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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

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A commercial bus driver in Osun loses control, crushes 4 students to death

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

Five persons were killed in a horrific accident that happened on Tuesday morning along the Lameco-Stadium route. Among the victims were four children from Fakunle Unity School. The disastrous event occurred during a commercial bus collision. Witnesses claimed that the speeding bus, which had the registration number Abuja RBC 15 ZN, veered out of its […]

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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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Hoodlums storm EKSUTH, assault doctors and steal corpse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

Doctors call for the arrest of those responsible for the strike.Yesterday, some doctors who were on duty at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti (EKSUTH), were attacked by hoodlums. It was said that the invaders were protesting what they believed to be neglect that resulted in their relative’s death. The thugs allegedly removed […]

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Newly established Kogi University, Kabba to matriculate 1,200 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

KABBA (Kogi State) – No fewer than 1200 students will be matriculated at the maiden Matriculation of the newly established Kogi State University (KSU), Kabba, Kogi. The Vice Chancellor, KSU, Kabba, Prof. Kehinde Eniola, disclosed this on Monday during the maiden matriculation press conference at the University campus in Kabba. The VC said that 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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UTME: JAMB approves 747 CBT centres for registration, examination

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

For the 2024 UTME exercise, which is set to start on Monday, 747 Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres have been certified by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The board announced this in a bulletin published in Abuja by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Public Communication Advisor (PAC). Only 747 of the 907 CBT […]

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Another Student Killed By Kidnappers In Abuja, Buried Amid Tears (Video)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Folorunsho Ariyo, a secondary school student, was killed by her captors after being abducted with her family in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)’s Dutse axis. On Sunday, January 7, 2024, gunmen broke into Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse and abducted ten people, among them Folorunsho, her mother, and three siblings. The remains of Folorunsho and Nabeeeha […]

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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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NANS urges FG to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to take action against institutions running unaccredited courses. This happened soon after the Federal Ministry of Education stopped accrediting and evaluating degree certificates from Togo and the Republic of Benin. Following an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper that

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LASU student emerges president of global association of postgraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Edward Olutoke, a postgraduate student at Lagos State University (LASU), has emphasised the importance of international collaboration among students. He says that instead of focusing only on their alma mater, postgraduate students should collaborate with their peers at other universities to foster the exchange of ideas across borders. In a speech shortly after being

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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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45,000 apply for 2,000 teaching positions in Ogun

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

According to information released by the Ogun State government, about 45,000 people registered for the just-ended Ogun Teach Intern Programme, which was designed to hire 2,000 teachers. According to Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, Commissioner for Science and Technology, the government will choose the best applicants based on the volume of applications and they’ll start

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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

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NUT urges LASG to address shortage of teachers, other issues

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

LAGOS – In order to fill the void left by retiring and relocated teachers, the Lagos Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has made a plea to the state government to hire more teachers for public schools. In a Saturday interview in Lagos, NUT Chairman Mr. Akintoye Hassan made the request. Given the […]

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Prioritise girl-child education, Nasarawa lawmaker tells parents

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

LAFIA (Sundiata Scholar) – Member representing Toto/Gadabuke constituency in the Nasarawa House of Assembly, Mr Mohammed Isimbabi, has harped on the need for parents to give adequate attention to the education of their children especially, the girl-child. Isimbabi stated this during the naming ceremony of his daughter on Saturday in Keffi. The lawmaker pointed out

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Consider integrated education system, ex-NUT secretary advises government

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

IBADAN – To reposition the education industry, Mr. Olu Abiala, a former secretary of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), has advocated for an integrated educational system. Abiala stated that the approach will guarantee the integration of affective, cognitive, and psychomotor components of schooling. He believes that the integration will have a significant positive

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NANS hails Tinubu for approving N683bn intervention fund for public tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

ENUGU – President Bola Tinubu has received praise from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for approving N683 billion to be used as the 2024 Intervention Fund for public tertiary education institutions in the nation. The amount was announced on Friday by the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, […]

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MacArthur Foundation provides $15m support to ABU for learning and research

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

Zaria (Kaduna State) – The MacArthur Foundation Africa’s director, Dr. Kole Shettima, announced on Wednesday that the organisation has given Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria more than $15,538, 896 to improve teaching and research. During his presentation of ABU’s Diamond Jubilee Public Lecture, “The Challenges of Quality Higher Education in