (Sundiata Scholar) – Ondo State Government says it has put necessary measures in place to tackle the menace of out-of-school children in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Laolu Akindolire, stated this while speaking with the News Akindolire

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University of Calabar Cancels Post-UTME Screening, Shifts to O’ Level Point Grading System

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 22, 2024

In a significant change to the 2024/2025 admissions process, the University of Calabar has announced the cancellation of its previously scheduled Post-UTME screening exercise, opting instead for an O’ Level point grading system. This decision comes amidst escalating concerns over the high