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RECTEM matriculates first set of students for Higher National Diploma programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Redeemer’s College of Technology and Management (RECTEM) has reached another milestone with the recent matriculation of its first group of students for Higher National Diploma programmes. The institution, which had previously only offered National Diploma courses and had met all of the

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UTME: Police detains father, son for impersonation during exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Police detained a father and son for impersonation during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said this in an interview with journalists yesterday following an inspection of the Kaduna State University (KASU) Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre. Oloyede claimed

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FG is addressing outstanding university workers’ demands – Minister of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated Wednesday that the Federal Government is working relentlessly to satisfy university-based unions’ pending requests. He urged the unions to engage in negotiations rather than conflict. The minister stated that negotiations are more effective than closing the institutions. Mamman spoke at the fifth delegates’

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Former student of Ambassador College bags $3.5m scholarships to 14 top universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 24, 2024

Oluwafemi Ositade, 17, a member of The Ambassadors College, Ota’s Class of 2023, has received full scholarships worth $3,511,582 from several Ivy League universities as well as other top universities in the United States, Canada, and Qatar. With his outstanding achievement, Ogun-state Ositade has once again confirmed and projected the state as a hub of […]

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First Lady expresses concern about the rising dropout rate in schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 24, 2024

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the President’s wife, voiced alarm on Tuesday about the rate at which children, particularly girls, are dropping out of school in the country. She expressed her desire to see young girls and women return to school after dropping out due to unintended pregnancies, cultural hurdles, or economic or financial reasons. The President’s […]

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FG sets up a seven-member committee to investigate bullying in Abuja school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 24, 2024

Namtira Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, was subjected to bullying by fellow students. The federal government has formed a seven-member committee to investigate alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School in Abuja. This came after the government called an emergency meeting with the school’s administration following the

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61 blind candidates take UTME exam in Enugu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 23, 2024

On Tuesday, April 23, 61 blind students took part in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Enugu through the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG). The candidates are among 577 others who are taking the exam around the nation. Candidates from nine southeast and south-south […]

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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 asked to resolve a quarrel between two persons at […]

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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

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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 […]

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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

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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

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Nwifuru reduces university tuition fees, increases workers salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has reduced the tuition costs at Ebonyi State University by 10%. Mr Nwifuru has also approved salary increases of 20% and 10% for the state-owned institution’s academic and non-academic workers, respectively. The governor made the announcement on Saturday during the university’s 12th to 15th combined convocation event,