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Poly Ibadan apprehends suspected cultist with pistol, cartridges

Angel Ojonugwa November 10, 2024

IBDAN (Sundiata Scholar) – Eagle-eyed security operatives at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, have apprehended a suspected cultist armed with a locally made pistol and six cartridges. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the institution, Mr Soladoye Adewole, in an exclusive interview with the

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Nigeria undergoing reset through subsidy removal- Soludo

Angel Ojonugwa November 10, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that Nigeria is undergoing a fundamental and disruptive reset with the removal of subsidies by President Bola Tinubu. Soludo made this remark during Veritas University’s 13th Convocation Lecture in Abuja on Thursday. The lecture, titled ‘Let Us Make a New Deal […]

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Convocation: 174 bag first class degrees in UNIUYO

Angel Ojonugwa November 9, 2024

UYO (Sundiata Scholar) – A total of 174 students from the University of Uyo, will be awarded first class degrees at the institution’s combined convocation ceremony on Saturday. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nyaudoh Ndaeyo, disclosed this in Uyo on Tuesday at a news conference to kickstart the 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremony of the […]

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UNILORIN partners Nigerian Army on capacity building

Angel Ojonugwa November 9, 2024

ILORIN ( Sundiata Scholar) – The management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has assured the Nigerian Army of it’s readiness to partner all the military and paramilitary services in capacity building. The UNILORIN Librarian, Dr Kamaldeen Omopupa, gave the assurance in Ilorin on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Nigerian […]

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FG reverses 18-year admission age for tertiary institutions

Angel Ojonugwa November 8, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has reversed the decision of the past minister of education on the 18-years admission benchmark into tertiary institutions. Alausa spoke at his inaugural press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.According to him, what led to that initial decision was the way the National Policy on […]

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FG pledges to tackle community resistance to AGILE project

Angel Ojonugwa November 8, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government has pledged to lead efforts to reduce community resistance to the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. Dr Nasiru Sani-Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, announced this at the AGILE project’s Implementation Mission in Abuja on Monday. He said he is

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Committee of vice chancellors appoint new Sec.-Gen.

Angel Ojonugwa November 8, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Andrew Haruna, former Vice President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU). Haruna, an accomplished scholar and administrator, officially assumed the position following a handover ceremony by his predecessor, Yakubu

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Expert hails introduction of trades in school curriculum

Angel Ojonugwa November 8, 2024

GOMBE (Sundiata Scholar) – A Gombe-based entrepreneur, Lawan Abubakar, has said that the introduction of 15 skills and vocations in basic education curriculum would address unemployment in the country. reports that Federal Government had unveiled a new curriculum that provides for skill acquisition and vocational training in primary and junior secondary schools with

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NGO donates classrooms, educational materials to schools in Plateau

Angel Ojonugwa November 8, 2024

BOKKOS Plateau (Sundiata Scholar) – An NGO, Hope Empowerment Love Life Oneness International (HELLO), has donated a block of two classrooms, text books, uniforms and other educational materials to students in some select secondary schools in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The organisation also distributed cooked food to students in the various schools

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Culture of waste rising from delayed maintenance – Don

Angel Ojonugwa November 6, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Dr Emmanuel Akinsola, Chief Lecturer, Department of Building Technology, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), has called for establishment of effective facility management units in organisations to promote maintenance culture. Akinsola, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Builders in Facilities Management, made the call on Thursday

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Invest in science, technology for economic growth, Ex-NUC boss urges FG

Angel Ojonugwa November 6, 2024

SANGO – OTA (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Peter Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), has urged the Federal Government to invest in science and technology through research to drive economic growth. Okebukola gave the advice during the 16th Convocation Lecture of Bells University of Technology in Ota on Friday. The theme

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Borno, Street Child Nigeria partner to address out-of-school childrenChildren

Angel Ojonugwa November 6, 2024

MAIDUGURI ( Sundiata Scholar) – Street Child of Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, has pledged to support Borno government to address out-of-school children in the state. The Country Director, Jummai Musa, stated this on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Borno Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar.Musa, accompanied by Dr

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NCC raids bookshops in Uyo, seizes alleged pirated books worth N23m

Angel Ojonugwa November 6, 2024

UYO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Nigerian Copyright Commission on Saturday raided several bookshops allegedly selling pirated books in Uyo and seized books worth N23.1 million. Some of the outlets raided were: AB Achison Bookshop, God’s Own Bookshop, Academic Needs Bookshop, Zion Bookshop all in Uyo metropolis and POP Bookshop at Abak in Akwa Ibom. Speaking […]

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Bells varsity honours 91 students with first class at 16th convocation

Angel Ojonugwa November 5, 2024

SANGO – OTA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ogun Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun, on Saturday awarded 91 students of the institution First Class (Honours) at its 16th Convocation Ceremonies.The convocation ceremonies are for the 2023/2024 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, said that a total of 969 students graduated

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Provost urges FG to upgrade Yola college of education

Angel Ojonugwa November 5, 2024

YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – Dr Muhammad Dagereji, Provost, Federal College of Education Yola, Adamawa, has appealed to the Federal Government to upgrade the college to university to boost education in the country. Dagereji made the appeal in Yola on Saturday, during the 15th combined convocation ceremony of the 2011 to 2023 graduates and the 50th […]

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Stakeholders advocate investment in early education, public libraries

Angel Ojonugwa November 5, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – Some stakeholders have called for more investment in early education and equipping of libraries with educational materials to enhance reading, writing and communication in public schools. The stakeholders made the call on Saturday in Abuja during the close-out session of the Literacy Advancement Project for students in Government Secondary

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Tinubu tasks universities on research that ‘ll fast-track national development

Angel Ojonugwa November 5, 2024

DUTSIN – MA (Sundiata Sholar ) – President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian universities to live up to expectations as vanguard of research, teaching and community service to make human life better and fast-track national development.Tinubu made the call at the 9th convocation ceremony of the Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, on Saturday. Represented

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FCE Yola marks 50th anniversary, boasts of 40,000 graduates

Angel Ojonugwa November 4, 2024

YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, Adamawa, on Saturday marked its 50th anniversary and boasted that it had produced 40,000 teachers. Mr Shared Johnson, Chairman of its Governing Council, in a speech at the ceremony, said that the graduants were “all over the nation, serving Nigeria diligently”. Johnson appreciated the […]

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NGO organises ‘art therapy’ for children with special needs, others in Kaduna

Angel Ojonugwa November 4, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna stateAn NGO, Friends Advocacy for Mental Health Initiative (FAM), has organised a two-day ‘art therapy’ for 60 children amongst which 15 are of special needs in Zaria, Kaduna State. Speaking at the event titled “The Art Xplosion 3.0” in Zaria, the Executive Director of the initiative, Jecinta Egbim, said the […]

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ABU urges FG to expand NINLAN to 6 geopolitical zones

Angel Ojonugwa November 3, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna State Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has appealed to the Federal Government to expand the National Institute of Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) to reflect the clusters of Nigerian languages in six geopolitical zones to foster national unity. The university made the appeal in a communique after an International Conference on