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Chaos ensues at LAUTECH as police officer allegedly shoots a student, injures others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

On Monday, pandemonium erupted at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, when a police officer allegedly shot one student and injured two others. According to reports, the sad situation occurred when the police officer, who has yet to be identified, was

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UTME: JAMB to refund registration fees to deserving visually-impaired candidates

Angel Ojonugwa April 23, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun, Lagos Coordinator, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group, says the board will refund fees paid by deserving visually-impaired candidates for the purchase of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME forms.Olarenwaju, a former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), gave the assurance at the Distance

Edu News

FG closes private school in Abuja due to bullying (FULL VIDEOS)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

According to reports, the Federal Government closed the Lead British International School in Abuja due to claims of bullying. This was revealed on Tuesday during a press conference that parents attended on the school’s grounds. It was also learned that the claim would be investigated, and the investigation’s results would delay the school’s opening for

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UI to matriculate 3,749 undergraduate students for the 2023/2024 academic session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

The University of Ibadan in Oyo state has announced that it has admitted 3,749 students to its various undergraduate programmes. According to the institution, the students were admitted for the academic session 2023/2024. The institution made these claims in a statement released to the media by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu. The […]

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UNN lecturer caught with pants down inside office with a female student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

A lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, was discovered pants down in his office with a female student. The unnamed man is claimed to be a lecturer at the institution’s School of General Studies. The victim is believed to be someone’s wife. A speaker in the viral video remarked, “We’ve been following this […]

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Obasanjo, Bells University VC request inclusion of private universities in Student Loan Scheme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, Vice Chancellor of Bells University of Technology in Ota, Ogun State, have asked the Federal Government to include students from private universities in the upcoming Student Loan Scheme. They addressed at the official opening of the Asiwaju Onafowokan, Coleman Wires and Cables building yesterday at Bells

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TETFund installs kidney transplant equipment in 6 locations

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has completed the procurement and installation of transplant equipment in six tertiary health facilities in the country to aid in the end-stage of renal disease management. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (formerly Bayero University Teaching Hospital) in Kano, Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital in Zaria, the University of Abuja Teaching

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FG to review minimum entry age for universities, others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, has said that the federal government intends to review and set the minimum entry age for postsecondary institutions in the country at 18 years. The minister, who made the remark while supervising the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Abuja, cautioned parents not to push their children and […]

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ASUU threatens to boycott UNIBEN’s resumption due to violence on campus

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatened to boycott the resumption of classes on April 28, 2024, due to campus violence. ASUU is calling for prompt action and the initiation of required steps to stop the institution’s errant students from repeatedly violently attacking lecturers and management staff. […]

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Nigeria’s first private open university introduces MBA programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

Miva Open institution, a major Nigerian private online institution licenced by the National Universities Commission (NUC), has introduced a Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum aimed at preparing African business leaders for the emerging global economy. Sim Shagaya, the chancellor of Miva Open University, recently stated that the Miva MBA degree is designed

Tertiary institutions

Why we need more special education teachers in schools – Inclusion Advocate

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – Akhere Aghedo-Akran, Educational Manager, St. Agatha’s Inclusive Learning Centre, Satellite Town, has solicited for the employment of more special education teachers in schools.Aghedo-Akran told Friday in Lagos that this would encourage mainstream settings in the country.She added that it would also promote lifelong learning opportunities for

Tertiary institutions

Plateau SUBEB boss warns contractors against substandard projects

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

JOS (Sundiata Post) – Mr Samuel Amuna, Executive Chairman, Plateau Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB), has warned contractors handling various projects across public primary schools in the state against shoddy jobs. Amuna gave the warning at a meeting with contractors, Education Secretaries and Technical Officers of the board on Monday in Jos. The chairman said

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High school student charged with assault for allegedly striking a teacher in viral video

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

An unidentified North Carolina (United States of America) high school student has been charged with assault after being caught on camera slapping a teacher. The incident took place on April 15 at Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, according to a Facebook statement from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO). The video shared online shows the […]

Tertiary institutions

Convocation: Tinubu urges Nigerians to enhance educational outcomes

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

SOKOTO (Sundiata post) – President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday at the combined 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st convocation ceremony of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, emphasised the collective responsibility of citizens to improve Nigeria’s educational sector. Represented by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, Tinubu underscored education as the cornerstone of

Tertiary institutions

VC lauds diaspora groups for supporting Igbo Cultural Villa project at UNN

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

NSUKKA (Sundiata post) – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Prof Charles Igwe, has commended Igbo diaspora groups led by the Council of Igbo States in Americas (CISA) and Igbo World Assembly (IWA) for their support and exceptional contributions towards the establishment of Igbo Cultural Village Complex (ICVC) in the university. […]

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Yobe government committed to academic excellence – NTIC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC), Feyzullah Bilgin, has applauded Yobe State Government for its commitment to fostering a “culture of academic excellence” in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Bilgin recalled how twenty two students of the NTIC were recently selected by the National Mathematical Centre (NMC) to

Tertiary institutions

FCE, Zaria sets committee to investigate 12 students suspected to be cultists

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Post) – Kaduna State The Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria has set up a committee to investigate activities of 12 students suspected to be members of a cult gang. The suspected cultists were arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation. Dr Suleiman Balarabe, the institution’s Provost, disclosed this in […]

Tertiary institutions

CBT: Foundation trains 50 admission seekers in Kano

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Post) – An NGO, Hotoro United Community Foundation (HUCF), has conducted a week-long free Computer-Based Testing (CBT) training for 50 candidates, in preparation for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Kano.Mr Muhammad Abdulwahab, the Chairman of the foundation, made this known at the closing of the training on Friday at NITDA

Tertiary institutions

UTME 2024: No glitches recorded, says JAMB Zonal Coordinator

Angel Ojonugwa April 22, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Post) – The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination began on Friday in Oyo State without glitches, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Zonal Coordinator, Mr Gbenga Akintola has said. Akintola stated this in an interview at Ibadan after monitoring the examination in some centres in the state capital. reports that the

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NUC to collaborate with Sunderland University in UK to strengthen transnational education policies

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

The management of the National Universities Commission (NUC) paid a visit to the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom as part of efforts to promote transnational education and improve the ranking of Nigerian universities. The London Academy Business School facilitated this first-of-its-kind visit. It allowed the universities to finish processes for implementing