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Germany announces a 6% increase in proof-of-funds requirement for international students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

The German government has increased the proof-of-funds requirement by 6% for prospective international students in the 2024/25 academic year. International students seeking a study permit in Germany must establish financial resources of €11,904 (approximately US$12,875). This is part of

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150 university students to benefit from 2024 Grooming Centre research awards

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

Grooming Centre Nigeria, a microfinance organisation, has opened its application portal for this year’s university research grant initiative, which is open to students from both public and private tertiary institutions around the country. Launched in 2019 as a corporate social intervention effort in education with only 25 beneficiaries, the number of beneficiaries

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COREN requests continued funding from FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

In an effort to improve the effectiveness of regulating engineering education, training, and practice, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has asked the federal government to reconsider its decision and reinstate the Council’s funding system. Prof. Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, president of COREN, made the statement yesterday during a press

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Kidnapped Ekiti university ex-DVC found dead

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the death of Professor Femi Olaofe, the abducted former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, in the kidnappers’ hideout. Adeniran Akinwale, the State Commissioner of Police, confirmed the news on Wednesday while replying to reporters’ enquiries, emphasising that the professor’s body was discovered

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NELFund disburses over N1.1 billion loans to 20,000 beneficiary students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said Monday that it has disbursed a total of N1.17 billion to 20,000 students across five of the country’s public tertiary institutions. Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director of NELFUND, announced this during a news conference in Abuja, saying one more institution would be added before the end of the day, […]

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Lagos State College of Health Technology appoints a new provost

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

The Lagos State Government has appointed Professor Raheem Olasupo Akewushola as the new Provost of the Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET) in Yaba. Prior to his appointment, the Professor was Dean of the Faculty of Management Science at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. The appointment of the new Provost was announced to the […]

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UI Open Distance eLearning Students to Resume on September 2nd

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 31, 2024

The University of Ibadan (UI) Distance Learning Centre (DLC) has announced that new and returning students would resume on September 2, 2024. According to Prof. Babatunde Omobowale, Director of the DLC, UI Open Distance eLearning provides a flexible, open, online, and seamless blended learning experience that allows learners to participate in live lectures in real time

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NUC approves second state-owned university in Kwara

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 31, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Kwara State University of Education in Ilorin. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the institution is the second state-owned and funded university, following Kwara State University, Malete, which was established in 2009. On Tuesday, the Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris

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Hardship protest: 3 Unicross students die in auto crash

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 31, 2024

Three Cross River State University students were killed in a vehicle accident while driving home after the university closed for two weeks to prevent students from participating in the hardship protest scheduled for August 1. On Tuesday afternoon, the students boarded a bus bound for Ogoja in the state’s northern part when the disaster occurred. It […]

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OOU senior staff protest anti-worker policies by vice-chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 31, 2024

On Tuesday, the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities protested the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ayodeji Agboola’s alleged highhandedness. The union claimed that the vice-chancellor modified the university’s laws, which affected congregation elections to the Senate and other standing

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TETFund bemoans high electricity tariff in Nigerian universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 31, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed concern about the high consumption of electricity bill in universities, claiming that some were presented bills totalling N300 to N400 million in a single month. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of TETFund, revealed this during a meeting with a delegation of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) […]

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UNILORIN expels 2 students, rusticates 3 for misconduct

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

The University of Ilorin in Kwara State punished five students for alleged misdemeanours on campus. Two students were expelled from the institution, and three others were suspended for one academic session. According to a statement issued on Monday by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, the Vice-Chancellor approved the students’

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OAU announces 2024 admission screening dates and UTME registration process

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

Obafemi Awolowo University has officially announced the registration dates for its 2024 admission screening exercise, which includes both UTME and Direct Entry candidates. The university stated that prospective students who choose OAU as their first choice and received a UTME score of 200 or more, as well as DE candidates, are eligible. The enrolment period […]

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Nasarawa University collaborates with state government to combat hepatitis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

The Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) has announced a partnership with the Nasarawa State administration to address the state’s hepatitis prevalence rate. On Monday, the university and the state government, along with partners, provided free hepatitis testing, counselling, vaccine, and treatment to hepatitis-positive individuals in the Gandu neighbourhood near

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Osun orders closure of primary, secondary schools ahead of hunger protest

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

The Osun State Government has directed that primary and secondary schools in the state go on third-term vacation effective from Wednesday. The administration stated that the decision impacts the state’s public and private institutions. The authorities went on to explain that the decision to close the schools was in response to the planned nationwide hunger […]

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Daily part-time programmes are illegal— JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, labelled some universities in Nigeria that operate daily part-time programmes as illegal on Monday. Oloyode, who was on a fact-finding expedition to the Ibadan Zonal Office of JAMB in Oyo State, stated that most of the allegations levied against his officials are baseless. He claimed that […]

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NUC accredits 31 programmes at LAUTECH

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for 31 of its courses. Vice Chancellor, Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu made this known in a letter to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, which was sent through the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. […]

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FG issues circular to VCs ahead of nationwide protests over protection of staff, students, and infrastructure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all Vice Chancellors of Nigerian universities, emphasising the importance of protecting staff, students, and public infrastructure within their institution ahead of the nationwide protests on August 1. The circular, issued by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and signed by Acting Executive Secretary

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McPherson University set to induct first set of nursing graduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

The management of McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, has selected Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 for the inaugural induction ceremony of her first set of Nursing Graduates into the Nursing Profession. The event, billed for the University’s Multipurpose Hall, is expected to draw significant stakeholders in the education sector, friends of the University

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JAMB is not responsible for setting the minimum tolerable admission score, says Oloyede

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 29, 2024

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has explained that the Board does not set the so-called ‘cut-off mark’, which should, at the very least, be correctly referred to as the “minimum tolerable admission score,” as it is insinuated in some circles. According to Jamb bulletin, the Registrar stated