LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Lagos City Senior College and New Era Junior Secondary School, have won the Senior and Junior categories of 2024 World Robot Olympiad (WRO), Nigeria National competition respectively. Also, Lagos State Senior Secondary School won the Future Innovators for
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has explained that the Board does not set the so-called ‘cut-off mark’, which should, at the very least, be correctly referred to as the “minimum tolerable admission score,” as it is insinuated in some circles. According to Jamb bulletin, the Registrar stated
The Kano State Students’ Council has warned against the planned nationwide protest over the rising living costs. At a news conference in Kano on Sunday, the council’s chairman, Yahaya Kabo, urged protest organisers to be cautious and open to negotiation. Mr Kabo, who urged students to boycott the protest, stated that the council separated itself from
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Oyo State Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) on Friday in Ibadan said it has adjusted the Computer-Based Test (CBT) time-table for prospective applicants. The TESCOM chairman, Mr Akinade Alamu, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen about the revised time-table for the CBT initially slated for between Monday and
Brigadier General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose, Acting General Officer Commanding 8 Brigade, Nigeria Army in Sokoto, has stated that education is the foundation of any society’s development. He stated that the majority of the youths committing crimes in the country are uneducated, and he urged soldiers’ spouses to provide their children with a good upbringing
SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Malaysian Crown Prince, Tuanku Jamalullail, says no fewer than 84 Nigerians students are studying different courses in Malaysian institutions under the Islamic scholarship scheme. Jamalullail disclosed this on Saturday when he visited Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, as part of his official tour in Nigeria. The ruler of the
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has increased the admission quota for the Faculty of Nursing at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, from 190 to 300 every session. Tunde Olofintila, Director of ABUAD Corporate Affairs, stated in a statement on Sunday that the news was given in a letter dated July 18, 2024, from Council’s […]
Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State, announced and awarded degrees to 2,842 graduates at its 22nd undergraduate and 13th postgraduate convocation ceremony on Sunday. Of the 2,442 undergraduates that graduated, 148 received First Class grades. At the postgraduate cadre, 52 had Postgraduate Diplomas, 74 Masters, 19 MPHIL, and 160 at the Doctoral level. In his speech […]
Ahead of the nationwide protest scheduled for August 1 across the country, Nzubechi Valentine Ahaneku, National Vice President, Special Duties, of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, has stated that students from the Southeast region will not participate in the protest because it will not address their issues. He revealed his position during a […]
Stanbic IBTC has offered scholarships to 200 brilliant students from Nigeria’s public universities. The honourees were chosen from 16,000 candidates for their outstanding academic achievements and potential to contribute to Nigeria’s future. Speaking during a recent scholarship function in Lagos, the bank’s CEO, Dr Demola Sogunle, thanked the
Four graduates of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State have each received N1,500,000 in the 2024 British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation Agripreneur Programme. Mustapha Ibrahim, Olajire Adekunle Sherif, Oluwadare Ogunmoye, and Anuoluwapo Akinboye were named winners after presenting eight unique project proposals in diverse agricultural fields. According to a
Taminominin Makinde, Oyo State’s First Lady, has reiterated the state government’s commitment to education as the cornerstone for sustainable development and a better tomorrow. Makinde made the assurance during the flag-off event for the distribution of 50,000 free exercise books to public secondary schools around the state. The free exercise book is one of the
Winston Dennis-Masi, a young Nigerian, has been honoured by the University of Essex in Colchester, England, for his outstanding academic performance. Winston, 20, graduated from the university on Thursday with a First Class degree in the highly sought-after Computer Systems Engineering program. A devout Christian from Omoku, Rivers State, the young lad attributed his
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi reports that eight schoolchildren were rescued safely after a 40-foot articulated container fell on two vehicles in Lokoja on Thursday. On Thursday, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr. Samuel Oyedeji, told NAN in Lokoja about the situation. Oyedeji stated that the incident occurred at Lokongoma […]
No less than 6,700 people arecurrently vying for 380 teaching positions at various secondary schools in Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who monitored the examination on Saturday in several of the approved examination venues reported that a high number of applicants showed up. Fr. Hilary Mgbodile, Chairman of Enugu State Post Primary […]
Naja’atu Salisu, a 300-level computer science student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, was discovered unconscious after falling in the bathroom on Friday morning. According to sources, Naja’atu went to the bathroom in the female hostel on the university’s Gubi campus to have a morning shower and prepare for her classes but was
Security personnel at Bayero University in Kano have detained two people for posing as lecturers and selling books to naïve fresh students. This was said in a statement by Bala Abdullahi, Publication Secretary, Special Bulletin, on behalf of the university’s Registrar, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday. According to the statement, the two
The Federal College of Education (FCE) in Katsina has announced plans to start running degree programs in 2025, following the federal government’s approval for institutions of education to run dual degree programs. The provost of the college, Dr. Aliyu Idris Funtua, who made the above disclosure while addressing newsmen in Katsina yesterday, to herald the […]
The House of Representatives has stated why it is attempting to remove federal universities from the Band A electricity tariff plan in order to reduce their high electricity bills. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, made the revelation on Friday in Abuja, following an oversight visit to Federal Universities in the
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Kolowole Adebayo, has warned Nigerians to avoid destroying infrastructure while expressing their frustrations to the federal government. Adebayo argued that when lives, government infrastructure, and property are destroyed, it becomes a riot rather than a protest. He spoke