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ASUP issues a 15-day ultimatum to suspend scheme of service implementation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to public polytechnic authorities to postpone the implementation of a ‘contentious’ service system developed by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The ultimatum goes into effect

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EBSU introduces sign language, opens special education department

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Prof. Chigozie Ogbu, Vice Chancellor of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), has announced the establishment of a Special Education department for the blind, deaf and dumb students to further their education. He said this at St. Paul Catholic Church in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, while congratulating members of the Nigeria Physically Challenged People’s Assembly (NPCPA) on

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ASUU awards scholarships to 6 indigent students of LASUED

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Six indigent students from Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) in Ijanikin were recently given scholarships by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at both the national and branch levels. The scholarship awards to the indigent students were in accordance with the union’s national body’s direction that all branches carry out the activity

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Polytechnic students are required to acquire mandatory skills before graduation — NBTE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Starting this year, all polytechnic students must complete a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) before graduation. Dr. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) announced this during a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Kaduna yesterday. The polytechnic sector’s recently approved service

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School housemaster remanded for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old boy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

On Monday, an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court sent Adema Ogunbiyi, a 43-year-old boarding school housemaster, to the Kirikiri correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old boy. Chief Magistrate E. Kubeinje ordered that Ogunbiyi be held at the facility pending advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions. The court did not accept Ogunbiyi’s

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Health Minister Pate to oversee NAUTH’s relocation to permanent site

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi has announced that the Coordinating Minister for Health, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, will inaugurate the hospital’s permanent site on Tuesday. Professor Joseph Ugboaja, NAUTH’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), announced this to journalists during a news conference over the weekend.

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Ojukwu University resident doctors threaten strike over poor working conditions, others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

Resident doctors at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital in Amaku, Awka, have vowed to strike due to unpaid allowances and poor medical infrastructure at the institution. The doctors, representing the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)-COOUTH, have stated that if the harsh and terrible working circumstances continue, they will withdraw their

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Zamfara emerges best performing northern state in NECO examinations for gifted students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

Zamfara State has emerged as the best-performing northern state in the National Examination Council’s (NECO) entrance tests for gifted students. Remember that the national examination body recently released the 2024 results for admission to the Federal Government Academy in Suleja, Niger State. According to a statement given by Governor Dauda Lawal’s

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Oyebanji pledges foundation’s support for UCH, indigent students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

Biodun Oyebanji, Ekiti State Governor, has announced that the Esther Oyebanji Foundation, named after his late mother, will assist ongoing infrastructure projects at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, as well as support certain indigent medical students. This is to help such students fulfil their ambitions of becoming doctors, which could have been squashed

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Makinde, Wale Edun, and Sanwo-Olu to grace Layola College’s 70th anniversary

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

The 70th anniversary of Layola College, Ibadan, Oyo, would be graced by distinguished Nigerians, including Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, and his counterpart from Lagos, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Governor Sanwo-Olu will be the honorary guest at the minister’s anniversary lecture on Friday,

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Armed robber falls inside well after robbing students’ hostel

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

Bob Jay, an armed robber, fell into an open well while raiding a student dorm with his accomplices at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Okuku campus on Friday night. A UNICROSS student named Regina informed reporters that the robbers broke into the hostel around midnight and stole laptops, phones, and money. However, after the theft, […]

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Strike: NAAT asks NASS, NANS, other stakeholders to intervene over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has urged the National Assembly, religious and traditional leaders, parents, and student representatives to engage with the Federal Government regarding the delayed payment of five and a half months’ salaries as a result of the 2022 strike. The proposal followed a prospective walkout by the Joint Action

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Your government’s removal of fuel subsidy has achieved nothing, NANS slams Tinubu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has chastised the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government, claiming that the elimination of gasoline subsidies has yielded no results. The National student body stated that the subsidy removal regime has only caused tremendous suffering for Nigerians and created fuel scarcity rather than making it available to

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FG vows to support victims of Jos school collapse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

The federal government has said that it will help the victims, relatives and communities affected by the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau, on Friday. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo. “We urge the relevant government agencies, including the National

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Jos building collapse: Some children still missing days after incident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

Some students from Saint Academy School in Jos North’s Busa Buji area remain missing 24 hours after its collapse. The government had demolished the remains of the building few hours after the incident. Meanwhile, Caleb Mutfwang, the state governor who visited the catastrophe site, has promised that everyone found liable in the building collapse will […]

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Chrisland University Announces Appointment of Commodore Kunle Olawumi as Associate Professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2024

Former Deputy Director of Defence Administration at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, Nigeria(DHQ), and a former Commandant of the Defence Intelligence College, Nigeria, retired Commodore Adekunle Olawunmi has been upgraded to the professorial Cadre at the Chrisland University, Abeokuta. Olawunmi was appointed an Associate Professor by the University’s Governing

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Student loans will be disbursed according to academic calendars — NELFUND

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has stated that loans applied for under the student loan scheme will be disbursed to applicants per their respective institutions’ academic calendars. Nasir Ayitogo, NELFUND’s Head of Media and Public Relations, confirmed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. “Funds will be disbursed according to each

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86 universities, others conducted illegal admission — JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2024

An analysis of data on admissions for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions admitted students outside of the Central Admissions Processing System, also known as CAPS. JAMB considers admissions made outside of CAPS illegal, null and void. In 2017, JAMB introduced

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Top 10 universities in the world to study MBA

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2024

The world’s top business schools continue to attract the brightest minds and offer unparalleled opportunities for aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs. Pursuing an MBA from these prestigious institutions can be a transformative experience, equipping students with the essential skills and global perspectives needed to thrive in the ever-evolving business landscape. 

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22 confirmed dead in Jos school building collapse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2024

A horrific catastrophe hit the Plateau state capital, Jos as a two-story school collapsed, killing 22 students. The Saints Academy college in north-central Plateau state’s Busa Buji town collapsed just after students, many of whom were 15 years old or younger, arrived for class in the morning. According to Plateau police spokesman Alfred Alabo, 154 students