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Enugu Govt. is redefining education in Nigeria, says Commissioner

Angel Ojonugwa December 6, 2024

ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – Enugu State Government says it is redefining education through Smart Green Schools to bequeath to its youths, the skills and competence to be productive. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, said this in an interview with on Wednesday in

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ASUP to FG: Disregard petition seeking sack of FedPoly Rector

Angel Ojonugwa December 6, 2024

OWERRI (Sundiata Scholar) – Chieftains of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Nekede Owerri chapter, has urged the Federal Government to disregard a petition demanding the sack of the institution’s Rector, Dr Basilia Igbokwe. Former Chairmen of the chapter, led by Mr Anayo Uhiara, made the request at a news briefing on […]

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50th anniversary: UniCal chooses Akpabio as lead ambassador

Angel Ojonugwa December 6, 2024

CALABAR (Sundiata Scholar) – Nigeria’s Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, will serve as the lead ambassador for the 50th anniversary celebration of the University of Calabar (UniCal), the university has said. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, disclosed this in Calabar while presenting the ‘UniCal at 50’ anniversary flag to the Pro-Chancellor, DIG Udom

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LASU VC seeks collaboration to curb corruption in African education

Angel Ojonugwa December 4, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), has called for collective effort to combat corruption in African education. Olatunji-Bello made the call at the second education summit, organised by the Centre for General Nigerian Studies (CGNS), LASU, on Tuesday, in Lagos. The theme of the summit is: “Fostering

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UNIBEN new VC assesses student hostels

Angel Ojonugwa December 4, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Edoba Omoregie, the newly inaugurated Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, on Tuesday inspected student hostels barely 24 hours after he assumed office. reports that the vice chancellor and other top officials of the University visited Hall I, II and III, NDDC and Clinical hostels amid applause from the […]

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Borno govt approves N730m scholarships for 26,888 indigent students

Angel Ojonugwa December 4, 2024

MAIDUGURI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Borno government has approved over N730 million for payment of scholarships to 26,888 indigent students. Mr Lawal Wakilbe, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, said this during the presentation of cheque to the National Union of Borno State Students (NUBOSS), on Tuesday in Maiduguri. He said the state

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Private School Fees: Stakeholders share contrasting views

Angel Ojonugwa December 3, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – Stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector have weighed in on the issue of exorbitant private school fees. While some attribute the high fees to rising costs, others blame school owners for prioritising profits over teachers’ welfare. Some parents like Mrs Anita Patrick and Steven Apata, who spoke in Abuja, argued that the […]

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Al-Qalam varsity to confer late Yar’adua with doctorate degree, others

Angel Ojonugwa December 3, 2024

KATSINA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Vice-Chancellor, Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Prof. Nasiru Musa-Yauri says it is set to honour the late President Umaru Yar’adua with a Doctorate Degree of Letters during its 16th convocation. The vice-chancellor, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Katsina on Monday, said the late president would be awarded at the […]

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PLANE urges KDSG to employ qualified teachers to address leaning gaps

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – llf5p Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE), has urged the Kaduna State Government to employ qualified teachers to address learning gaps in the state’s LGAs. PLANE also wants the state government to come up with effective structures for monitoring teachers at schools’ levels in the LGAs. The State Team […]

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Katsina varsity promotes 15 to professorship, others

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

KATSINA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Governing Council of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) Katsina, has approved the promotion of 15 Readers to the rank of a Professor. This is contained in a statement by the Registrar and Secretary of the council, Mr Muhammad Yusufu-Abubakar, issued on Monday in Katsina. “The Governing Council of Umaru […]

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Okpebholo reinstates sacked Ambrose Alli varsity staff

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved the immediate reinstatement of the staff members of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who were disengaged from service in March 2023. reports that the approval was announced on Monday via a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor. also recalls […]

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Bullying: Stakeholders urge PTA-school collaboration

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – Stakeholders in the education sector have called for collaboration between school managements and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) to address the menace of bullying in schools. The stakeholders made this call in separate interviews with in Abuja on Monday. They were reacting to reports of bullying in secondary schools nationwide,

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Omoregie assumes duty as UNIBEN’s 11th VC

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Edoba Omoregie of the Faculty of Law, on Monday assumed office as the 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). In his inaugural speech, Omoregie, who is a professor of private property law, pledged to revolutionise the university. The new vice chancellor, who took over from Prof. Lilian […]

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Ministry, CSACEFA collaborate on education reform

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Ministry of Education has reiterated its commitment to partnering with the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA) to enhance Nigeria’s educational standards. Dr Ibrahim Basuka, Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Education, made this known at CSACEFA’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja

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Ex-minister tasks youths on integrity, personal development

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ASABA (Sundiata Scholar) – Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, on Thursday in Asaba, charged youths in the country to build the culture of integrity for their personal development. Orubebe gave the charge at a One-day Youth Leaders’ Clinic for Secondary School Students in Delta, organised by the Abuja Leadership Centre, University […]

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ASUU decries number of first class graduates from private universities

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

WARRI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has frowned at the “increasing numbers of first-class graduates” churned out annually by private universities in the country. The ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, raised the concern on Thursday at an event organised by the body in honour of Prof. Andy Egwunyenga’s successful

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TETFund suspends foreign scholarship for academic staff

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) –  The Board of Trustees, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the suspension of the foreign component of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention with effect from Jan. 1 2025. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Director, Public Affairs […]

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Ebonyi Governor urges tertiary institutions to embark on production

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

ABAKILIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has urged tertiary institutions in the country to embark on production of items for public use to boost the economy. Nwifuru made the call on Saturday in Abakaliki at the Festchript presentation in honour of Prof Chigozie Ogbu, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the institution and former […]

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AFIT Commandant issues drug warning to 1,524 matriculating students

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), AVM Sani Rabe, has warned the 1,524 matriculating students against using illicit substances, stating that offenders will be expelled. Speaking during the 8th combined matriculation ceremony for the 2024/2025 academic session in Kaduna on Saturday, AVM Rabe emphasised the

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163 bag First Class as MOAUA holds 12th convocation

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

UMUDIKE (Sundiata Scholar) – Abia The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia, says 163 students will bag first class honours degree during its 12th convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor of MOUAU, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, who made this known on Thursday, said no fewer than 4,743 students would be conferred with first degrees for the […]