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Bauchi University starts online screening for 2024 admissions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 25, 2024

Sa’adu Zungur University, Gadau, formerly known as Bauchi State University, has issued a notice for online screening to all prospective candidates for 2024/2025 admission, particularly those who chose the University as their first choice. According to a statement from the University

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Nigerian government reduces allowances for foreign scholars

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

The Nigerian government has reduced the allowances of foreign scholars studying under the Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship by 12.7 per cent. The scholars are now stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among other countries. The cut in allowances was disclosed in a memo released by the Nigeria government. The Federal Government clarified in a memo

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Ondo government asks students not to participate in protests against high cost of living

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

The Ondo state government has urged Nigerian students not to participate in the planned protest over the country’s hardships. The government has urged citizens to give President Bola Tinubu more time to handle major national concerns such as the economy, security, and education. The state government filed an appeal with Kevin Olaolu, the Ondo state government’s

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Wole Ogunyemi Foundation 2024 Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

The Wole Ogunyemi Foundation undergraduate scholarship program provides financial support for economically disadvantaged students in Nigerian universities. Selected recipients receive a cash prize of N100,000 to support school expenditures such as tuition, accommodation, books and supplies, and transportation. Requirements for Wole Ogunyemi Foundation Undergraduate

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) 2024 Fellowship For Young Africans

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

The AFC Fellowship serves as both a leadership development programme and a forum for debate and exchange among emerging generation leaders from the global South and North. The emphasis is on our shared climate dilemma and other critical global challenges. It will boost the potential of a group of creative young leaders who, as they […]

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Student Loan: Kano APC enlightens students on application process and access

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

The Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) Students Council has organised a sensitisation workshop on the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to help students comprehend the application and access process. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was represented by Suleiman Bichi, who emphasised the significance of education and

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Lagos Govt set to promote sports in schools as a career path for talented students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

The Lagos State Government will continue to invest in school sports and encourage sports activities in schools to explore their potential as a career route for talented pupils and students, as has been done in other areas of the world. Students who succeed in sports will be supported at school with incentives, and their athletic careers will […]

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MLSCN inducts 55 new Medlab graduates of Babcock University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

On Monday, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) solemnly inducted 55 graduates of Medical Laboratory Science from Babcock University in Ilisan, Ogun State. Temidayo Ajayi was named the session’s overall Best Student at the 12th induction and oath-taking event, which took place in the University’s 600-seat auditorium. The induction ceremony

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It is better to build more schools than hotels — PDP National Secretary

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 24, 2024

Senator Sam Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, has asked Nigerians to build more schools than hotels in order to ensure that every child in the country has access to a quality education. He spoke over the weekend in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, at the official opening of DaniJoy International […]

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Ede Poly expels 27 students, suspends 8 over EFCC raid protest

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

The management of the Federal Polytechnic Ede in Osun State has announced the expulsion of 27 students for their alleged role in a campus protest that resulted in property vandalism. It was previously reported that some polytechnic students, outraged by the arrest of some of their colleagues in Owode, a community near Ede, by Economic and […]

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ASUP suspends planned industrial strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called off its planned strike over contentious aspects in the new Scheme of Service, which was announced by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on June 19, 2024. The national president of ASUP, Shammah Kpanja, announced the suspension of industrial action after the federal government suspended […]

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NBA warns Gombe students to avoid substance abuse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

The Nigerian Bar Association Gombe State Branch has voiced concern over the rising prevalence of substance misuse, particularly among youths. As a result, the NBA has emphasised the need to “catch them young” in its anti-drug campaign. Vice Chairperson Mwalin Abdu urged the students to refrain from using illegal substances while also stressing the

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19-year-old first-class graduate of Adeleke University asks Davido for a scholarship abroad

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

Tolulope Ekundayo, a 19-year-old graduate of Adeleke University in Osun, has asked Davido to support her master’s degree overseas. In a series of posts via X (formerly twitter) on Sunday, Ekundayo revealed that she joined the university when she was 15 years old. She stated that she graduated from the institution with first-class honours in Accounting. […]

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2 female TASUED students raped by suspected armed robbers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

On Monday, suspected robbers allegedly raped two first-year female students at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. It was reported that at about 12:30 a.m., suspected armed robbers entered the students’ apartments and forcibly took the survivors’ personal belongings. A source at the school, who requested anonymity for fear

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Flood takes over Federal University of Lafia

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

Several lecture halls at the Federal University of Lafia have been flooded as a result of a week-long downpour in the Nasarawa State capital. The majority of the institution’s students were stranded at the school gate on Friday because they were unable to attend their classes owing to flooding in many areas of the school premises. […]

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204,413 students write placement exams for Lagos public secondary schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

Over the weekend, 204,413 students took placement exams for Lagos public secondary schools across the state for the academic year 2024/2025. Speaking during a visit to some centers across the state, the Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Dr. Hakeem Shittu, acknowledged that the number suggests that more students are seeing improved quality

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300-level AAUA student shot dead by unidentified gunmen

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

A 300-level Linguistics student at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, identified as Emmanuel, was fatally by unknown attackers in one of the town’s private student hostels. On Monday, Comrade Oladele Emmanuel, Vice Chairman of the National Association of University Students, urged security agents and university administration to investigate the incident

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Benue, Nasarawa universities bemoan outrageous electricity bills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

The Federal University of Lafia in Nasarawa State and the Federal University of Health Sciences in Otukpo, Benue State, have decried the increase in electricity bills. The Vice Chancellor of FUL, Prof. Shehu Abdulrahaman, and his FUHS counterpart, state and Prof. Innocent Ujah, requested immediate intervention from the National Assembly and relevant government

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NBTE to discontinue physical accreditation of institutions in August

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education has completely transitioned to a digital platform for all quality assurance processes, in line with the Federal Government’s digital-driven policies and the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It stated that there will be no more physical accreditation or other quality assurance actions in each institution it

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ABUTH resident doctors commence 5-day warning strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

Resident doctors at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) in Zaria have commenced a five-day warning strike to pressure management to meet their salary demands. Dr. Ashiru Mikail, Vice President of the hospital’s National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) branch, disclosed the information during a briefing in Zaria. He added that the warning strike