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Aliko Dangote University begins skills acquisition programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

Wudil (Kano State) – As part of efforts to help students become self-reliant, the management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, has implemented skill acquisition. Prof. Musa Yakasai, the university’s vice chancellor, revealed this to reporters

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Lagos lawmaker sponsors 150 youths to obtain UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

LAGOS (Scholar Sundiata) – On Wednesday, 150 indigent students were sponsored by Lagos lawmaker Mr. Rasheed Shabi, who represents Lagos Mainland area II, to get free registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in the constituency. habi stated that the donation was made to enable indigent students to continue their studies during the event

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ABUAD mentoring 3 international universities and twelve others – VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

No less than 15 universities are receiving mentorship from Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State (ABUAD), according to Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, vice chancellor of the university. She noted that considering ABUAD’s enormous accomplishments, the international and local universities’ decision to choose it as their mentor was not made by mistake. Speaking

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Gov Abiodun presents OOU’s best graduating students N2m each

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

In a move to promote scholarship opportunities, Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun announced on Wednesday that the best graduating students from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, will receive N2 million each. With a cumulative grade point average of 4.86, three students—Talabi Hazeem Ayomide, Adesanya Ibrahim Damilola, and Alabi Ifeoluwa—tied for the best among

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UNIMED offers automatic employment to three best graduating students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

Three of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) best graduates for the 2022–2023 academic year have been offered automatic employment by the institution’s management. The students were Michael Aremu, the best male graduating student, Miss Marcy Saba, the best female graduating student, and Miss Francisca Aemulegun, who received a first class in physiology. Prof.

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JAMB CBT manager arrested for engaging in an online chat with 15-year-old candidate 

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

A manager of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test (JAMB CBT) has been placed under arrest after it is alleged that she used information obtained during the 15-year-old candidate’s exam registration to engage in an online chat with her. The issue came to light soon after the registration procedure when the candidate’s mother—who […]

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Oyo reopens 23 schools shut down for ten years

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

The state government has reopened no fewer than 23 schools that had been shut down ten years ago in the Oyo State local government areas of Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East, and Oyo West. This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by Dotun Oyelade, the state commissioner for information and orientation. Oyelade said the […]

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Lead City University gets new deputy registrar

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

With effect from January 2, 2024, Dr. Ayobami Owolabi, the former Director of Corporate Communications and Students Services at Lead City University in Ibadan, has been promoted to the position of Deputy Registrar, Corporate Communications and Students Services of the University. This was stated in a statement that the university has signed. Owolabi holds the […]

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Multiple nude photos discovered on suspended UNICAL professor’s phone, says ICPC investigator

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

According to Lucy Ogechi, an investigator with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, forensic examination of Cyril Ndifon’s phone, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, showed that he had multiple nude pictures from different contacts. The professor and his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, are currently

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Kwara Gov awards N6 million each and scholarships to six presidential school debate winners

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, gave six public school students who won the Presidential School Debate Championship in Abuja cheques of N6 million on Wednesday. The presentation, according to Mr. AbdulRazaq, fulfilled his administration’s promise to award the winners N6 million each and provide them with a complete scholarship for their first

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Gov Aiyedatiwa reaffirms commitment towards providing support to state varsities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has reaffirmed his commitment to giving all state-owned tertiary institutions the support they require. During a meeting with members of the institutions’ Governing Councils on Wednesday in Akure, Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance. The organisations are Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Olusegun Agagu University of

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Yabatech student sentenced to two years in training institute for smoking marijuana

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

A student from Yaba College of Technology has been sentenced to two years in a Borstal Training Institute by the Area Court at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, for smoking marijuana. Judge Hammad Ajumonbi declared in his ruling on Wednesday in Ilorin that Mr. Onikoyi ought to be transferred to the Borstal Training Institute, where he will spend a […]

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Nigerian Academy of Science appoints UNIBEN professor as its vice-president

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Nigerian Academy of Science has appointed Friday Okonofua of the University of Benin as its vice-president. The appointment was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by Benedicta Ehanire, a spokeswoman for UNIBEN. Mr. Okonofua is the director of the World Bank programmes in UNIBEN and the leader of the university’s Centre of Excellence in […]

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TETFund: VCs Protest Reps’ Infringement on Varsity Autonomy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Regarding its instruction to halt the execution of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions , the House of Representatives has been accused of encroaching on university autonomy by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. The vice chancellors noted that it was also an infringement on the doctrine of the separation of powers which they […]

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Lawmaker declares state of emergency in education in his constituency

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

In the House of Representatives, Hon. Akarachi Amadi, the lawmaker for the Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State, has proclaimed a state of emergency in the consistuency’s elementary and secondary schools. When discussing his leadership thus far and his plans for the future, Amadi revealed this to journalists in Owerri. He pointed out that the primary

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Increase in tuition fees unavoidable as private schools spend fortune on security

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Concerns have been voiced by private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that higher tuition will result from the expensive cost of protecting their buildings against roving kidnappers. An administrator of a private secondary school in an Abuja satellite town, who wished to remain anonymous and not have her or her school’s name revealed, […]

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Kogi Poly matriculates 4,349 students, emphasises zero tolerance for cultism, indecent dressing

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

For the 2024–2025 academic year, 4,349 students have been admitted in the Kogi State Polytechnic’s National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes. This was announced during the 31st Matriculation Ceremony, which took place on Tuesday at the Polytechnic’s Matriculation Ground, by Salisu Ogbo Usman, the Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic,

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TETFund approves N761.4m scholarship grant for 12 lecturers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

Under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention (TSAS) programme, the Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has granted scholarships to twelve Nigerian lecturers from public tertiary institutions to pursue doctoral, PhD studies in science-related fields in France. At a pre-departure briefing in Abuja, TETFund Executive

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State universities oppose the decision to stop the N683 billion TETFund intervention

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund  (TETFund), decided to stop the 2024 TETFund intervention in state-owned universities. This decision has been met with protests from the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN). The decision was described as unprecedented in a press release signed by the committee’s

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Bandits kidnap students and staff in Ekiti [VIDEO]

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The Apostolic Faith School in Emure, Ekiti State, has had some of its staff and students kidnapped by armed bandits. The students, their head teacher, and the driver who was taking them home after school were reportedly kidnapped by the robbers. The victims were abducted while riding their school bus from Emure back to Eporo […]