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SSANU, NASU to begin nationwide protest tomorrow

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 8, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU) have mobilised their members to stage a national protest on July 18, 2024. The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSA­NU has already asked each

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NBTE to inspect NiMet for accreditation of diploma courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 8, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is set to inspect facilities at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in Oshodi, Lagos. This followed NiMet’s application for accreditation of diploma courses at the centre. Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General of NiMet, stated in a statement released by the agency

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NELFUND Lists 36 State-Owned Institutions Qualified for Student Loan

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 8, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that 36 state-owned tertiary institutions have signed up for the student loan scheme. It was also highlighted that students from the universities can now apply for the loan effective July 7, 2024. NELFUND announced this on Sunday through their official X handle (formerly Twit­ter). The tweet reads, […]

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ATII offers scholarships to students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 7, 2024

African Technology & Innovation Institutes (ATII), a knowledge transfer and technology innovation hub, awarded scholarships to ten students from Bridge International Academy in Lagos. Through its Junior Scholars Programme, which is run in collaboration with the Lumina Educational and Empowerment Foundation (Lumina), the scholarship will cover the educational needs of

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ASUU criticises FG for excluding education from N2 trillion emergency funding

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 7, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities reacted on Saturday to the Federal Government’s decision to inject new N2 trillion into the economy, stating that omitting education from emergency funds is grossly insensitive. President Bola Tinubu recently revealed the results of the Federal Government’s review of the accelerated stabilisation and advancement plan,

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QNET aims to uplift Nigerian youth through entrepreneurial education, financial literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 7, 2024

QNET, a lifestyle, wellness, and direct-selling organisation, has vowed to continue empowering Nigerian youngsters by increasing capacity for entrepreneurial education and financial literacy. The company vowed to continue developing the capacity of its media partners in collaboration with Transblue Nigeria Limited. Biram Fall, regional manager of QNET sub-Saharan Africa,

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Missing UNN female student found dead on campus

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 7, 2024

Favour, a female student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu state, was found dead on campus. The 100-level student from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science was reported missing on Tuesday after attending her chemistry practical. On Friday evening, the deceased’s remains were discovered outside the Eni-Njoku male hostel, near the

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190 Nigerian graduates of Chinese university receive automatic employment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has provided automatic employment to 190 Nigerians under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Jason Zhang, Chairman of CCECC Nigeria Ltd., made this statement during the CCECC-organized welcoming event for graduates on Friday, July 5, in Abuja. “Today, we gather here to extend a warm welcome to the students

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Canada, New Zealand, and Australia end ‘flagpoling’ by Nigerians and other international students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Nigerians hoping to further their education in Canada, Australia, and/or New Zealand face difficult times, as the countries have implemented regulations preventing international students from finding work after graduation and applying for offshore visas. According to Financial Express, Canada’s new border application ban might cause delays in acquiring work

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FG reveals project to return 20 million out-of-school children back to school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Concerned about the rising number of out-of-school children in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of the DOTS project to restructure the education system, improve enrollment, and assure the academic security of the nation’s children. DOTS stands for Data Repository, Out-of-School Children’s Education, Teacher Training and

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Nigerian woman emerges as the first female Chancellor of Birmingham University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

Sandie Okoro, a British-Nigerian, has become the first female Chancellor of the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Okoro, who is now Group General Counsel at Standard Chartered, where she oversees the bank’s Legal, Group Corporate Secretariat, and Shared Investigative Services operations, is the university’s eighth Chancellor in its 124-year

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ASUP opposes NBTE’s service schemes for polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed opposition to the NBTE’s recent service schemes for polytechnics. As a result, ASUP has issued a 15-day ultimatum beginning July 8, 2024, asking the immediate suspension of the guidelines’ implementation unless essential changes are made. Briefing the press in Abuja following the union’s

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PLANE, TRCN introduce professional standards for school leadership

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has released its newly developed Professional Standards for School Leadership in Nigeria’s Basic and Secondary Education. The Professional Standard for School Leadership in Nigeria is a comprehensive framework and reference document that aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of school leadership throughout

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AGILE to renovate and construct 447 secondary schools in Sokoto

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) is set to renovate and construct junior and senior secondary schools across Sokoto State. Mansur Isa Buhari, PhD, the State Project Coordinator, announced this during a media interaction with journalists and social media practitioners. Buhari, when delivering an overview of the AGILE project, stated that

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Secondary school student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Alex Emeka, a 20-year-old student at Adamawa State’s Capital Government Day Secondary School has admitted to raping a mentally ill woman three different times. The student, who was brought before Adamawa Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, pled guilty to the act. He was remanded when the prosecuting police read the charge, which included the fact that he was

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NNPCL, SPDC donate ultramodern ICT centre to Bauchi University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have provided a cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT) facility to Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi. During the official inauguration and handover of the new ICT Centre at the university’s main campus in Gadau, Dr. Bala Wunti, Chief

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6 Nigerian students win outstanding Cambridge awards

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Six students from three Nigerian secondary schools have won the World Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards for the June and November 2023 Cambridge examination series. Mrs Lucy Pearson, Country Director of the Nigeria British Council, said this at the British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards in Lagos on Thursday night. The British Council, in

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NUC frowns at decline in the conduct of university ceremonial lectures

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has voiced worry about the obvious and qualitative reduction in the delivery of Ceremonies and Special Lectures, which are the hallmarks of university and tertiary education. This was reported by the commission’s Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki, on Thursday in Abuja during a retreat organised by the commission for

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UBEC establishes a digital resource centre to enhance learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, established a Digital Resource Centre (DRC) to train school teachers and students in digital literacy. Dr. Hafsat Lawal, the DRC’s chief of capacity building, stated at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday that the centre featured modern learning tools to promote […]

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ASUU withdraws services, boycotts all academic activities in UNIBEN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Barely 24 hours after students at the University of Benin’s Ugbowo campus, protested the institution’s lack of electricity and water, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, boycotted all academic activities at the postgraduate programme. The union is suspending all academic services to postgraduate students due to alleged nonpayment of