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Ex-council boss: Investment in education is essential to the prosperity of the country

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 26, 2023

All governmental leaders have been asked to prioritise education because it is the backbone of any country hoping to advance economically and socially for the good of its citizens. The statements were delivered yesterday during the Carol of Nine Lessons and musical event by Rt. Hon. Israel

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Old students of Gumi College support re-introducing the school’s boarding system

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 26, 2023

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Sheikh Abubakar Gumi Memorial College’s Old Students’ Association in Sokoto has demanded that the boarding system be restored and reinstated at the institution. Alhaji Sa’idu Sarkin Kabin-Yabo, the association’s chairman, made the announcement on Monday in Sokoto at the college’s 60th anniversary. He

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Group Managing Director and CEO of UBA has been named an ambassador of UI

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 26, 2023

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the University of Ibadan (UI), the top university in Nigeria, has named Mr. Oliver Alawuba, the Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, as an ambassador of the institution. The award is given to Alawuba, who is also an alumnus of the esteemed university, in appreciation […]

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In 2019, I inherited 104 unfinished projects – UNN VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

NSUKKA (Sundiata Scholar) – Professor Charles Igwe, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), claims that upon taking office in 2019, his administration inherited 104 unfinished projects. Igwe revealed this to reporters in Nsukka on Wednesday, not long after seeing some of the initiatives carried out under his leadership. According to him, of

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Jigawa provides adult learners with solar-powered radio sets

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

DUTSE (Sundiata Scholar) – To increase the efficiency of its Literacy-by-Radio initiative, the Jigawa State Agency for Mass Education provided 400 adult learners solar-powered radio sets and additional learning materials. The distribution was completed in the Gwiwa and Yankwashi Council areas, according to Dr. Abbas Abubakar, the agency’s executive secretary.

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YABATECH strives to be more than just a university, according to Rector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

LAGOS (Scholar Sundiata) – The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) claims that part of its efforts to realise its goal of surpassing other higher education institutions is the investment it makes in research and practical training. The claim was stated in an interview by the institution’s rector, Dr. Ibraheem Abdul. He claims that the investment […]

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Christmas: Otti’s wife advises parents to instill moral values in their children

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

UMUAHIA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Governor of Abia State’s wife, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has urged parents to teach their kids morality so that they can develop strong character from an early age. At her office’s Christmas party for kids on Friday at Government House in Umuahia, Mrs. Otti delivered this charge. She claimed that raising […]

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41 courses approved by NUC for the Niger State University of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

MINNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 41 courses for the Niger State University of Education to begin offering starting in the 2023–2024 academic year, according to the Implementation Committee of the university. The news was announced last Thursday in Minna at a press conference by the committee’s chairman, Prof.

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Civil servants argue that ASUU’s exemption from IPPIS is unfair

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

The exclusion of university instructors from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has drawn criticism from certain civil personnel. The Federal Government’s reform attempts included the creation of the IPPIS in 2006 in order to improve the preservation of personnel

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Hensard University announces tuition fee, general charges

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

Hensard University, a university committed to offering high-quality education with an emphasis on innovation, entrepreneurship, ethics, and practical skills, has released the tuition and general fees for the January 2023–2024 academic year. “As part of our commitment to delivering exceptional academic programmes and maintaining a conducive learning environment, Hensard

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Newgate University names its law faculty and library after the late CJN and CJ respectively

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

The recently constructed Faculty of Law structure at Newgate University Minna (NUM), Niger State, is named for the late Justice Idris Kutigi, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), while the Legacy Library honours the late Justice Mu’azu Mohammed, a former Chief Judge (CJ) of Niger State. Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger said “the law […]

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Laycon Pays University Students’ Tuition In Lagos Communities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 24, 2023

Olamilekan Massoud Al-Khalifah Agbeleshebioba, a.k.a. Laycon, is a Nigerian rapper and media figure who has taken up the commendable task of paying university tuition for youths in various areas in Lagos. In his most recent music video, “Shine,” the Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner and current young ambassador for Ogun State, demonstrated his generosity […]

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Tansian University’s Premises Sealed by Creditors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 24, 2023

The institution’s campus in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, has been permanently locked by its creditor, adding to the ongoing turmoil that has beset Tansian University Umunya, Anambra State, since its founding. The upper echelons of Ranent Industries Company Ltd. broke into the University on Friday, sacked and locked the area that functioned as […]

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Nigerian student sentenced to 40 months in jail over threat to bomb UK varsity ; to be deported

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 23, 2023

Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a Master’s student at Dundee University in Scotland, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a Sheriff Court in the United Kingdom. The 26-year-old international energy studies student received the sentence on Friday after it was determined that he had threatened to carry out acts of terrorism against faculty, staff, and […]

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Seven graduating students are rusticated by Poly for a “indecent sign-out celebration.”

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 23, 2023

Seven female graduating students from Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, IMAP, Lafia, Nasarawa State, have been rusticated for their participation in an alleged “indecent” sign-out party. The state-owned institution’s public relations officer, Mr. Ali Hassan Mohammed, made the announcement in a statement that was made public in Lafia on Friday. The

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Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Supplementary Admission Form 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

This is to notify the interested parties and members of the public that the Federal University of Technology Owerri’s management has started releasing supplementary admission forms for the 2023–2024 academic year. Those who applied for supplementary admission but were not selected for further consideration on the merit admission list ought to take advantage of this

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ASUU-BSU threatens to clash with varsity management over unpaid salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

In order to prevent a crisis in the system, the Academic Staff Union of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Benue State University branch (ASUU-BSU) has asked that the university management immediately pay its members’ salaries that have been withheld. On December 12, 2023, the institution’s management issued a statement through Registrar Dr. Mfaga Modom

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State universities must look for other sources of funding – Pro-Chancellors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

Concerned about the threat of brain drain in the nation, the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities of Nigeria (COPSUN) has called on the federal government to declare the trend a national emergency requiring immediate attention. The association asked vice chancellors of state universities to explore for alternate sources of income in order to guarantee

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Katsina Government transforms Institute of Technology into ICT University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

The Institute of Technology and Management in Katsina has been transformed by the government into an official Information Communication Technology University. This was revealed by Abdulhamid Ahmed-Mani, Commissioner for Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, during a press conference regarding the conclusions of the State Executive Council meeting that took place on

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NUC authorises medicine, anatomy, physiology, other programs at Veritas University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

The National University Commission has given Veritas University in Abuja permission to start its studies in anatomy, physiology, and medicine and surgery. Professor Hyacinth Ichoku, the university’s vice-chancellor, revealed this information on Thursday. He stated that despite the difficult economic climate facing the nation, the university has continued to achieve