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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

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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

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NAUS urges FG to reduce hardship faced by students and citizens

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian University Students (NAUS), students in Nigerian universities have called on the federal government to take immediate action in order to lessen the hardship that the high cost of living places both on students and other citizens of the nation. In a statement signed by the Deputy […]

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Oyebanji authorises the release of N200m as car and housing loan for primary school teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the release of the sum N200 million for car and housing loan to primary school teachers in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser Media to the governor, Yinka Oyebode, stated that this was in fulfilment of the governor’s pledge to ensure that teachers in public […]

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FG increases digital literacy among students in Owerri, Maiduguri and Abeokuta

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy’s Build-A-Thon project, the federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to the advancement of digital literacy and skill. The initiative was conducted in three Nigerian cities: Owerri, Maiduguri, and Abeokuta. Its goal was to introduce senior secondary school students to embedded

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2 students of Kogi Polytechnic die from generator fumes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

According to reports, two students at Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja passed away after inhaling generator fumes. This was confirmed over the phone on Thursday night by SP William Ovye Aya, the public relations officer for the Kogi State Police. Aya revealed that the victims’ names were Ibrahim Haliru and 20-year-old Bilikisu Tijani Eleojo. Before the […]

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UNICEF, Adamawa govt educate 2,260 teenagers on gender-based violence

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

In partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency trained 2,260 teenagers on gender-based violence (GBV). In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Thursday, Hajiya Fadimatu Hamman-Joda, the state’s Programme Officer for Adolescent Youths and Sexual Reproductive Health, disclosed

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The government of Katsina registers 400,000 women for empowerment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

According to the Katsina State Government, it has registered at least 400,000 women for empowerment thus far among the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. This was revealed by Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, during a Thursday interview in Katsina with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In keeping with […]

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UNICEF, the World Bank, and others to support FG school feeding programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Support for Nigeria’s school feeding project has been pledged by the World Bank, UNICEF, and other development partners. This comes after the federal government decided to start a public-private partnership to increase funding for school feeding programmes across the nation. Dr. Tunde Adekola, a World Bank representative, stated the bank would support the initiative

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VC urges students to solve societal problems using knowledge acquired

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Students have been urged to apply their newly gained knowledge to solving societal problems by Prof. Reuben Jiya Kolo, Vice Chancellor of Crawford University in Igbesa. In addition, he exhorted the just admitted students to abstain from vices and actions that can disturb the tranquilly on campus. Kolo specifically asked post-graduate students to focus their research on

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Ex-SSG is named as the new VC for Plateau University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau State, approved the appointment of Prof. Shedrack Best, a former secretary to the state government, as the next vice chancellor of the state university situated in the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area. Shortly after the governor dismissed Prof. Bernard Matur, the former VC, and four other heads of the […]

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ASUU calls off its intended strike in AKSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

The scheduled industrial action in Akwa Ibom State has been suspended by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The union took the resolution in response to Governor Umo Eno’s intervention to address some of their issues, according to a statement made on Wednesday by Mr. Ekerete Udoh, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Umo Eno. […]

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Tinubu to launch the student loan scheme on Feb 21

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to unveil the Student Loan Scheme at the State House in Abuja on February 21, barring any unanticipated conditions. The Nigeria Education Loan Fund’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Akintunde Sawyerr, revealed that the official launch will take place in tandem with the nationwide opening of applications from qualified candidates. “Yes, it

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JSS1 student in Ogun commits suicide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Sanusi, a student in Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 at a private primary school in Obada-Oko, allegedly committed suicide. The incident has left the school administration and the local community uncertain about what exactly happened. Shortly after receiving a scolding from his parents for getting home late from school, the boy is said to have killed himself.

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Rescued Ekiti kidnapping victims to reunite with families this week

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

This week, the abducted students and teachers from Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School in Emure, Ekiti, who are undergoing medical treatment at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti, are expected to be released from the hospital, according to the government of Ekiti State. Speaking with reporters yesterday while visiting the hospital

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US organisation, group provide robotics and E-STEM training to Kwara teachers and students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

A non-governmental organisation called Webfala Digital Skills for All Initiative (WDSFaI) in collaboration with two US organisations, Pratt and Whitney and the North American Association for Environmental Education, have organised E-STEM (Environment, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and robotics training programmes for teachers in Kwara State. Michael

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Kano university suspends lecturer for alleged student maltreatment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

A lecturer at the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State, has been placed on suspension after it was alleged that he maltreated some students. In a statement on Wednesday, February 7, the university’s deputy registrar for information and public relations, Sa’idu Abdullahi Nayaya, confirmed the lecturer’s immediate