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Kano University ASUU accuses government of neglect, threatens industrial action

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Yusuf Maitama Sule University in Kano, has voiced concerns about a potential crisis with the Kano State Government The union accused the government of ignoring its demands. According to a statement signed on Wednesday by the Branch Chairman and

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Police detained 8 Ekiti university students over cultism allegations

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

The Ekiti State Police Command detained eight suspected cult members at Ekiti State University in Ado Ekiti. Sunday Abutu, the state Police Public Relations Officer, told reporters in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday that the arrest on Tuesday was the result of the Command’s Rapid Response Squad responding to a distress call. Abutu stated, on behalf […]

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TInubu tax panel proposes removing VAT on food, education, and healthcare

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has said that his committee will propose the elimination of Value Added Tax on certain fundamental food, educational, and healthcare products. Oyedele stated this on Wednesday via his X handle (previously Twitter), clarifying comments made earlier at a policy exposure and impact […]

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Only 63% of primary school-age children regularly attend school – UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria’s education system is encountering issues in terms of student retention, transition, and completion, notably in the country’s Northeast and Northwest. Speaking at a two-day regional stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children and retention, transition, and completion models in Bauchi,

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Why UNILAG established a microfinance bank, according to VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has revealed why the institution established a microfinance bank (MFB). She stated that the goal was to make the college self-sustaining and dissuade youths from going abroad, sometimes known as the Japa syndrome, by offering job opportunities for some university graduates. She spoke when […]

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Nigerian becomes the first black woman to obtain a PhD in robotics at Michigan University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi, a Nigerian lady, became the first black woman to earn a PhD in robotics from the University of Michigan in the United States. Dosunmu-Ogunbi spoke at the university’s College of Engineering convocation about the help she got in achieving her goals. She stated, “I do not stand on my own two feet. None […]

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Why certificate racketeering will be difficult to completely eradicate in Nigeria – Faborode

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 8, 2024

Prof Michael Faborode, former Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, has stated that it will be impossible for Nigeria to abolish certificate racketeering among Nigerian students studying at home or abroad. The don stated that he bases his opinion on the fact that most Nigerians, especially parents, now place greater value on negative things than […]

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JAMB releases another 531 UTME results which were previously withheld

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 8, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of 531 candidates that were previously withheld. Previously, the results of 64,624 candidates were withheld because they were under investigation for a variety of reasons, including alleged misconduct, verification, procedural and center-based investigations The Board then proceeded to screen the

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Senate passes two education-related bills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 8, 2024

On Tuesday, the Senate resumed proceedings and passed two education-related bills for second reading. The bills were titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration and other Matters Connected Therewith, 2024” and “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Manchok,

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ADSS Class 94 “The Golden Set” Appoints First Female Commanding Officer

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 8, 2024

Army Day Secondary School Bori Camp Port Harcourt Class of 1994 Old Boys Association (aka The Golden Set) made history on Saturday, May 5, 2024, by appointing its first female commanding officer, Mrs. Winifred Yongosi, to pilot the association’s affairs for the next two years. The significant event was held at Vineyard Hall, GRA Phase […]

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Cleric requests help for indigent students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 8, 2024

Tunde Owoyele, Archdeacon of Agege and Vicar of Christ Church Anglican, Elere – Agege, has urged other church organisations to imitate Christ Morning Society Lagos Chapter’s generous act by assisting the needy and indigent members of their respective societies. Owoyele made the call while giving checks to some of the society’s members’ children to

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Wukari University Teaching Hospital asks Nigerian government for a takeoff grant

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Professor Daniel Zanyu Egah, the Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Taraba State’s newly founded Wukari University Teaching Hospital, has urged the federal government to provide the hospital with a takeoff grant urgently. He made the appeal during a conversation with the media in the state on Tuesday, emphasizing the importance of government funding in keeping

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Disturbing video shows female student of Ekiti University striking colleague

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

A disturbing video has emerged online, showing a female student at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science, and Technology, Ikere (BOUESTI) in Ekiti State assaulting a colleague with a stick. The viral video shows the assailant dismissing the victim’s pleads while swinging the stick. Witnesses described the victim as Ajayi Precious Gloria, and the attacker

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JAMB responds, “It’s fake,” to lady who says she got her UTME score without taking exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has refuted a viral claim alleging that an unidentified lady obtained a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME score without taking part in the examination. An online platform reported that a Facebook user, Gozie, raised an alarm, stating that a lady who did not sit for the UTME exams received her […]

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Abdulrazaq visits Kwara school with 35 students who scored 300 and higher in UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq visited the school with 35 top scores from the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Scenes from the governor’s visit to Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College in Ilorin were uploaded on Monday via the state government’s X handle. During the visit, Abdulrazaq congratulated the 35 students who scored

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2024 UTME: Some candidates with high scores may not gain admission – JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has clarified why certain candidates may not be admitted despite their excellent results on the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s spokesman, spoke on Arise Television on Monday. “Admission is contingent upon the cut-off marks set by schools and specific departments. “There

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Niger government to build 54 schools and renovate 534 others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Niger State Government has expressed its determination to build 54 schools and renovate 534 others in the state through the State’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education using the loan facility provided by the World Bank Assisted Programme: Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. This was stated in a press statement […]

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NECO boss seeks stricter laws to help combat examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO), has advocated for a comprehensive national examination law that expressly regulates all areas of examinations in Nigeria. He stated that this will help in addressing the key challenge of examination malpractices, which continue to pose a danger to the country’s

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Uzodinma to deliver UNN 52nd convocation lecture on Thursday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

On Thursday, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma will deliver the 52nd convocation lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. That will place him among the few sitting governors in Nigeria to have participated in such an intellectual harvest at the Premier University’s convocation. Gen. Ike Nwachukwu (Rtd), former governor of Old Imo State, will chair […]

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UBEC trains 1,480 rural teachers to address learning crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has begun training 1,480 teachers drawn from remote and hard-to-reach schools across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the commission, the training is part of the federal government’s attempts to solve the country’s rising learning crisis. The training, which focuses on multi-grade