2024 - Sundiata Scholar

Tertiary institutions

Zamfara Govt. awards N2.8billion education contract to UBEContract

Angel Ojonugwa August 5, 2024

GUSAU ( Sundiata Scholar) – Zamfara Government has awarded contracts worth over N2.8 billion for various projects to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The contract covered 2023 UBEC/SUBEB Matching Grant Intervention covering first to fourth quarters of 2023. The Chairman

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OAU Research Team to hold validation workshop on how to end sexual and gender-based violence on campuses on Tuesday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

A dissemination/validation workshop on research on ways to reduce Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) at Nigerian tertiary institutions will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The research is being carried out by a team of Dons from the

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Headteachers commend the conduct of Oyo SUBEB CBT exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

The Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON) praised the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) for successfully implementing computer-based tests for job seekers. Adekunle Adedeji, chairman of AOPSHON, expressed confidence in the examination’s

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2,851 schools lack fences, other basic security measures – NSCDC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

In the last 11 months, 5,474 primary and secondary schools in Nigeria have joined the Safe School Project, marking a huge step towards improving student and teacher safety. However, an alarming 2,851 of these schools lack basic security measures. The Safe School Project is managed by the

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Wigwe University set to commence lectures September

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

All arrangements have been finalised for the commencement of lectures at Wigwe University from September 21, 2024/2025. This comes following the passing of Access Bank’s founder and CEO, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States with his wife and son in

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JAMB gives tertiary institutions a 30-day ultimatum to reveal admissions outside CAPS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has demanded that universities and other tertiary institutions disclose all admissions conducted outside of its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) before 2017 within the next month. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public

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HND graduates to provide IT evidence before NYSC mobilisation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 4, 2024

The National Youth Service Corps has warned that polytechnic and monotechnic graduates who have not completed the obligatory one-year industrial training will be barred from participating in national service. Yetunde Baderinwa, NYSC coordinator in Lagos, revealed this in an interview on

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Why we are not enthusiastic about students’ loan scheme — Undergraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 4, 2024

The air around the Student Loan Act, signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, remains unclear with many Nigerian students and parents perplexed as to what the legislation stands to offer them. Some Nigerians appear to be concerned that, while the Student Loan Act appears to provide

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De Imperial Philanthropic Family announces the second edition of scholarship program

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 4, 2024

The De Imperial Philanthropic Family (DIPF), a non-governmental organisation made up of prominent Igbo sons from Nigeria’s five Eastern states, has announced the 2024 DIPF Scholarships Exercise for secondary schools in Southeast. In a statement, the NGO said: “This initiative aims to