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Lagos Government enrols 11,957 out-of-school children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 29, 2024

According to reports, Lagos State has enrolled approximately 12,000 out-of-school children under its Project Zero Programme. At the 2024 Children’s Day on the grounds of the Police College, Governor Sanwo-Olu, represented by Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, stated that his administration

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Unilag partners with foundation to empower 3 innovators with N3.5 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 29, 2024

The Oladele Fajemirokun Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Lagos Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre (ESDC), has awarded N3.5 million to three Nigerian entrepreneurs during the second edition of the Business Innovation and Talent Expression (BITE) programme. The BITE competition winners include Father Chow, who won the title and received a N2

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5 UNN staff drag university to court over removal from governing board

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2024

Five academic staff members of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, have filed a lawsuit against the university’s management at the Federal Court High sitting in Enugu for refusing to allow elected members of the Governing Council to complete their tenure. The frustrated academics, which included three professors, claimed that they were elected for a […]

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ASUU: Students loan is a ploy to enslave Nigerian students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Calabar Zone, has condemned the Federal Government’s planned Student Education Loan, calling it a ploy to enslave Nigerian students and keep them in debt to the country forever. Dr. Happiness Uduk, Zonal Chairperson of ASUU, spoke at a press conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, on Monday. She expressed […]

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Oyo University VC expresses sadness over student’s death, considers phone ban

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2024

Prof. Timothy Adebayo, Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University in Oyo State, has expressed his sadness over the terrible death of a student, regretting the failure of almost 100 hostel residents to raise an alarm during the incident. Alex Timileyin, a 200-level engineering student at the university, was beaten to death by his colleagues on Saturday after […]

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126 federal institutions approved for student loans (Full List)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

The student loan scheme started on Friday after multiple delays. However, just 126 federal institutions will benefit from the first phase of the initiative, which aims to make education more accessible to indigent students. According to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the first phase would target 1.2 million students from federal-government-owned universities,

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17-year-old Nigerian awarded full scholarships to study software engineering

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

Emmanuela Ilok, a 17-year-old student, has received full scholarships to study Software Engineering from some of the world’s most famous colleges, including Stanford, MIT, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, and Columbia. Alex Onyia, an education activist and CEO of Educare, posted about Ilok’s accomplishments on his X page on Sunday. “This is Emmanuela Ilok, the

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FG reduces the tenure of College of Education provosts to a single term of five years

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has published an extensive clarification on the execution of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023, specifically addressing Provost tenure. This is in response to concerns voiced by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Staff Unions of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, about the prevention of possible crises in […]

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CUSTECH declares three-day mourning over death of abducted students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTECH, in Kogi State, has declared a three-day mourning period following the death of two students by kidnappers. Ms Olufunke Hudson, the CUSTECH Registrar, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday. James Michael-Anajuwe and Musa Hussein, first-year students of Information Technology and Software

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Radda offers automatic employment to Yar’adua University’s first class graduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

Dikko Radda, the Governor of Katsina State, has given automatic employment to all Katsina State indigenes who have graduated with a first-class degree from Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina (UMYU). The Governor, who made the announcement on Saturday during the University’s combined 9th-13th convocation ceremony held in the Convocation Arena, emphasised his

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ACU expels students for beating colleague to death over ‘stolen phone’

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) in Oyo has expelled some of its students for beating a colleague to death over an alleged phone theft. In a now-viral video, the expelled students are shown beating a colleague who is rolling on the floor while one of them shouts “harder, harder”. The victim was also seen gasping for air […]

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FG postpones inauguration of governing councils of federal tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has stated that the inauguration and retreat for pro-chancellors, chairmen, and members of federal tertiary institution governing bodies, which was originally set for Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31, 2024, would be postponed. This was said in a statement that was made public on Sunday and was signed by […]

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FUGUS graduates 2,534 students with 43 bagging first-class

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in Zamfara State has graduated 2,534 students, which is 27.03% higher than the number that graduated in the previous convocation, with 43 students receiving first class in the state. Speaking on Saturday at the Federal University Gusau’s second (3rd and 4th) combined convocation ceremonies, the university’s Vice Chancellor,

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Pastor Jerry Eze’s Wife Appointed as Pro-Chancellor of Jigawa University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

Dr. Eno Eze, wife of popular pastor Jerry Eze, founder of Streams of Joy International, and convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), an online digital prayer meeting, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal University of Technology Babura in Jigawa State. This comes […]

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Gerar University of Medical Sciences appoints Taiwo Afolabi as University Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

During the week, the Gerar University of Medical Sciences (GUMED) in Imope-Ijebu, Ogun State, inaugurated Dr Taiwo Afolabi, CON, as University Chancellor and Professor ‘Niran Adetoro as Vice-Chancellor. Dr Isaac Adegoke founded the University to contribute to Nigerian education and to give back to mankind by assisting young people in achieving their dreams. GUMED is

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IVF: Abuja Hospital welcomes first triplets with full scholarships up to university level

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

Alliance Hospital in Abuja has celebrated the birth of its first triplets by awarding scholarships ranging from primary to university education and this was revealed over the weekend. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director (MD), Christopher Otabor, stated that the gesture was in honour of the tremendous breakthrough achieved by the hospital’s In Vitro

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Police confirm the murders of two abducted CUSTECH students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2024

Bertrand Onuoha, the Kogi State Police Commissioner, has confirmed the killing of two Confluence State University students who were recently abducted in the state’s Osara area. When asked to corroborate the killing, he merely replied, “Yes, two of them were found to have been shot this morning.” The police commissioner did not, however, provide further

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Maryam, a Nigerian teenager, receives a full scholarship of $60,400 at Princeton

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

Miss Maryam Popoola, a Nigerian teenager, has been awarded a full fellowship of $60,400 at Princeton University in the United States. The Dowen College alumnus was also offered scholarship admission to Harvard University in the United States of America, Yale University, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, and University College London (UCL), UK. Maryam achieved

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Ayo Banjo, former vice chancellor of UI, dies at the age of 90

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

Prof Ayodeji Banjo, a former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, is dead. Banjo, who was the VC of UI from 1984 to 1991, died on Friday at the age of 90. He had previously served as the university’s acting vice-chancellor in 1983. In 1966, he started his career as a lecturer […]

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NELFUND responds to complaints about the student loan portal hours after its launch

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has addressed recent complaints from students experiencing difficulties applying on the Student Loan Application portal. The organisation tackled some of these concerns collectively as follows: The loan website, which went live early Friday, is now accessible for students of federal tertiary institutions as part of the scheme’s