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Sanwo-Olu’s awards N10 million to LASU’s best graduating student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 7, 2024

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu awarded N10 million to Olaniyi Olawale, the best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 session. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the donation yesterday during the 27th convocation ceremony at LASU’s Buba Marwa Auditorium.

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Unfair rating of Mamman and education ministry

Angel Ojonugwa June 6, 2024

THE (Sundiata Scholar) – quest to rate ministers who are helping President Bola Tinubu to translate his policies and programmes seems to have created a problem of misunderstanding the role ministers play in government. This is because any rating of the ministries cannot be objective as the functions of the ministers are not all about […]

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Strike paralyses economic activities in Edo

Angel Ojonugwa June 6, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Economic activities in Benin were paralysed on Monday following the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). reports that banks, federal establishments, state Ministries, Departments and Agencies did not open in compliance with the declared strike.Air passengers were also

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WASSCE: FG applauds smooth conduct as 1.8m write exam

Angel Ojonugwa June 6, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has applauded the smooth conduct of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mamman expressed confidence in the conduct of the examination during the monitoring of the examination at the Government Secondary School Garki, in Abuja on Thursday. The Minister said

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UNILAG expresses concern, begins investigation into poor living condition of student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Following a viral video on social media depicting the pitiful living conditions of a 300-level female Biology Education student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the institution’s administrators voiced worry for the student. As a follow-up, management has contacted her and begun efforts to intervene and make life easier for the female student. A reaction

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Nigerian universities not included in the top 1000 global universities ranking for 2025

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

The most recent Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2025 have been issued, comprising over 1,500 universities from 105 higher education systems. QS is a major higher education analytics organisation that produces annual world university rankings based on academic excellence, reputation, and global diversity. The United States leads the rankings with 197

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JAMB refuses DE candidates’ registration due to change of name

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Direct Entry candidates have condemned the decision of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, to deny individuals with name changes admission to further their studies. Change of name is a formal process in which an individual changes their identity in newspapers while ensuring that all previous documents with the

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Recruitment: We give priority to STEM teachers – TESCOM

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2024

Lagos (Sundiata Scholar) – The Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) says it will continue giving priority to teachers who major in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related subjects during recruitment. Mr Kayode Sutton, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, TESCOM, told the on Tuesday in Lagos that the commission had been specific in the

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Zamfara pays N3bn outstanding SSCE exam fees – Commissioner

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata Post) – the Zamfara Government has paid over N3 billion outstanding Senior Secondary Schools Examination (SSCE) fees, left by the previous administration in the state. The State Commissioner for Science and Technical Education, Alhaji Wadatau Madawaki, disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday.“This is one of the greatest achievements recorded by

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Nationwide strike grounds activities at public, private institutions in Warri

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2024

WARRI (Sundiata Scholar) – (Delta), Commercial activities was on Monday grounded in public and private institutions in Warri, Delta following the nationwide strike embarked upon by the organised labour over a new minimum wage. recalls that the leadership of the organised labour, had on Friday declared a nationwide strike effective from Monday. Efforts by the […]

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Group implements early child learning programme to support education

Angel Ojonugwa June 5, 2024

ABA (Sundiata Post) – (Abia) The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has commenced the implementation of Early Child Learning Advancement Programme (E-CLAP) in support of primary education in Abia. The Coordinator of the group for the South-East, Mrs Eunice Egbuna, disclosed this in an interview in Aba on Tuesday. She said […]

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Microsoft under fire over EU privacy complaints on schools’ use of software

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

A group submitted a legal complaint stating that Microsoft’s education software, widely used in schools across Europe, is likely tracking hundreds of thousands of pupils. On Tuesday, the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) confirmed receiving two complaints from Noyb, a nonprofit privacy rights organisation, against Microsoft’s cloud-based educational

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Makinde appoints Prof Kalilu as LAUTECH VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso. The governor approved the appointment on Tuesday. The approval was announced in a statement signed by Professor Salihu Adelabu, Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology. The

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Caleb University Receives ‘Best Private University In Nigeria 2024’ Award

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Caleb University in Imota, Lagos, has received the Best Private University in Nigeria Award 2024 at the African Education Monitor Magazine Awards, which took place at the Sheraton Hotels in Ikeja, Lagos. According to Olawale Adekoya, Information, Media, and Publication Specialist at CalebUniversity, the award is a double celebration for the university, which recently

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Imperial College London named second best university in the world after MIT

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Imperial College London has been recognised as the top university in the United Kingdom and the second best in the world, surpassing Oxford and Cambridge for the first time. A new worldwide league table reveals that Imperial has broken years of Oxbridge dominance, rising from sixth to second in the world, trailing only the Massachusetts […]

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Soludo appoints Odinkalu Pro-Chancellor of Ojukwu University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Anambra State Governor Prof Chukwuma Soludo has appointed Prof Chidi Odinkalu as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, Igbariam, Anambra State. Odinkalu, a former chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, is a highly regarded scholar. Mr Christian Aburime, Governor Soludo’s Press Secretary, in a

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VC tasks alumni on LASU’s development

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2024

LAGOS ( Sundiata Post) – prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), has appealed to the university’s alumni to participate actively in the institution’s development for a monumental growth. Olatunji-Bello made the appeal on Monday at the Coconut Breaking Festival of the university’s alumni association. The event was part of

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NLC strike won’t disrupt ongoing WASCE in Rivers, says official

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2024

PORT HARCOURT (Sundiata Post) – The Commissioner for Education in Rivers, Dr Ovy Chukwuma, has given an assurance that the ongoing nationwide strike will not disrupt the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE). Chukwuma gave the assurance in a statement issued in Port Harcourt and made available to the News on Monday. He stated that […]

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2024 NCEE: NAPTAN commends NECO for sucessful conduct

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – The National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has commended the National Examination Council (NECO) for the successful conduct of the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE). Adeolu Ogunbanjo, Deputy National President of NAPTAN, in an interview described the exercise as a positive development for the education sector.

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Bago slashes registration fees of Abdulkadir Kure varsity by 50%

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2024

MINNA (Sundiata Post) – Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has approved a 50 per cent reduction of the registration fees of all the students studying in Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna.This largesse was part of his efforts to ease the burden on parents following the removal of fuel subsidy. The Pro- Chancellor University disclosed this in […]