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75 students benefit from NELFUND in Oyo College of Nursing

Angel Ojonugwa April 4, 2025

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – Seventy-five students of Oyo State College of Nursing, Eleyele, Ibadan, have benefitted from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun

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UniCal to host ACCE international conference

Angel Ojonugwa April 4, 2025

CALABAR (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Calabar (UniCal) will host the 26th Annual International Conference of the African Council for Communication Education (ACCE). The conference, scheduled for Oct. 21 – 24, has the theme: ‘Communication and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Era of AI, Big Data, and Cultural Transformation.’ Speaking in Calabar on

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Yabatech rector tasks students, researchers on waste-to-energy project

Angel Ojonugwa April 3, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has charged students and researchers to maximise opportunities presented by its Plastogas project, an innovative waste-to-energy initiative, to contribute to national development. The Rector, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, gave the charge on Thursday in an interview in Lagos. He said that the project focused on

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Sterling Bank CEO advocates student loans for private universities

Angel Ojonugwa April 3, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, has called on the Federal Government to extend the student loan scheme to private universities. Suleiman made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday at a colloquium marking the 50th birthday of Sim Shagaya, Chancellor of Miva Open University. The event celebrated […]

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NGO pledges sustainable efforts toward keeping street kids in schools

Angel Ojonugwa April 2, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – An NGO, Street2School Initiative, has pledged continued support toward ensuring that children rescued from the streets and enrolled in schools are retained in the system. Founder of the organisation, Ms Oluwatosin Olowoyeye-Taiwo, told on Wednesday in Lagos that the initiative had adopted a multi-faceted approach to sustaining the parents,

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Ondo varsity best graduating student rewarded with N500,000

Angel Ojonugwa April 2, 2025

OKITIPUPA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ondo State Mr Stephen Emeomi-Magi, the best graduating student of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has been rewarded with N500,000 by the Ahoanaruogho family of Benin, Edo. OAUSTECH’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in

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74,452 schoolgirls benefit from financial assistance under AGILE project in Kano

Angel Ojonugwa April 2, 2025

KANO (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than 74,452 schoolgirls have benefited from financial assistance under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Kano State. reports that AGILE is a project initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and supported by the World Bank. The initiative is being implemented across 18 states […]

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Rector urges end to university, polytechnic graduates dichotomy in Nigeria

Angel Ojonugwa April 2, 2025

UWANA (Sundiata Scholar) – Ebonyi The Rector of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana (AIFPU), Dr Felix Attah, has called on the Federal Government to end the existing dichotomy between university and polytechnic graduates in Nigeria. The Rector made the call on Friday in Uwana, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi during the 44th matriculation […]

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FME approves promotion, confirmation of 47 NBTE senior staff

Angel Ojonugwa April 1, 2025

KADUNA (Sundiata Scholar) -: The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has approved the promotion and confirmation of 47 senior staff members of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The information was conveyed in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna by the Head of the Media Unit of the NBTE, Mrs Fatima […]

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Sokoto varsity’s in-house unions laud govt. for salary increase, entitlements’ payments

Angel Ojonugwa March 31, 2025

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) –Three in-house unions of the Sokoto State University (SSU) have lauded Gov. Ahmad Aliyu, for implementing salary increments in accordance with its agreement with the Federal Government. The unions – the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the National Association of

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Kebbi recruits 2,000 teachers to boost education

Angel Ojonugwa March 8, 2025

BIRNIN – KEBBI (Sundiata Post ) – The Kebbi Government has recruited 2,000 teachers to enhance delivery of quality education in the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Halima Muhammad-Bande, stated this in an interview in Birnin Kebbi. Muhammad-Bande, who is also the Chairman of Recruitment Committee, spoke on the sideline of […]

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FG allocates N940bn to TETfund in 2025 budget -Tinubu

Angel Ojonugwa February 1, 2025

MINNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government says it has allocated N940.5 billion to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the 2025 fiscal year, to enhance manpower and infrastructure development in the education sector.President Bola Tinubu stated this on Saturday at the 42nd Founders’ Day and 33rd Convocation of the Federal University of Technology,

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MTN Foundation distributes learning materials to 287 students in Nasarawa

Angel Ojonugwa January 29, 2025

LAFIA (Sundiata Post) – Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) Foundation, has distributed learning materials to no fewer than 287 students of Junior Government Secondary School, Lafia West, Nasarawa State. Mr ThankGod Otorkpa, Regional General Manager of MTN, distributed the learning materials, which comprised of school bags and notebooks to the beneficiaries on Wednesday

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27 youths to begin 2-year training in Poland, Denmark – NBTE

Angel Ojonugwa January 29, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – No fewer than 27 Nigerian youths will travel abroad for skills training through the Nigerian Youth Skills Empowerment (NYSE) II programme in Poland and Denmark.At the presentation of the selected apprentices in Abuja on Tuesday, Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), stated that the

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UNICEF moves to reduce out-of-school children in Kano, Jigawa, Katsina

Angel Ojonugwa January 27, 2025

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has reiterated its commitment to supporting Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States to reduce the high rate of out-of-school children and improve the education sector. The UNICEF Chief of Kano Field Office, Mr Rahama Mohammed-Farah, made the disclosure at a media briefing on the International Day […]

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Joseph Sarwan Tarka University gets NELFUND’s N136.7m students’ fees

Angel Ojonugwa January 23, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says it has disbursed the sum of ₦136,786,650.00 to the Joseph Sarwan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue, for the 2,222 benefitting students of the institution. Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director, NELFUND, disclosed this on Thursday, in Abuja. Sawyerr said that the disbursement of the fund

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Anambra Govt. set to upgrade 29 public schools to ‘smart schools’ says Commissioner

Angel Ojonugwa January 21, 2025

AKWA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Anambra State Government says plans are underway to upgrade 29 public schools in the state into ‘smart schools’ for efficient and technology-driven education system. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Awka. She described ‘smart school’ as an

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Toddler’s death in swimming pool: Lagos shuts down school

Angel Ojonugwa January 21, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Lagos State Government has closed Smiley Kids Montessori School on Heritage Place Estate, Sangotedo, following the death of a toddler in its swimming pool. According to a statement by Mr Kayode Sutton, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, the school was shut on Friday, The […]

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VC delighted as 76 females, 30 males make first class

Angel Ojonugwa January 15, 2025

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – The Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, on Tuesday expressed delight that 76 female students and 30 males finished with first class honours from UNILAG in the 2023/2024 academic session. Ogunsola, the first female Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, also said that the university’s Department of Mass

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I never presented 2024 budget performance before NASS – JAMB Registrar

Angel Ojonugwa January 15, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has decried the misrepresentation of figures in the 2025 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance. Oloyede, while fielding questions from newsmen at a sideline of an event in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed reports making