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Don implores governments to protect the marine and blue economy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

Lagos – Martins Anetekhai, a Fisheries Professor, has encouraged governments to take action to protect marine ecosystems, habitats, and species in order to maintain the marine and blue economy. This claim was made by Anetekhai of the Science Faculty of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo,

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Unilorin don demands a jail sentence and harsh penalties for tax evaders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

ILORIN – Professor Saka Olokooba of the University of Ilorin’s (Unilorin) Department of Business Law has asked Nigeria’s Federal Government to punish tax evaders severely, including sending them to jail. During his 249th Unilorin Inaugural Lecture, “Withhold Caesar’s Right and then Cry the Beloved Country,” Olokooba made the call on

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FG, UNICEF empower 16,000 Katsina girls with digital literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

KATSINA – With the assistance of UNICEF, the Federal Government has equipped around 16,000 girls in Katsina State with digital literacy, entrepreneurial skills, and talents. At the conclusion of a training session on Thursday at the Katsina State School of Nursing, Katsina, this was said by Dr. Babangida Zubairu, the Master Trainer for the Nigerian […]

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Bauchi State University graduates 7,029 students at combined convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

Itas/Gadau (Bauchi State) – The vice chancellor of Bauchi State University, Gadau, Prof. Fatima Tahir, announced on Friday that 184 students would receive first-class degrees on Saturday. Prior to the announcement, she stated at a press conference that 7,029 students would receive Bachelor’s degrees at the first-ever combined convocation. Tahir said the 184

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300-level ATBU student arrested for possession of gun and bullets

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

The State Police Command has detained Atim Emmanuel, a 23-year-old 300-level student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, on suspicion of possessing firearms and cartridges. The development is a part of the Command’s attempts to round up criminal elements around the student communities throughout the state. It comes just two weeks after the death […]

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TETFund launches a N1 billion state-of-the-art library complex at Bauchi University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 15, 2023

The state-owned Sa’adu Zungur University in Gadau, Bauchi, has a 2,000-seat Central Library Complex that was built by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) at an expense of N1 billion. It was formally opened for usage on Friday.Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the TETFund, conducted the official commissioning and announced that the project […]

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Federal University Gashua (FUGASHUA) Admission List 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 15, 2023

This is to to inform applicants who registered and participated in the Federal University Gashua admissions process that the list of applicants who have been offered admission to the school for the 2023–2024 session has been released by the management and is accessible on the JAMB CAPS website. Federal University, Gashua Admission list for the […]

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IAUE Supplementary Batch C UTME Admission List 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 15, 2023

The Supplementary Batch C UTME Admission list of candidates given admission into various degrees for the 2023–2024 session has been released by the management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education and is currently accessible on the school’s portal. This is to announce the release the batch C list of successful candidates who applied for admission and passed […]

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NYSC member launches a classroom block worth N3.5 million in Bauchi

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

BAUCHI – Rahila Garba, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bauchi State, dedicated a block of two classrooms worth N3.5 million at Gudun Hausawa Primary School, which is located close to the state metropolis. Garba, who works for the Office of the Head of Civil Service, stated during the occasion that Habibu Engineering […]

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500-level student of OAU, Chisom Nwankwo dies in a car accident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

ILE-IFE (Osun) – The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), located in Ile-Ife, has announced that Chisom Nwankwo, a final-year student, died in a car accident on campus. The deceased was a Public Relations Officer at the institution and a student studying Agricultural Economics at the Faculty of Agriculture said Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju on Tuesday in Ile-Ife. […]

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The first private university in Kebbi set to begin operations in January 2024 – VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

BIRNIN KEBBI – According to Prof. Mohammed Ahmadu, the Vice Chancellor of Rayhaan University in Kebbi, the new private university will offer 15 degrees that have been recognised by the National Universities Commission (NUC) when it opens for activities in January 2024. This was disclosed by Ahmadu during a Sunday meeting with a delegation from the […]

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Federal Government praises NECO for its new facilities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

MINNA – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has received praise from the Federal Ministry of Education for purchasing facilities that would increase the effectiveness of administering reliable exams. The facilities were inaugurated on Saturday at the NECO Headquarters in Minna by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. The minister launched a block of

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Methodist High School Ibadan Alumni reveal development for the school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

IBADAN – To revolutionise teaching and learning at their alma mater, former students of Methodist High School, Ibadan, have unveiled a medium- and long-term development plan. During their first-ever big reunion and gala night in Ibadan on Saturday, the old students revealed the plan. Dr. Lekan Abioye, the National President of the Methodist High School […]

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Stakeholders in Nigerian universities concerned about shortage of lecturers – Survey

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

ENUGU – Many lecturers in Nigerian universities have voiced concern over the lack of students in universities throughout the nation, claiming that the condition has created a significant obstacle for the country’s educational system. Due to a lack of academic staff, a survey conducted in the South East Zone revealed that many professors were overworked […]

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Al-Hikmah University urges TETFund to provide support for private universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

ILORIN – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) has been urged to assist Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, as well as other private universities in Nigeria, by Alhaja Sekinat Yusuf, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council at the university. At the institution’s 13th Convocation on Saturday in Ilorin, Yusuf made the call, stating that support for private

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8,500 teachers undergo training in digital literacy and ICT by Kaduna SUBEB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

KADUNA: Information, communications, and technology (ICT) and digital literacy training for 8,500 teachers has been initiated by the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB). The State University (KASU), which provided the ICT centre, and Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) collaborated to assist the training. According to Ahmed Sani, the

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UNICEF and SUBEB launch the Train-the-Trainers project in Jigawa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

DUTSE – The train-the-trainers initiative for School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) and Community-Based Management Committees (CBMCs) has formally started, thanks to the collaboration of UNICEF and Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). At the launch, Hajiya Umma Abdulkadir, the UNICEF Focal Point Officer at SUBEB in Dutse, stated that 2,820

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Governor Makinde to launch a 72-room office complex built using Ibadan Poly’s IGR

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

IBADAN – On December 15, during its 2023 graduation ceremony, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, will officially open a 72-room office facility that was constructed with its own internally-generated revenue (IGR). During the occasion, the institution’s radio station—which has an operating licence from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)—will also be opened. Dr.

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The blue economy will prosper in the future with good government – Francis Akpan

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

ORON (Akwa Ibom) – According to Rear Admiral Francis Akpan (rtd), effective administration will improve the nation’s blue economy going forward. In a speech he gave on Tuesday at the Maritime Lecture for the 2023 Cadets graduation conducted at the Maritime Academy, Oron, Akpan made this claim. ‘Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Maritime Workforce

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130 Katsina undergraduate students get scholarships from the Anti-Terrorism Foundation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

KATSINA – The Nigeria Foundation for the Support of Victims of Terrorism has awarded N25.1 million in scholarships 130 exceptional but underprivileged students of Katsina State studying in nine tertiary institutions in the state.  The recipients must have attained a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher in each of their many institutions to […]