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FG to probe 107 private universities over award of fake degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that it will launch an investigation into the award of fake degree certificates by some private universities in Nigeria. The move follows a journalist’s investigation, which revealed certificate racketeering in adjacent Benin Republic and Togo. In the

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Insecurity: Police orders increased patrols around Kano schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Hussaini Gumel, the Kano State Police Commissioner, has asked Operational Commanders and Divisional Police Officers to increase patrols around all primary and secondary schools, as well as higher institutions in the state. SP Abdullahi Haruna, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, issued this statement on Wednesday. He stated that the move was in accordance with

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Group encourages parents, students to embrace STEM education for a technologically advanced world

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Women in Energy Oil and Gas (WEOG) has urged on parents, teachers, and students to accept STEM education as a proactive step towards crafting a sustainable future. WEOG, a non-profit organisation, emphasised the critical significance of STEM disciplines in addressing tomorrow’s global concerns, noting that adoption will foster a generation of innovative minds ready

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FG postpones launch of student loan scheme indefinitely

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

The Federal Government has postponed the commencement of the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyer, claimed this in an interview with ARISE NEWS. According to Sawyer, the loan, which was originally scheduled to start on Thursday, has been postponed again due to certain

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Mbah establishes governing council for Enugu State University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has selected Chinyeka Ohaa as Chairman of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Governing Council. The governor also approved Professor Ikenna Chukwu’s assignments. The governing council includes James Ifeanyi, Gladys Okoro, Chinedu Onu, and Dr. Eric Oluedo. Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government,

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Nigeria loses N94 Billion annually on palm oil importation – OAU professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 13, 2024

Prof. Kehinde Owolarafe of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife’s Department of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering disclosed on Tuesday that Nigeria loses an astounding N94 billion a year as a result of the importation of palm oil. During a one-day session on sensitization hosted by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osogbo, Prof. Owolarafe

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Cybersafe Foundation educates females on the benefits of technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Cybersafe Foundation, a non-governmental organisation located in Lagos, raised awareness of the necessity of inclusive technology and innovation among Wellspring College female students on Monday. Confidence Staveley, the founder of the Cybersafe Foundation, stated during the event that 90 percent of attractive employment in the next years would be in technology,

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NITDA suggests that NELFUND integrate digital skills for students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The National Information Development Agency (NITDA) has proposed that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) offer short digital skills training to students. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, made this statement during a visit to their Abuja office by the NELFUND team, led by Executive Secretary Mr Akintunde Sawyer. NELFUND, which is in charge of […]

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Lagos conference to explore innovation and AI in education sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Over 200 stakeholders will gather in Lagos to explore higher education innovation in the age of artificial intelligence in the education industry. The conference is scheduled for Friday, March 22nd at the Landmark Events Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme for this Reimagine Education (RIE) event is “What a Transformative Education Can Do for […]

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Borno govt orders primary and secondary schools to close at noon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Borno State Ministry of Education has asked primary and secondary schools to modify their calendars and timing. Alhaji Mustapha Bukar, State Director of School Services in the ministry, indicated that the modification is due to the fasting season, adding that “schools should now close by noon, instead of 1.30 p.m. “In light of the […]

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Medical Council inducts 74 new graduates of Babcock University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Yesterday, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) inducted 74 doctors from Babcock University’s Ben Carson College of Health and Medical Sciences in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. Out of the new recruits, 16 had distinctions, and two were granted certificates of excellence for having seven distinctions in courses such as Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pathology,

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TETFund approves legislative drafting textbook for Nigerian universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the printing and distribution of 2,000 copies of a legislative drafting textbook across all Nigerian universities. The book “A Workbook on Legislative Drafting in Nigeria” is written by Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, Nigeria’s premier legal scholar in legislative drafting. Dr. Jaja is the first Nigerian

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400-level Abia University student dies during cult clash

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Abia State Government revealed on Monday that an Abia State University student died following a cult clash over the weekend. Following the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, briefed reporters on Monday, saying, “It has come to the notice of […]

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NSSEC aims to improve quality of senior secondary school education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has stated its commitment to improving the quality of teaching and learning in senior secondary schools. This occurred at a two-day workshop in Abuja for important schedule officials from chosen federal unity colleges and state senior secondary schools. The commission emphasised the importance of addressing the

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Uba Sani vows to rescue the students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Governor Uba Sani has committed to return all of the pupils kidnapped by robbers on Thursday in Kuriga, Chikun LGA, Kaduna. The governor made the vow while visiting the community to express his condolences over the disaster. He did, however, say that the overall number of people kidnapped had not been determined, but the government […]

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TETFund allocates N25 billion to upgrade lab equipments and workshops in higher institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc Sonny Echono, has revealed that the Fund has set aside N25 billion to upgrade equipment in laboratories and workshops at public universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. He added that this provision is part of the 2024 intervention budget, which addresses […]

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SSANU and NASU declare a seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

On Monday, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union announced a seven-day warning strike. The unions stated the proclamation was issued to demand that the Federal Government pay its members’ withholding salary for four months following the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of a resolution passed by the […]

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Police detains man for raping schoolgirl in Anambra

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

A middle-aged man named Onuora has been arrested by officers from the Inland Town Police Division in Onitsha, Anambra State, for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. Security personnel who had been tracking the suspect’s activities nabbed him at the Ado Girls Secondary School in Onitsha. According to a source, the guy had formed a pattern of […]

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Nasarawa University VC promises prompt completion of PhD programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has pledged to ensure the prompt completion of the institution’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes. Mohammed made the vow in Abuja on Monday at an event hosted by the university’s PhD students in Security and Strategic Studies, Course 5, to commemorate the completion of

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Tinubu set to launch students loan scheme on Thursday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu will launch the Student Loan Scheme on Thursday, according to information released by the Presidency. This was revealed on Sunday by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, during an appearance on TVC’s “Counting the Cost of Presidents Tinubu’s Reforms.” Ngelale states that the President will