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Oando Foundation collaborates with Plateau SUBEB to promote early childhood education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 26, 2024

The Oando Foundation announced that it has partnered with the Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to promote the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programme in ten schools across the state. This strategic intervention tackles important gaps in early childhood

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Group to commence anti-drug campaign in Anambra schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 26, 2024

The Adorable Foundation International (AFI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has announced that it will launch a school-to-school campaign in Anambra State to educate kids on the dangers of drug abuse. The organization’s founder, Princess Ada Amam, announced this during a press conference in Awka yesterday to unveil the group’s beauty contest, which will

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ASUU urges FG to exempt universities from IPPIS and fulfil agreements

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 26, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to keep its promise and remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Dr. Joshua Silas, Chairman of the ASUU, Federal University Lokoja Chapter, made the appeal on Tuesday during a union protest at FUL’s campus in Felele, Lokoja. Addressing journalists […]

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NELFUND Postpones Student Loan Applications for State-owned Institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced a 14-day extension for the student loan application procedure for state universities, citing low data submission rates. Several state-owned schools failed to upload required student data and fee information to the NELFUND Student Verification System, prompting the decision. According to a statement issued in Abuja on

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Tension as Bauchi Polytechnic students protest armed robbery attack, death of colleague

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

Tuesday saw a rise in unrest at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi as students protested against the suspected entry of armed robbers into an off-campus residence in the Gwallameji neighbourhood of Bauchi city, which left one student dead and other items stolen. The robbery was reported to have occurred on Tuesday about 2:30 a.m. It was […]

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NUC accredits 11 courses at Ajayi Crowther University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

The National Universities Commission has given full accreditation for 11 new programmes at Ajayi Crowther University in Oyo State, spanning seven faculties. This development was reported on Tuesday in a statement made accessible to newsmen which cited the NUC’s letter to the university dated June 6, 2024. Newly approved degrees include Business Administration,

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Sokoto: NGO tasks stakeholders on inclusive education, Tsangaya schools reform

Angel Ojonugwa June 25, 2024

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – An NGO, Safe The Child Initiative (STCI), has urged the stakeholders in the education sector to work toward influencing relevant government agencies on gender-responsive, inclusive education planning and Tsangaya reforms. STCI’s Chief Executive, Mr Abdulganiyu Abubakar, made the call during a stakeholders advocacy and influencing

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ASUU decries decay in Kano varsity

Angel Ojonugwa June 25, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), YUSUF MAITAMA SULE University Kano (YUMSUK), has expressed concern over the decayed infrastructure in the university. The Chairman of the union in the university, Dr Mansur Sa’id stated this at a news conference on Friday in Kano. He decried the inability of the state […]

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UK-trained educationist advocates urgent overhaul of Nigeria’s education system

Angel Ojonugwa June 25, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – A UK-trained Educationist, Mrs Yetunde Kamson, has called for an urgent transformative overhaul of Nigeria’s education system. Kamson reports on Sunday in Benin that the nation’s education sector required renewed vigour and significant improvement. According to her, Nigeria will need to draw inspiration from the successful education reforms

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World bank supports Oyo govt. with N3.5bn grant to renovate 105 primary schools

Angel Ojonugwa June 25, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The World Bank has supported Oyo State Government with N3.5 billion grant for the renovation of selected 105 public primary schools across the state. The state Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, made the disclosure on Friday in Ibadan during a symbolic presentation of cheques to representatives of some of the beneficiary schools. […]

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Kunle Olawunmi to Deliver Chrisland University’s Lecture on Nexus Between Governance and Societal Expectations

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

Former Deputy Chief of Defence Administration, retired Commodore Kunle Olawumi, is scheduled to give a lecture at Chrisland University in Abeokuta on the relationship between governance and social well-being. The lecture will take place on Thursday, June 27th, 2024, at 12 noon. The venue is The Marquee at the University campus on Ajebo Road in […]

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TRCN inducts 955 teachers in Plateau

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

On Monday, the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) inducted 955 graduates from the University of Jos’ Faculty of Education as professional teachers. Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar of TRCN, administered the oath to the graduates and congratulated the inductees on successfully completing their training as professional teachers. Ajiboye, who was represented

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JAMB, VCs, others to decide admission cut-off marks on July 18

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

On July 18, 2024, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will meet with vice-chancellors of universities, rectors of polytechnics, and provosts of colleges of education, among other education stakeholders, to determine the cut-off or minimum admission criteria. On April 29, 2024, JAMB issued the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results, and of the 1,904,189

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Bandits kill Usman Danfodio University Deputy Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 25, 2024

Prof. Yusuf Saidu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto, was murdered by suspected bandits. Prof. Saidu, DVC Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto, died unexpectedly on Monday while travelling from Sokoto to Kaduna. In a statement, the university management said, “The death has occurred of Prof. Yusuf

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Varsity scraps white teaching boards from September

Angel Ojonugwa June 24, 2024

ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – The Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu says white boards would no longer be used in teaching computer science students as from September.The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Christian Anieke, made the disclosure while addressing Computer Science students of the university on Thursday in Enugu.According to him, only smart boards and

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Pay more attention to your passion, abilities than mere certificates, Expert urges students

Angel Ojonugwa June 24, 2024

OKITIPUPA ( Sundiata Scholar) – (Ondo State), Nigerian students have been urged to pay more attention to their passions, innate abilities and potentials than their mere academic certificates to survive the current economic challenges. Director-General of Ondo State Pension Commission (OSPENCOM), Hon. Babatiunde Adefusi-Owate, stated this during a lecture, organised

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ASUP protests as FG launches new scheme of service for HND holders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed strong opposition to the recently released scheme of service for holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates in government service, claiming that the new document further undermines polytechnic education and promotes the country’s age-long disparity and discrimination against its products in

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FUPRE-CSD receives NUC accreditation for postgraduate studies

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2024

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources-Center for Sustainable Development (FUPRE-CSD) reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the university’s professional postgraduate programmes. The Centre for Sustainable Development’s director, Emeka Elemike, made the announcement on Monday in a statement. “The Federal University of

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15-year-old Air Force student allegedly punished to death by seniors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2024

Blaise Aliyu, a student at the Air Force Comprehensive School in Kaduna, was allegedly punished to death by two senior colleagues. Aliyu is survived by his twin brother, who also attends the military boarding school in Mando, Kaduna. They are orphans who lost their parents in 2013. It was stated that two SS3 pupils brought […]

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Nigerian graduate who failed WAEC 17 times receives two doctoral degrees in the US

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2024

Mr. Emmanuel Ahmadu, a Nigerian graduate who failed the West Africa School Certificate of Education (WASSCE) 17 times, has urged youths to be resilient and never give up hope, despite facing obstacles. Ahmadu, who was recently awarded two doctorate degrees in the United States, delivered the advice during a phone interview with the News Agency […]