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ASUU seeks reconstitution of governing councils of FG’s varsities

Angel Ojonugwa April 15, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata post) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) chapter, on Friday urged the Federal Government to reconstitute the governing councils of its universities. In a statement signed by Prof. Nuruddeen Al-Mustapha and Mr

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University of Science and Technology Ondo State, have threatened to embark on strike over unpaid minimum wage and wage award.

max Amuchie April 5, 2024

THE (Sundiata post)-workers are under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). Mr Temidayo Temola, the Chairman of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions, who made the disclosure on Friday in Okitipupa,

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Lagos State University (LASU), says students’ welfare is a top priority of the university.

max Amuchie April 5, 2024

VICE- (Sundiata Post)- chancellor also said that LASU management would continue to ensure a conducive and competitive learning environment. Olatunji-Bello, represented by her deputy (Academic), Prof. Olufunsho Omobitan, made the promises on Friday at the matriculation ceremony of the university’s new part-time students for the 2023/2024 academic session. reports that more

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Lokoja varsity matriculates 4,925 students, warns against vices

max Amuchie April 5, 2024

LOKOJA -(Sundiata post)-The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Thursday, matriculated 4,925 students for its 2023/2024 session with strong warning against vices and other acts that could undermine its integrity. The FUL Vice Chancellor, Prof.  Olayemi Akinwumi, gave the warning during the ceremony at the varsity’s campus at  Andankola, Lokoja. Inducting the

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BUA Group kicks off N250m projects for Al-Qalam University, Katsina

max Amuchie April 4, 2024

(ASR) (Sundiata Post)-Africa, an affiliate of BUA Group of Companies, turned the sod of a N250 million Administrative Block and Conference Room at Al-Qalam University, Katsina, on Thursday. In 2022, ASR Africa announced the launch of its 2023 Tertiary Education Grant Scheme to cover 22 institutions, one of which is Al-Qalam University, a private Islamic […]

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Female university staff crushed to death by fallen container

max Amuchie April 4, 2024

OSUN (Sundiata post) – A female staff member of the University of Ilesa in Osun State, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, on Wednesday, died as a container filled with cashew nuts being conveyed by a truck fell on her car. The accident, which happened along Ilesa/Ibodi Expressway, a few meters away from the […]

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Tragedy as Ebonyi varsity student slumps, dies during football match

max Amuchie April 4, 2024

EBONYI (Sundiata post) – Tragedy struck at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, AE-FUNAI, Ebonyi, following the death of a 200-level student, Ogboji David Chukwuebuka, who slumped on campus. Gathered that there was a football competition in the school organized by the Directorate of Sports of Student Union Government, SUG, of the school when […]

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Poly student accuses lecturer of extortion, withholding result

max Amuchie April 4, 2024

OSUN (Sundiata post) – A student of Oduduwa Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, Osun State, who gave her name as Jesulayomi Adedini, has accused a lecturer of the institution known as Ogunjana Adeolu of extortion and deliberate attempt to frustrate her graduation from school. It was gathered that Adedini wrote her final National Diploma examination from the Department […]

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Student Loan: FG To Begin Pilot Scheme With Public Institutions

max Amuchie April 4, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata post) – The Tinubu-led Federal Government has announced that it would begin a pilot phase of the student loan scheme with applicants from public tertiary institutions across the country. The spokesman for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, made this known on Wednesday hours after President Bola Tinubu signed the amended Student […]

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Unilorin expels, rusticates 19 students over examination malpractice, racketeering

max Amuchie April 2, 2024

ILORIN- University of Ilorin has expelled or rusticated 19 students involved in various offences. Their offences ranged from misconduct, theft, examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering, extortion and assault to admission racketeering, Those expelled included six final year students, the varsity’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun stated in Ilorin

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Licences of universities caught cheating during visits will be revoked – NUC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 21, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a warning to universities, cautioning them against taking short cuts during accreditation visits or face having their programme approval revoked. In an interview with Journalists on Sunday in Abuja, Chris Maiyaki, the commission’s acting executive secretary, issued the warning. Institutions and courses that do not

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UNILAG Convocation: Falola encourages the study of Ifa and witchcraft in Nigerian institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 17, 2024

Toyin Fola, a renowned African intellectual and history professor, has promoted the study of Ifa and witchcraft as courses that are coupled with science and economics to award degree certifications in Nigerian universities. In addition, he suggested that lecturers and students communicate with each other in native tongues, regardless of the subjects they are studying […]

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ATBU’s Policy Regarding Drug Test for Students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 17, 2024

Students returning for the current academic year at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi have received a circular from the university’s management directing them to take a toxicology test, commonly referred to as a drug test. This test checks for drugs or other chemicals in a person’s blood, urine, or saliva. A report claims […]

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UNILAG debunks rumors of hoodlums attack on bus conveying graduation gowns

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

The management of the University of Lagos, Akoka has denied the recent media reports suggesting an attack by hoodlums on one of its vehicles in transit, leading to the alleged theft of graduation gowns.  The university’s spokesperson, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, issued a statement on Tuesday evening, shedding light on the actual circumstances surrounding the incident.

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Hoodlums attack UNILAG bus conveying graduation gowns

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

The post-graduate academic gowns of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), which were paid for and were meant to be given to the graduating students, were stolen off a bus. This week marks the 54th convocation event for the university, where 340 graduates will receive first-class degree certificates. It was required of the graduates to pay […]

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Bandits abduct Katsina university students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

There have been reports of gunmen abducting two female students from Al-Qalam University in Katsina State and the perpetrators are suspected to be bandits. Habiba Ango Shantali and Maryam Abubakar Musa, the victims, were abducted on Monday while returning to school. In a statement issued by the Secretary-General, Comr. Mohammmed Ibrahim, the president of the […]

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Students applaud conversion of Katsina institute to university

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Katsina (Sundiata Post) – The students and ex-students of the Katsina Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM) have complimented Gov. Dikko Radda for transforming the institution to a fully-fledged university. The students asked that the university be renamed Malam Dikko Ummaru Radda University of Technology at their triumphant march in Katsina on Monday. The

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FUTA students close down school over 100% hike in tuition

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Students at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State have closed the school in protest over a tuition hike of more than 100% implemented by the administration. Early on Monday morning, the undergraduate students gathered at the university’s main entrance. They were spotted waving banners with various inscriptions and chanting songs of […]

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NUC approves nursing, agriculture programmes in Michael and Cecilia Ibru University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

The undergraduate Nursing and Agricultural Science programmes at Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli, Delta State, have been approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The permission followed the resource verification exercise carried out by the commission in October 2023, according to a letter issued to the Vice Chancellor and

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Zamfara’s 1st private varsity, HUDA University matriculates 211 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata Scholar) – HUDA University, a privately owned establishment in Zamfara, has welcomed 211 newly admitted students in its range of academic programmes. The state’s first private university, HUDA, was established in 2023. Alhaji Ahmad Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State and Chancellor of the University, hailed the institution’s