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Hackers Take Over Education Minister, Tahir Mamman’s WhatsApp Number

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 27, 2024

Fraudsters have hacked the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman’s WhatsApp number. This was made known in a statement on Friday by the Director, Press & PR, Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade. The statement claimed that unauthorised individuals had taken control of

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FG proposes 30% TETfund allocation for student loans

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 26, 2024

The Federal Executive Council is proposing a bill that will direct 30% of Tertiary Education Trust Fund allocations to the Student Loan Scheme. The bill aims to amend Section 3 of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Act No. 16, 2011, titled ‘Establishment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.’ Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the […]

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Nigeria @64: NANS to organise prayers at churches, mosques

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 26, 2024

As part of the 2024 Independence Day celebrations, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced plans to hold prayers at mosques on Friday and churches on Sunday. NANS President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, revealed at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday that the prayers will take place majorly on campuses across the country. According […]

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Soludo declares free education for Anambra senior secondary schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 26, 2024

On Thursday, Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State announced free education for senior secondary students in public schools. Soludo made the announcement in Awka while meeting with principals and head teachers from public primary and secondary schools. On September 21, 2023, the governor announced free and compulsory education from nursery to junior secondary in public

Tertiary institutions

NGO trains 400 Kaduna teachers on ‘jolly player’ teaching device

Angel Ojonugwa September 26, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – In a bid to enhance the quality of education in Kaduna State, an NGO, Universal Learning Solutions (ULS), has trained 400 teachers on effective use of its ‘jolly player’. reports that jolly player, is an innovative digital teaching device designed to make learning fun and engaging for pupils. At the training […]

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Katsina spends N514 million on student examinations in 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 25, 2024

Hajiya Zainab Musawa, Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, has revealed that the state government has allocated N514,105,250 to facilitate students’ participation in the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and other external exams in 2024. She stated that N450,117,000 was paid for 11,671 students to register for the West African

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NYSC boss seeks integration of skill acquisition into NDA curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 25, 2024

Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, has asked the Nigerian Defence Academy to incorporate a skills acquisition and entrepreneurship programme into its curriculum. On Tuesday in Kaduna, he made the suggestion during the NDA 22nd Convocation Lecture in honour of the graduating cadets of 71 Regular Course and Post-Graduate

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ASUU threatens fresh strike, gives FG 14-day ultimatum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 25, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued the Federal Government a fresh 14-day deadline to resolve outstanding issues. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke made this clear in a statement on Wednesday. Osodeke expressed frustration with the government’s lack of commitment and delay tactics. As a result, it has issued a 14-day ultimatum to President […]

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ATBU inducts 243 final year students into TRCN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 25, 2024

243 final-year students from the Faculty of Technology Education at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, have been inducted into the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). During the induction ceremony at the university’s Yelwa Campus on Tuesday, Acting Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mohammed Kunya urged the TRCN to detect and eliminate fraudulent

Tertiary institutions

FG to unbundle unity colleges

Angel Ojonugwa September 24, 2024

Abuja, (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government says the 115 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) in the country will soon be unbundled into basic and secondary schools. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu made this known during the opening of the Annual General Meeting of Principals of Unity Colleges in Abuja on Tuesday. […]

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Ogun university student discloses motive for killing Christina Idowu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 24, 2024

Ayomide Adeleye, a 23-year-old student at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State, has admitted to killing Christiana Idowu, an 18-year-old church member. Adeleye, who is currently in the custody of the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Unit, said that financial problems prompted him to commit the crime. Adeleye admitted that he enticed Idowu, an industrial

Scholarships

Qatar University fully-funded scholarships for international students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 24, 2024

Lusail University in Qatar has announced a fully funded scholarship opportunity for international undergraduate students in the 2025 academic year. According to information obtained from the university’s website, the institution will offer 12 study programmes for the Qatar scholarship program. The program will cover all necessary expenditures, including tuition,

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Kwara University of Education appoints Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 24, 2024

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has selected Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the first Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly created Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) Ilorin. She was a professor of mathematics education until her appointment as a senior lecturer at the department of science education and coordinator of the Educational Technology

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Federal University of Agriculture set to launch in Bayelsa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

The new Federal University of Agriculture in Basambiri, Nembe Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, is scheduled to take off soon, with renovations on the first major government project in the oil-rich council nearly complete. The disclosure came during a weekend visit by the pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing board of the recently approved university, Senator

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UTME, DLC candidates receive the same certificate, says UI

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

Candidates wishing to enrol at the University of Ibadan (UI) through its Open Distance eLearning mode have been reassured by Prof. Kayode Adebowale, Vice Chancellor of the institution, that they will enjoy the same rights and benefits as their counterparts on the main campus. He claimed that after completing their courses, distance learning students would […]

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LUTH starts bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell disease

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

In order to cure sickle cell disease, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) have launched a high-quality, safe bone marrow transplant procedure that satisfies international standards. This was announced Friday in Lagos through a joint statement from the National Director of Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), Dr.

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Girls’ school dropout costs Sub-Saharan Africa $210 billion in GDP annually

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

According to the United Nations, the high percentage of female school dropouts in Sub-Saharan Africa results in an annual economic loss of approximately $210 billion. The report, titled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals – The Gender Snapshot 2024,” emphasises the severe economic consequences of gender disparity in education across the area,

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Guinness World Record: Osun lecturer starts 150-hour marathon lecture

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

Dr Nsikak Akpan, a lecturer at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State, has started a 150-hour marathon lecture. Akpan is seeking to set a Guinness World Record for the longest lecture ever delivered. According to reports, the marathon lecture began early on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the institution’s campus in Moro town. As […]

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Firm calls for inclusion of GIS in primary, secondary school curricula

Angel Ojonugwa September 23, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar)-Sambus Limited, a technology integration company, has called for the inclusion of Geographic Information System (GIS) in primary and secondary school curricula. The company’s Managing Director, Ms Akua Aboah, spoke on Tuesday in Abuja on the sidelines of a two-day event tagged “Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) User Conference West

Tertiary institutions

Federal University of Education, Zaria gets acting VC

Angel Ojonugwa September 23, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna State The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of Dr. Suleiman Balarabe as the acting Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Education, Zaria. This is contained in a statement by Sani Lawal-Makarfi, Special Assistant to the acting vice-chanellor, on Tuesday in Zaria. He said the development was sequel to the