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NECO boss seeks stricter laws to help combat examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO), has advocated for a comprehensive national examination law that expressly regulates all areas of examinations in Nigeria. He stated that this will help in addressing the key challenge of

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Uzodinma to deliver UNN 52nd convocation lecture on Thursday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

On Thursday, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma will deliver the 52nd convocation lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. That will place him among the few sitting governors in Nigeria to have participated in such an intellectual harvest at the Premier University’s convocation. Gen. Ike Nwachukwu (Rtd), former governor of Old Imo State, will chair […]

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UBEC trains 1,480 rural teachers to address learning crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has begun training 1,480 teachers drawn from remote and hard-to-reach schools across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the commission, the training is part of the federal government’s attempts to solve the country’s rising learning crisis. The training, which focuses on multi-grade

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Adamawa government extends school resumption by one week over measles outbreak

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Adamawa government has deferred the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the third term academic session till May 13 to allow the government to vaccinate children against measles. Aisha Umar, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, made the announcement on Monday in Yola. Ms Umar added that the […]

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Former student union leader plans to set 214-hour reading record

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Ajao Samson, former Students Union President at Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, is seeking to set a new Guinness World Record. Ajao plans to set the record for the longest reading time with a 214-hour marathon. Ajao had already announced on his Facebook page that he would participate in the 214-hour read-a-thon. The read-a-thon began on […]

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LASU VC launches STEM education laboratory

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Lagos State University-Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE) opened its laboratory on Monday to train students in science, mathematics, and technology. Dr Joshua Atah, the National Coordinator of ACE Impact in Nigeria, stated at the ceremony that the project’s success was partly due to outstanding leadership

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Newly established Technology varsity matriculates 550 studentsTechnology varsity matriculates

Angel Ojonugwa May 6, 2024

BABURA (Sundiata Post) – Jigawa The new Federal University of Technology, Babura in Jigawa, has matriculated 550 students, among them 39 females, as it admits its second set of students since its establishment. The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university, Prof. Sabo Ibrahim-Birninkudu, said on Saturday that the students would study courses on Engineering and

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Police arrest 2 in connection with the disappearance of a 200-level UNIDEL student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Two suspects have reportedly been apprehended by Edo State Police Command officers in connection with Miss Faith Omodon, a missing 200-level undergraduate at the University of Delta in Agbor. On March 30, residents of the Iru Egbede community in Edo State’s Orhionmwon Local Government Area reported the abrupt abduction of their daughter, Faith Omodon, a […]

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53 bag first class as MAU graduates 5,545Graduation

Angel Ojonugwa May 6, 2024

YOLA (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than 53 students of Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola bagged first class in the institution’s 28th Convocation ceremony held on Saturday, reports that the university graduated 5,545 students in the 2022/2023 academic session with leftovers from previous session joining in the ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Prof. Abdullahi

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School children risk Psycho-emotional, if indiscriminately promoted–Don warns parents

Angel Ojonugwa May 6, 2024

ILLORIN (Sundiata Post) – Prof. Yunus Fasasi, of the Department of Educational Management of the University of Ilorin has warned parents in Nigeria that school children risk Psycho-emotional problems, if indiscriminately promoted.Fasasi made the submission in Ilorin, in his paper presentation at the 256th Inaugural Lecture of the University entitled: “ Holding

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Shun cultism, other social vices–Nasarawa Speaker tells students

Angel Ojonugwa May 6, 2024

LAFIA (Sundiata Post) – Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, has urged students to shun cultism and other social vices in order to excel in life. The speaker made the call while hosting National Officials of Nasarawa State Students Association (NASSA) on Friday in Lafia. Jatau said that cultism and other social […]

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Scholar advocates literacy development plan to address learning poverty

Angel Ojonugwa May 6, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – A scholar, Mr Namse Udosen has called on the federal and state governments to develop a Literacy Development Plan to effectively address the learning poverty in the country. Udosen, a master’s student of international education and development, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, made the call in a telephone interview with the […]

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AAU Alumni upholds Omozeghian’s appointment as worldwide president

Angel Ojonugwa May 6, 2024

AMBROSE (Sundiata Post) – Ali University (AAU) Alumni Association, Lagos State Chapter has reached a resolution to uphold the appointment of Mr Clifford Omozeghian⁩ as its worldwide President Mr. Sebaston Nwokoro, Chairman of the association’s reconciliation committee, in a remark during the event held in Tedi Town, Ojo, Lagos described the appointment as a “well

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Wesley University matriculates 580 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University Ondo, Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, has urged the institution’s newly admitted students to embrace the qualities of hard work and avoid social vices. Prof. Obeka, who declared this during the school’s 15th Matriculation ceremony, cautioned that any violation of the social vices would result in severe repercussions such

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Foundation educates 100 LASUTH students on financial literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

One hundred Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) students have received financial literacy training in order to better prepare them to face the challenges of the national economy. The Pan African Capital Foundation trained 100 biomedical students from the Nigerian Medical Laboratory Science Students Association (NIMELSA) at the University of Lagos in financial

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Provost urges FG to expand the scope of technical education to promote industrialization

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Dr. Jagboro Olushola, Provost of Kogi State College of Education, Technical, Mopa, has urged the federal government to broaden the scope of vocational and technical education at tertiary institutions in order to spur the nation’s industrialization. She also emphasised that technical and vocational education cannot be overstated as a viable means of engaging the team

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Kaduna University to allow students to take examinations despite unpaid fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Kaduna State University has declared that students experiencing financial challenges will be allowed to sit exams for the 2023/2024 academic year. The university’s management stated in a statement on Thursday that the move was made at the request of Governor Uba Sani to lessen the impact of present economic issues on its student body. […]

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Former education minister, Kenneth Gbagi dies at 62

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Kenneth Gbagi, 62, a former minister of education (state) and the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) Delta State Governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections. Gbagi, a prominent industrialist, criminologist, and senior lawyer, died on Saturday morning, May 4, 2024. A statement signed by Emuoboh Gbagi, his eldest son, on behalf of Gbagi family, stated: “It […]

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NANS suspend nationwide protest over fuel scarcity, electricity supply

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Following the government’s last-minute intervention, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) called off the planned statewide protest on Sunday, which was set to begin Monday. NANS had previously called for the sacking of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Ministry of Power in response to the ongoing fuel crisis and

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Only PhD students are eligible to bring dependents to the UK, says Envoy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

The United Kingdom, UK, has said that only international students pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies are eligible to bring dependents into the country. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He stated that the educational system policy […]