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Nigeria and Qatar sign agreements to foster education, investment, others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

Nigeria and Qatar have signed historic agreements, paving the path for mutual cooperation in key sectors such as education, company development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports. President Bola Tinubu and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of

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Educationist Ezekiel receives an honorary doctorate from an American university

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

Dr. Ezekiel Arowolo, an educationist, has received an honorary doctorate degree from Prowess University in Delaware, United States. The ceremony was held at the University of Lagos in Lagos as part of Prowess University’s 10th Leadership Summit, Induction, and Honorary Doctorate Degree Award. Dr. Arowolo was recognised for his excellent contributions to industry and

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FUTIA intends to surpass MIT in aerospace engineering, among others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA) believes it is on track to produce graduates who will break the age-old records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States in Aerospace Engineering and other sectors of technology. The Vice Chancellor of the new University of Technology, Prof Leo Daniel, who made […]

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UNICAL offers scholarships to 34 undergraduates with CGPAs over 4.0

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

Professor Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has given scholarship funds to 34 students who have a CGPA of 4.0 and above. This is the maiden edition of what is to remain as an annual Vice Chancellor Scholarship Award Scheme in the University. Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, said the […]

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Universities UK: International postgraduate enrollments have dropped by up to 44%

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

Universities UK (UUK) stated that postgraduate enrolments fell by up to 44% last month. This reduction is not unrelated to new laws established in January that prohibit postgraduate students from bringing family members to the UK, as well as other UK government regulations on international student recruiting. According to Universities UK (UUK), a London Economics […]

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Air Force Institute of Technology matriculates 1,319 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

On Saturday, the 7th set of 1,319 students at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Kaduna were matriculated. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), there were 1,054 degree students and 265 diploma students among the 1,319 matriculants for the 2023–2024 academic year. The vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, […]

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Nigeria must transition from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one, says Dangote

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa and CEO of the Dangote Group, has given Nigeria the mission of converting its resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one. As part of the events planned for the 38th convocation of Bayero University, Kano, Mr. Dangote made the suggestion in a pre-convocation lecture. He said, “Given the tremendous […]

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Ibadan Poly excels at the Tetfund research and creative writing event

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETfund), Abuja, hosted a Research for Impact Creative Writing Award. The Polytechnic, Ibadan (TPI) excelled as a team, winning two of the three awards during the research programme. The Polytechnic, Ibadan’s five-man team, which is primarily composed of lecturers from several departments, won the research competition that included

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UNIZIK VC outlines moral standards to new students during matriculation ceremony

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Professor Charles Esimone, the vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, outlined the requirements for new students to meet in order to succeed academically. Among other things, Esimone stated at the university’s 2023–2024 matriculation ceremony that students need to pay the required fees in order to succeed. According to Esimone, this is necessary for

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Nigeria lawmakers request mandatory drug tests for secondary school students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

The Nigerian House of Representatives has encouraged the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to work together to develop a drug test that is required of all secondary school students. This came after Moshood Oshun (APC-Lagos) adopted a resolution at Thursday’s plenary in Abuja titled “On Need to Introduce Mandatory Drug Test for […]

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Reps request a two-week extension for UTME registration from JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been directed by the House of Representatives to extend the registration period for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by a period of two weeks. The resolution came after Rep. Hassan Shinkafi (PDP-Zamfara) adopted a motion of urgent public interest during Thursday’s session in Abuja.

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300-level IMSU student arrested for the murder of final-year FUTO student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Following a heated argument with members of the university’s Man O’ War Unit, Francis Marvellous, 21, a 300-level student at Imo State University (IMSU), is accused of fatally stabbing Chinagorom Marvellous Kingsley, 22, a final-year student at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). The incident is being investigated by the Imo State Police

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ABUAD VC requests that the 2011 TETFund Act be reviewed

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Prof. Smaranda Elisabeta Olarinde, vice chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has demanded an urgent reform to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Act 2011 in order to bring its operations into line with the contemporary realities of the tertiary education landscape in Nigeria. In this manner, the preventable, biassed, and unfair exclusion of

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NANS begs SSANU and NASU not to strike over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

If the government fails to pay its members’ withheld salary, the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have threatened to disrupt industrial peace in universities. These salaries were seized during a strike in 2022 under former President Muhammadu

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Nigerians to pay ₦285,000 for IELTS exams from March 1st

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 1, 2024

The price of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations in Nigeria has once again been increased by the British Council to ₦285,000 per sitting, a 173 percent increase in just one month. According to the Council, the increase will be “subject to review based on the prevailing market dynamics” and is anticipated to go into […]

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NGO to distribute 200 free JAMB forms to indigent Badagry students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

On Saturday, February 10, 200 JAMB forms will be distributed to interested candidates in the Badagry Division from the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Ejalonibu Foundation. The NGO’s founder, Mr. Ismaila Wusu, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry, explaining that the intention was to provide people from poor backgrounds with

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Federal College of Education, Special matriculates 1,310 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

For the 2023–2024 academic year, 1,310 new students were matriculated into Federal College of Education, Special, Oyo on Thursday. This event was the college’s 47th edition of its kind. Dr. Ademola Salami, the institution’s provost, commended the new students during his speech for overcoming obstacles and being accepted into the college. The National Commission

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Court grants suspended UNICAL dean, lawyer bail

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, has been granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Bail was also granted for his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, who was also charged with a crime alongside him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The professor and […]

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Protests rock FUTA over persistent bandit attacks

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

In protest of ongoing bandit attacks on them outside the institution, students at the Federal University of Technology Akure in Ondo State have blocked the Akure-Ilesa highway. The students bemoaned the constant robbery attacks they experience while living outside the university campus as they chanted solidarity songs during the demonstration on Friday. The protest led to

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NOA to integrate nationalism into school curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

The National Orientation Agency’s (NOA) Director General, Lanre Onilu, has revealed plans to make nationalism a compulsory subject in the country’s education curriculum in an effort to instill moral principles and values in the next generation of students. During a familiarisation visit to the agency’s Niger State directorate in Minna, Onilu made this