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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

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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

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Gov. Otti inaugurates smart school in Abia

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

AMAEKPU (Sundiata Scholar) – Abia,Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Wednesday inaugurated Ofali Agwu Smart School to promote digital learning in the state.Otti said this on Wednesday during the inauguration of Ofali Agwu Smart School in Amaekpu Ohafia in Ohafia Local Government Area. reports that the project was facilitated by the Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal

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Why we created African School of Governance – Rwanda’s president

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says African School of Governance (ASG) will carry the aspirations of the African continent. Kagame said the institution was founded with the expectation that, through its teaching, research and advocacy, something convincing and capable of changing the lives of Africans would emerge. In a statement, ASG

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Yusuf inaugurates 10 FG CNG buses for workers

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – in Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State, on Wednesday, inaugurated 10 Federal Government’s Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses to provide affordable transportation for workers in the North West region. The buses were inaugurated at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Secretariat in Kano. In a speech, Kabir-Yusuf commended President Bola Tinubu

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FG targets STEM, vocational education in new strategy

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) –  The Federal Government has introduced a new strategy focused on promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and raising the overall standard of education. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while

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FG urges universities to establish sexual assault referral centres

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government has called on universities to set up Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) to address cases of sexual harassment and ensure timely intervention within the university community. Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, made the call at a national summit on sexual harassment in tertiary education in Nigeria

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Bayero University to establish centre for preserving indigenous films

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has announced plans to establish a centre for archiving and preserving indigenous films, with a focus on Kannywood productions. Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sagir Abass, disclosed this on Monday in Kano during the Kano Indigenous Languages of Africa Film Market and Festival (KILAF24) conference held

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FG tasks young innovators on national growth, devt.

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, has called on young innovators to take the lead in driving Nigeria’s future growth. Ahmad spoke in Abuja on Monday, at the second annual National Science, Technology, and Innovation Project Exhibition for senior secondary school students from all 36 states and the Federal […]

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NBTE begins review of engineering technology curriculum

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has commenced the review of the curriculum for the National Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology as part of efforts to reposition polytechnics. At the opening of the three-day workshop for the review in Abuja on Monday, the Executive Secretary of NBTE, Idris Bugaje,

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KWASU completes 2024/2025 undergraduate admission process

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has announced that the 2024/2025 admission process into undergraduate programmes has been completed. Dr Saeedat Aliyu, Acting Director of University Relations, in a statement on Monday in Ilorin, said the notice aimed to prevent members of the public from falling victim to fraud. Aliyu

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3,100 ATBU students get NELFUND loans

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

BAUCHI (Sundiata Scholar) – No fewer than 3,100 indigent students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, have benefited from the Federal Government’s students loan scheme. Fahad Abdullahi, President, Students Union Government, ATBU, said this in an interview with the in Bauchi on Tuesday. He said that 3,100 out of the 25,000 student population […]

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53 polytechnic lecturers receive training on applied engineering research

Angel Ojonugwa November 28, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – No fewer than 53 lecturers from polytechnics across the country are being trained on applied engineering research. reports that the three-day training, organised for the lecturers in Abuja on Tuesday, was part of efforts to strengthen Technical, Vocational Education and Technology (TVET). The Executive Secretary of National Board for