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Al-Qalam varsity to confer late Yar’adua with doctorate degree, others

Angel Ojonugwa December 3, 2024

KATSINA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Vice-Chancellor, Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Prof. Nasiru Musa-Yauri says it is set to honour the late President Umaru Yar’adua with a Doctorate Degree of Letters during its 16th convocation. The vice-chancellor, who disclosed this during a press

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PLANE urges KDSG to employ qualified teachers to address leaning gaps

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – llf5p Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE), has urged the Kaduna State Government to employ qualified teachers to address learning gaps in the state’s LGAs. PLANE also wants the state government to come up with effective structures for monitoring teachers at schools’ levels in the LGAs. The State Team […]

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Katsina varsity promotes 15 to professorship, others

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

KATSINA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Governing Council of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) Katsina, has approved the promotion of 15 Readers to the rank of a Professor. This is contained in a statement by the Registrar and Secretary of the council, Mr Muhammad Yusufu-Abubakar, issued on Monday in Katsina. “The Governing Council of Umaru […]

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Okpebholo reinstates sacked Ambrose Alli varsity staff

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved the immediate reinstatement of the staff members of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who were disengaged from service in March 2023. reports that the approval was announced on Monday via a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor. also recalls […]

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Bullying: Stakeholders urge PTA-school collaboration

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – Stakeholders in the education sector have called for collaboration between school managements and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) to address the menace of bullying in schools. The stakeholders made this call in separate interviews with in Abuja on Monday. They were reacting to reports of bullying in secondary schools nationwide,

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Omoregie assumes duty as UNIBEN’s 11th VC

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Prof. Edoba Omoregie of the Faculty of Law, on Monday assumed office as the 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). In his inaugural speech, Omoregie, who is a professor of private property law, pledged to revolutionise the university. The new vice chancellor, who took over from Prof. Lilian […]

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Ministry, CSACEFA collaborate on education reform

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Ministry of Education has reiterated its commitment to partnering with the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA) to enhance Nigeria’s educational standards. Dr Ibrahim Basuka, Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Education, made this known at CSACEFA’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja

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Ex-minister tasks youths on integrity, personal development

Angel Ojonugwa December 2, 2024

ASABA (Sundiata Scholar) – Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, on Thursday in Asaba, charged youths in the country to build the culture of integrity for their personal development. Orubebe gave the charge at a One-day Youth Leaders’ Clinic for Secondary School Students in Delta, organised by the Abuja Leadership Centre, University […]

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ASUU decries number of first class graduates from private universities

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

WARRI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has frowned at the “increasing numbers of first-class graduates” churned out annually by private universities in the country. The ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, raised the concern on Thursday at an event organised by the body in honour of Prof. Andy Egwunyenga’s successful

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TETFund suspends foreign scholarship for academic staff

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) –  The Board of Trustees, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the suspension of the foreign component of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention with effect from Jan. 1 2025. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Director, Public Affairs […]

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Ebonyi Governor urges tertiary institutions to embark on production

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

ABAKILIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has urged tertiary institutions in the country to embark on production of items for public use to boost the economy. Nwifuru made the call on Saturday in Abakaliki at the Festchript presentation in honour of Prof Chigozie Ogbu, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the institution and former […]

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AFIT Commandant issues drug warning to 1,524 matriculating students

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), AVM Sani Rabe, has warned the 1,524 matriculating students against using illicit substances, stating that offenders will be expelled. Speaking during the 8th combined matriculation ceremony for the 2024/2025 academic session in Kaduna on Saturday, AVM Rabe emphasised the

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163 bag First Class as MOAUA holds 12th convocation

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

UMUDIKE (Sundiata Scholar) – Abia The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia, says 163 students will bag first class honours degree during its 12th convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor of MOUAU, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, who made this known on Thursday, said no fewer than 4,743 students would be conferred with first degrees for the […]

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Education most critical tool for development – Peter Obi

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate under the platform of Labour Party (LP), describe education as the most critical tool for development and future of Nigerians. Obi stated this at the 20th Anniversary of America University of Nigeria (AUN) and Founders Day celebration in Yola on Saturday. Obi, who was the […]

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Educationist harps on recruitment of quality teachers in Oyo state

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – An educationist, Dr Olumuyiwa Bamgbose, has underscored the need for recruitment of quality teachers to revamp the education sector in Oyo State. In an interview with the News in Ibadan on Thursday, Bamgbose, the CEO of Educational Advancement Centre (EAC), said the quality of teachers employed in the sector would improve […]

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Peter Obi donates computers, printers to school in Adamawa

Angel Ojonugwa December 1, 2024

YOLA (Sundiata Scholar) – Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra, has donated 10 computers and printers to Saint Augustine College, Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa. Speaking at the presentation in Yola on Saturday, Obi said the gesture was to help students acquire more knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). “Today, we are talking about technology,

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Kwara govt discourages branding of items donated to public schools

Angel Ojonugwa November 29, 2024

Ilorin, Nov. 27, 2024 (NAN) Kwara Government has discouraged the culture of branding materials donated to public school children with subtle or obvious political messages and indoctrination. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Moddibo-Kawu, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin. She says the practice, which includes

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Publishers seek involvement in education curriculum change

Angel Ojonugwa November 29, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Mr Uchenna Anioke, President and Chairman-in-Council, Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), has called on the Federal Government to involve publishers in any education curriculum change. Anioke made the call at the 2024 Annual Conference and General Meeting of the association, on Thursday in Lagos. The conference had the theme: “Publishing

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Educationist harps on recruitment of quality teachers in Oyo state

Angel Ojonugwa November 29, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – An educationist, Dr Olumuyiwa Bamgbose, has underscored the need for recruitment of quality teachers to revamp the education sector in Oyo State. In an interview with the in Ibadan on Thursday, Bamgbose, the CEO of Educational Advancement Centre (EAC), said the quality of teachers employed in the sector would improve the […]

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HND/BSC disparity: promotion of technical education will reframe perception—PCC , stakeholders

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

AKURE (Sundiata Scholar) – Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and stakeholders have called for promotion of technical education to reframe public perception of Higher National Degree (HND) and bachelor’s degree disparity in civil service across the country. Mr Kehinde Oni, PCC Federal Commissioner representing Ondo State, who made the call during a town hall/public