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FG promises to train teaching hospital personnel to improve healthcare delivery

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 28, 2024

The federal government has vowed to help train staff in teaching hospitals and other tertiary health institutions to address rising issues in healthcare delivery. Vice-President Kashim Shettima made the pledge while receiving the management of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, led

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LASG tasks parents, students on cultism and harassment of teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 28, 2024

The Lagos State Government has urged parents and students to prevent cultism and harassment of teachers and other school personnel in public institutions. Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, made this statement on Tuesday while advising students on how to handle obstacles as teenagers in a decadent culture. He addressed at the […]

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Osun University server hacked over teachers’ recruitment test

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 28, 2024

The management of Osun State University has revealed that the school’s server was hacked overnight by unknown criminals in an attempt to disrupt the teachers’ recruitment test scheduled for today. A statement by Ademola Adesoji, the university’s spokesperson, reads: “Unexpectedly, our server was attacked at midnight today. We responded technically and

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Management of UCH denies owing IBEDC N495 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 28, 2024

The management of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, disputed yesterday that it had an accumulated power supply bill of N495 million over the last three years. It stated that the hospital’s overdue power supply bill was N241 million, and that the payment plan to cover the outstanding and current bills was […]

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Students bemoan rising cost of accommodation in tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 27, 2024

Students at Niger State’s tertiary institutions have spoken out about escalating accommodation costs, particularly off campus, and have begged with the state government to intervene. Students who expressed concern that most federal and state government-owned tertiary institutions do not have enough space to accommodate students admitted on an annual basis lamented

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Al-Muhhibah Open University Appoints Prof. Ahmed Garba as Acting VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 27, 2024

The Governing Council of Al-Muhhibah Open University in Abuja has accepted the appointment of Prof Ahmad Salisu Garba as Acting Vice-Chancellor. Garba’s appointment was announced in a letter dated March 25, 2023, from Barr. Muslim Migari, the university’s Registrar. Maigari stated that the appointment comes following the death of professor Muhtar Hanif

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Lagos demolishes illegal structures around schools, drainage

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 27, 2024

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has torn down illegal buildings outside the Salvation Army Primary School fence in Ayobo, Ipaja. This comes after several citizens accused local government officials of being to blame for the unlawful buildings that have sprung up along school perimeter fences and drainage alignments across the state. In a video […]

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DSUST partners with oil company to provide practical engineering training to students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 27, 2024

Delta State University of Science and Technology (DESUST) in Ozoro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MG VOWGAS Limited, an indigenous oil and gas servicing company to provide practical engineering training to university students. At the signing ceremony at the company’s office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, the university’s

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Traditionalist urges FG to incorporate traditional religion into school curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 27, 2024

Dr. Fayemi Fakayode, a traditionalist, has encouraged the federal government to incorporate Traditional Religious Knowledge in the school curriculum so that it can be taught as a topic and pass on Yoruba culture and traditions to future generations. He stated that adequate education is required to dispel myths about Yoruba history and antecedents among children […]

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Unizik Business School launches PG programmes on leadership and management

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 27, 2024

Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s Business School (UBS) has launched Post-Graduate and Certificate programmes for effective leadership and management in business, economy, and governance. Prof. Chinedu Onyeizugbe, the school’s director, revealed this in an interview with the media to celebrate the start of the new admission season, saying the decision was part of the

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US state prohibits children under the age of 14 from using social media

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a measure on Monday that will restrict children under the age of 14 from using social media in the state. According to the report, children aged 14 or 15 will require parental authorization before joining a platform. The bill, HB3, also orders social media corporations to remove the current accounts […]

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Ex-minister Adelusi-Adeluyi to receive honorary doctorate from EKSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

The Ekiti State University (EKSU) has chosen Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, a famous chemist and former Minister of Health and Human Resources, to receive an honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa) during the university’s upcoming convocation event. According to a letter from Ife Oluwole, EKSU’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, the event will

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FG reveals plan to conduct census of schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

The federal government announced Wednesday that it plans to conduct a census of all schools in the country. According to the government, the census data will help it address the sector’s challenges. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, made the announcement during a two-day capacity-building training for desk officers in the ministry’s departments and

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NSUK SUG president suspended indefinitely for serious misconduct and stampede

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

Comrade Buhari Ari Ibrahim, often known as Bombay, the President of the Students’ Union Government at Nasarawa State University Keffi, NSUK, has been suspended indefinitely from office. The Legislative Arm of the Union made this judgement on allegations of abuse of office and severe misbehaviour. In a letter dated March 26, following an extraordinary plenary […]