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FUOYE Governing Council Grants Six-Month Leave to Vice-Chancellor, Fasina

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 15, 2025

The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has on Monday given approval for a six-month leave to be taken by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina. According to a release signed by Mufutau Ibrahim, the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, the Governing

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8 Kwara TESCOM Candidates Disqualified After Failing Drug Test

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 15, 2025

A total of eight candidates out of the 1,800 people selected for the Kwara Teaching Service Commission have been disqualified after they failed a drug screening conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. This information was made known in a release issued by TESCOM on Monday. The commission stated that those affected were found […]

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Student loan: Some tertiary institutions are cheating students, says NOA

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 14, 2025

Recent findings from the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have uncovered that certain universities and financial institutions are working together to cheat students out of their entitled Federal Government Student Loan Funds. This was revealed in a new report shared by the Community Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMO) of NOA. The Director General of NOA, Mallam

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Nigeria Becoming a Center for Skilled Workers—Echono

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 14, 2025

Mr. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has stated that Nigeria is increasingly recognized as a center for skilled labour that is in demand around the world. He made this known over the weekend during an interaction at the Vanguard Newspaper’s annual Personality of the Year Awards, where he […]

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OAU student electrocuted while retrieving football from nearby compound

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 14, 2025

A student of the Centre for Distance Learning at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, whose name is yet to be known, sadly died after being electrocuted while trying to get a football from a compound close by. The tragedy occurred at a hostel along Ife Express Road in Moro, where he had been […]

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NAF College of Nursing Records 100% Success in National Licensing Exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 13, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force College of Nursing Sciences (NAFCONS) has recorded an impressive 100% success rate in the national licensing exam for nurses, underlining the school’s unwavering pursuit of excellence in nursing education. This achievement was disclosed by the Commandant of NAFCONS, Squadron Leader Boyi Elisha, at the matriculation event for the National

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Tinubu directs NUC, NBTE, others to eliminate illegal tertiary schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 13, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has instructed the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and other relevant agencies to take decisive action against unapproved tertiary institutions in order to protect the nation’s education system from fraudulent practices. He stressed that maintaining the integrity of Nigeria’s academic

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7 most unusual courses to study in the world

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2025

Around the globe, some academic institutions are breaking the mould with degree options that challenge conventional thinking. These programmes range from dog-focused careers to celebrity-inspired lessons, proving education doesn’t have to follow the traditional path. Here are seven unique academic offerings that stand out for their originality: Harry Potter

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NAF boss advocates nationwide expansion of air mobile first aid training

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2025

Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff, has encouraged the implementation of the Nigerian Air Force College of Nursing Sciences’ innovative Air Mobile First Aid training across the country, stating that it marks a vital move toward revolutionising emergency medical care in Nigeria. Air Marshal Abubakar explained that the Air Mobile First […]

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KWASU promotes 28 lecturers, names new professors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2025

The Kwara State University Governing Council in Malete has approved the promotion of three staff members to the position of professor, alongside 25 others who advanced to associate professorship. In a Friday statement issued in Ilorin, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, acting Director of University Relations at KWASU, revealed that the promotions were endorsed during the council’s […]

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Sanwo-Olu awards LASU’s best graduate N10m cash prize

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 11, 2025

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gifted N10 million to Miss Isioma Sybil Nwosu for being the overall best graduate at Lagos State University for the 2023/2024 academic year with a CGPA of 4.93. The governor presented the cash prize to Nwosu, a student from the Department of Biochemistry in the Faculty of Science, during LASU’s […]

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Kwarapoly trains non-teaching staff on public service ethics, discipline

Angel Ojonugwa April 10, 2025

ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Kwara State Polytechnic on Wednesday ended its two days training for non-teaching staff which focused on public service ethics, discipline and academic confidentiality in Ilorin. reports that the training was organised in collaboration with Strategic Global Concept, to enhance professional standards and integrity within the institution.