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Adamawa government extends school resumption by one week over measles outbreak

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Adamawa government has deferred the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the third term academic session till May 13 to allow the government to vaccinate children against measles. Aisha Umar, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, made the

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Former student union leader plans to set 214-hour reading record

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Ajao Samson, former Students Union President at Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, is seeking to set a new Guinness World Record. Ajao plans to set the record for the longest reading time with a 214-hour marathon. Ajao had already announced on his Facebook page that he would participate in the 214-hour read-a-thon. The read-a-thon began on […]

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LASU VC launches STEM education laboratory

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Lagos State University-Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE) opened its laboratory on Monday to train students in science, mathematics, and technology. Dr Joshua Atah, the National Coordinator of ACE Impact in Nigeria, stated at the ceremony that the project’s success was partly due to outstanding leadership

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Police arrest 2 in connection with the disappearance of a 200-level UNIDEL student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Two suspects have reportedly been apprehended by Edo State Police Command officers in connection with Miss Faith Omodon, a missing 200-level undergraduate at the University of Delta in Agbor. On March 30, residents of the Iru Egbede community in Edo State’s Orhionmwon Local Government Area reported the abrupt abduction of their daughter, Faith Omodon, a […]

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Wesley University matriculates 580 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University Ondo, Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, has urged the institution’s newly admitted students to embrace the qualities of hard work and avoid social vices. Prof. Obeka, who declared this during the school’s 15th Matriculation ceremony, cautioned that any violation of the social vices would result in severe repercussions such

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Foundation educates 100 LASUTH students on financial literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

One hundred Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) students have received financial literacy training in order to better prepare them to face the challenges of the national economy. The Pan African Capital Foundation trained 100 biomedical students from the Nigerian Medical Laboratory Science Students Association (NIMELSA) at the University of Lagos in financial

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Provost urges FG to expand the scope of technical education to promote industrialization

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Dr. Jagboro Olushola, Provost of Kogi State College of Education, Technical, Mopa, has urged the federal government to broaden the scope of vocational and technical education at tertiary institutions in order to spur the nation’s industrialization. She also emphasised that technical and vocational education cannot be overstated as a viable means of engaging the team

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Kaduna University to allow students to take examinations despite unpaid fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Kaduna State University has declared that students experiencing financial challenges will be allowed to sit exams for the 2023/2024 academic year. The university’s management stated in a statement on Thursday that the move was made at the request of Governor Uba Sani to lessen the impact of present economic issues on its student body. […]

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Former education minister, Kenneth Gbagi dies at 62

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Kenneth Gbagi, 62, a former minister of education (state) and the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) Delta State Governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections. Gbagi, a prominent industrialist, criminologist, and senior lawyer, died on Saturday morning, May 4, 2024. A statement signed by Emuoboh Gbagi, his eldest son, on behalf of Gbagi family, stated: “It […]

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NANS suspend nationwide protest over fuel scarcity, electricity supply

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Following the government’s last-minute intervention, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) called off the planned statewide protest on Sunday, which was set to begin Monday. NANS had previously called for the sacking of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Ministry of Power in response to the ongoing fuel crisis and

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Only PhD students are eligible to bring dependents to the UK, says Envoy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

The United Kingdom, UK, has said that only international students pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies are eligible to bring dependents into the country. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He stated that the educational system policy […]

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NECO employs digital system to recruit exam supervisors – Sani

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that it has digitalized the recruiting process for Examination Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), both internally and externally. In a statement issued on Sunday, Azeez Sani, Ag. Director, Information and

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Babcock University matriculates 3,223 students, honours the 2023 UTME top scorer and others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

Yesterday, 3,223 undergraduate students matriculated at Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The institution also recognised Kelvin Eke, a Software Engineering student, with the highest 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) score of 349, as well as others with the highest score of 15 points out of 15 in the 2023 Joint Universities Preliminary

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Insecurity will not deter the government from providing quality education to the younger generation – Oluremi Tinubu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

Despite the constant threat posed by security difficulties to education, the President’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured that the federal government will not hesitate to provide the younger generation with a well-deserved excellent education. The First Lady stated yesterday, while hosting the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and his management

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Academic and administrative activities to continue despite strike – UniAbuja

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

UniAbuja’s management has stated that academic and administrative operations on campus will continue despite the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike. Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, Vice-Chancellor, made this statement during a meeting with the Provost, Deans, Directors, and Heads of Academic Departments. Dr. Habib Yakoob, Acting Director of

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2024 UTME: Kwara public school student scores 95 in maths, physics and 362 overall

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

Olukayode Olusola, a 15-year-old student from Government Secondary School in Omu Aran, Kwara State, got 95 marks in Mathematics in the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Olusola scored 362 marks in the exam, placing him among the top contenders for the best score. Olusola, who scored 95 marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry and […]

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Olowo of Owo Kingdom to become the first Chancellor of FUTBabura

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 3, 2024

Preparations are on for the investiture of Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Ondo, Chief Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, as the pioneer chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Babura in Jigawa. This was revealed in a press statement signed by the Secretary of Information and Publicity, Mr Mustafa Ibrahim, and distributed to the media in […]

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Taraba University operates below NUC standards: Visitation panel

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 3, 2024

The visiting panel for Taraba State University, Jalingo, stated that the university is operating below the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) standards. They proposed changing the process for appointing the university’s governing council to meet NUC requirements. Prof. Josiah Kente, the panel’s chairman, announced this to press on Thursday after

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Our late student was not stabbed – Veritas University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 3, 2024

The management of Veritas University, Abuja, has denied sensationally misleading claims in the media that quoted unnamed family members of the late 100 Level student, Mr. Joshua Daniel, as alleging he was stabbed. Ben Agande, the University’s spokesperson, expressed regret over the student’s death but stated that the University is willing and ready to fund […]

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2024 UTME: Be careful of any candidate showing a printed result slip – JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 3, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has warned the public to be wary of any candidate displaying a printed result slip from the just conducted 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, issued the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that the results are not available on paper, as some […]