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8 Undergraduates Begin a 12-Week Mentoring Programme with VOA Charity

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 27, 2024

Values Of Affordable Education, a non-governmental organisation with a focus on STEM, has started a 12-week mentoring scheme with eight Nigerian academics and undergraduates, ranging from 100 to 400 from different Nigerian universities. The Founder, Dr. Olabisi Adekoya, stated in a statement

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Gov Adeleke appoints acting provost for Osun State College of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

OSOGBO (Sundiata Scholar) – Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Dr Jimoh Lasisi Ayanda as the acting Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun. The appointment was sequel to the suspension of Prof Jimoh Atanda Afolabi as Provost on grounds of financial impropriety, concealment of official information/ records; and failure […]

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NDDC’s uncompleted projects in tertiary institutions posing security threat, says NANS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – According to the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), unfinished Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects in a few tertiary institutions around the nation pose a security risk. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday, Mr. Akinteye Babatunde, the President of the NANS’ Senate,

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Don’t allow social norms distract you on education – Ebonyi governor’s wife tells women

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

ABAKALIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – Women have been urged by Mrs. Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, the wife of the governor of Ebonyi, to avoid letting early marriage and social norms interfere with their education. When Nwifuru’s 2012 Course Mates in Mass Communication from Ebonyi State University paid her a courtesy visit in her Abakaliki office on Thursday, she […]

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Delta to begin payment of bursary in February

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

ASABA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board has announced that it would start awarding the 2023 bursary to eligible students in February. This was revealed by the board’s executive secretary, Dr. Godfrey Enita, in a statement released in Asaba and provided to reporters on Thursday. Enita said that after approving the release […]

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Stakeholders decry teachers’ shortage in Ebonyi

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

ABAKALIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – Regarding the state’s public primary schools, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and other education stakeholders in Ebonyi have voiced concerns about what they see as a decline in quality. In order to attain quality education, they urged the State Government to address the shortage of teachers, infrastructure, and teacher

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Plateau University matriculates 4,000 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

JOS (Sundiata Scholar) – On Wednesday, 4,000 new students were admitted to the faculties and departments of Plateau University, Bokkos, for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 academic years. Prof. Bernard Matur, the university’s vice-chancellor, commended the students on being the fortunate ones to be admitted during his speech at the occasion on Wednesday in Jos.

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Federal Ministry of Education Appoints New Acting Rector for Nasarawa Poly

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

After Dr. Abdullahi Alhassan’s term as Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa expired on Friday, the Federal Ministry of Education named a new Acting Rector for the institution. This was revealed in a signed statement provided to journalists in the state’s Nasarawa local government area by Mrs. Safina Sabo, the institution’s acting director of

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Gov Adeleke approves suspension of Ila Orangun College Provost

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has authorised the suspension of Prof Jimoh Atanda Afolabi, the Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun. Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesperson, said in a statement that the suspension is effective immediately and is in accordance with the interim report of the Investigation Panel, which is led […]

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Benue State University graduates best globally, says VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

Professor Joseph Tor Iorpuu, the vice chancellor of Benue State University in Makurdi, has praised the calibre of the university’s graduates, saying that they are succeeding in their chosen fields across the globe. During the one-week celebration of the university’s 30th anniversary, which culminated on Friday at the College of Medical Sciences auditorium,

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FCTA approves N7 billion for the salary of primary school teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s secretary of education, Danlami Hayyo, reports that N7 billion has been allocated to cover 25% of the outstanding teacher salary arrears in public primary schools. On Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Hayyo made this statement while on a familiarisation visit to the FCT Universal Basic Education Board management. He indicated that

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YABATECH set to integrate AI, robotics into curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) plans to include robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) into its academic curriculum to give students the skills they need to succeed in the quickly changing labour market. The institution has also put in place plans to substitute the computer science course with AI, robotics, and other skills related courses. […]

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Don urges FG to raise the budget for education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

Funsho Falade, an engineering professor at the University of Lagos, has pleaded with all tiers of government to boost funding for education. During the opening lecture, “The Beginning and the End of a Project,” Falade emphasised the necessity of better infrastructure for all primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions. He bemoaned the inadequate attention

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Chinese language to be included in curriculum of Bayelsa schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

According to the Bayelsa State Government, plans are being developed to prioritise science and math education in public schools throughout the state, along with the teaching and learning of Ijaw, French, and Chinese languages. It stated that the main goal of prioritising the teaching of the three languages and the core science subjects—including mathematics—is to equip

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2024 UTME: NIN details present difficulties for candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

Prospective applicants have voiced frustration over their inability to link their phone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or “incorrect” information contained in their NIN details, just a few days after the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

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Vice Chancellor lists dangers to Nigeria’s food security

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

Prof. Olusola Kehinde, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), asserted that the university is capable of feeding the entire nation if certain steps are taken to counteract the challenges to food security that have been identified. Kehinde stated that the more than 10,000 hectares of land bequeathed to the university is […]

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LASU senate grants UNILAG best doctoral thesis award winner N1 million.

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

Dr. Aminat Ige-Ariyibi, the winner of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) overall best doctoral thesis prize, was given N1 million by the Senate of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. Ige-Ariyibi is a lecturer at LASU’s Faculty of Science’s Department of Mathematics and an alumna.Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, LASU’s vice chancellor, delivered the speech on

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Niger Delta University and NDDC to collaborate on research

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

In order to promote research that would address the peculiar health and environmental concerns in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has promised to work with the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma in Bayelsa State. The pledge was given by NDDC Managing Director Dr. Samuel Ogbuku during a courtesy visit to […]

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Edo schools set to fully transition to digital mode of learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

According to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Edo State’s basic and secondary schools would completely switch to a digital learning system given the amount of funding allocated to public education this year. This was disclosed by Obaseki during a recent speech to journalists in Benin City. He said that his administration had laid the groundwork for the […]

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Education Minister tasks NUC on completion of nuclear energy curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 25, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been instructed by Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman to move quickly to complete the Nuclear Energy Curriculum. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr Ben Goong. According to Mamman, this would allow the Nigerian Atomic […]