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GOUNI VC urges graduating students to shun materialism

Angel Ojonugwa July 17, 2024

ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – , The Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, Rev Fr Christian Anieke, has counseled outgoing students of the university to show exemplary performance in their future endeavours. Anieke made the call during the Thanksgiving Mass organised by

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2022 strike:;CONUA demands payment of outstanding salaries, other benefits

Angel Ojonugwa July 17, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has called on the Federal Government to pay outstanding salaries, promotion arrears, and other benefits owed to its members.The congress made the call in its communiqué read at the end of its Second National Executive Council meeting on Sunday in Benin. The communique read by […]

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Stakeholders seek improved welfare for teachers in Borno

Angel Ojonugwa July 17, 2024

MAIDUGURI (Sundiata Scholar) – Stakeholders in Borno have urged the State Government to improve welfare and incentives for public school teachers to boost their morale in the ongoing revival of education in the state after the insurgency. The call was part of recommendations by the stakeholders after a town hall meeting on inclusivity and accountability […]

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200 students receive NDDC scholarship for post-graduate studies abroad

Angel Ojonugwa July 17, 2024

PORTHARCOURT (Sundiata Scholar) – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has presented post-graduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region. Mr Chiedu Ebie, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Ebie, in a statement

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FG denies plans to hand over universities to private investors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The federal government has disputed claims that it is selling public universities to private investors. Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, stated that there has been misinformation about one aspect of the ministry’s strategy regarding tertiary education. The minister declared this during a meeting with heads of agencies, parastatals, and directors at the

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US to expedite visa approvals for Nigerian graduates with job offers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

To enhance the US economy and retain top talent, the Biden administration has introduced steps to fast-track employment-based non-immigrant visas for recent US college graduates with job offers. This project seeks to streamline immigration procedures and recruit qualified professionals to the United States. By July 18, the Department of State will have issued new rules

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NECO Releases 2024 Common Entrance Examination Results for Unity Schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for Unity Schools. Dr Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that one candidate received the highest score of 203 in the exam. Sununu said that […]

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Tantita Security awards N5 million each to FUPRE’s best graduating students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has donated N5 million each to the two finest graduating students from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) in 2024. The presentation took place on Wednesday at Tantita’s headquarters in Bendel Estate, Ugborikoko, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State. In addition, the Godfrey Pondi Book Club

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FG investigative panel reveals cause of Plateau school building collapse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The Federal Government-appointed investigative panel on the collapsed two-story school building in Jos, Plateau State, released a preliminary report on the tragic incident. The two-story structure housing Saint Academy, located in the Busa Buji neighbourhood in the Jos North Local Government Area of the state, collapsed on Friday at about 8:30 a.m., killing 22 people

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LASG Cooperative College set to begin technical vocational training

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The Lagos State Cooperative College will soon begin training the teeming youth populace in various technical vocational training courses certified by City and Guilds International. The decision to begin the training programme was declared and validated with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the partnering technical training company, Henry Karl, over the

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UI students protest over introduction of 10-hour electricity supply

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

Students at the University of Ibadan in Oyo State are currently protesting the introduction of a 10-hour daily electrical supply on campus. According to reports, the institution began providing a 10-hour daily electricity supply yesterday (Tuesday). The institution’s Department of Works and Maintenance published a memo outlining the new policy. Engineer

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Dangote pledges infrastructure dev’t at Aliko Dangote varsity

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

DANGOTE (Sundiata Scholar) – pledges infrastructure dev’t at Aliko Dangote varsity Dangote pledges infrastructure dev’t at Aliko Dangote varsityInfrastructure By Aminu GarkoKano, July 11,2024 Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chancellor of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, has pledged to construct a Senate building and 10 senior academic staff residences

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Adamawa, UNICEF begin distribution of learning materials to 343,942 children

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

YOLA ( Sundiata  Scholar) – Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) with support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has inaugurated the distribution of learning materials to 343,942 children across 931 public primary schools in the state. Speaking at the ceremony in Yola on Thursday, UNICEF Chief of Bauchi Field office, Dr Tusha Rane,

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Teachers recruitment: Oyo SUBEB receives 52,423 applications.

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Oyo State, says no fewer than 52,423 people have submitted applications through its job application portal.The Executive Chairman, SUBEB, Dr Nureni Adeniran, disclosed this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan. Adeniran, however, said that the job application portal had been

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Transportation varsity Daura improves staff’s capacity on discipline

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

KATSINA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal University of Transportation Daura (FUTD), in Katsina State has organized a two-day capacity building workshop for its pioneer staff on handling disciplinary cases. The workshop was titled: ‘’The Role of Management in the Prevention of Avoidable Litigations in courts Arising from Poor Handling of Disciplinary Cases in Nigeria

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ASUP threatens strike over new scheme of service

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

AUCHI ( Sundiata Scholar) -The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will embark on industrial action, if government fails to suspend the new Scheme of Service in Nigeria Polytechnics, which took effect, June 7.The Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State chapter of the union stated this after at an emergency congress in Auchi on Friday. […]

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Zamfara govt commits to AGILE project’s implementation

Angel Ojonugwa July 16, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata Scholar) – The Zamfara Government on Friday restated commitment towards ensuring the success of the ‘Adolescent Girls Initiative Learning and Empowerment (AGILE)’ project in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Alhaji Wadatau Madawaki stated this in Gusau at the quarterly meeting of the State Project Steering

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Mercy Chinwo, Pastor Blessed offers full scholarships to 100 undergraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Mercy Chinwo, a well-known gospel singer, and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, have established the Mercyisblessed Foundation to provide full scholarships to 100 University of Calabar undergraduate students. On Friday, July 12, 2024, the couple announced the offer in front of a crowd of thrilled students during their tour of the university. The scholarship

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ATBUTH performed over 30 laser surgeries for kidney stones in 8 months – CMD

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Dr. Jibrin Bara, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi, has revealed that the hospital has successfully completed over 30 laser surgeries to remove kidney stones in eight months. Bara spoke at a 2-day workshop for Nigeria Association of Urological Surgeons (NAUS) 2nd quarter endourological on Monday in

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Enugu Governor dismisses ENSUBEB Chairman, Ajah

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah dismissed Dr Gabriel Ajah as Chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB) effective immediately. Mr Aka Eze Aka, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday. The commissioner, who did not divulge the reason for the