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Court remands UNICAL prof suspended for sexual harassment in Kuje Correctional Centre

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

On Monday, a Federal High Court ruled that Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, who is accused of sexual harassment, should be placed under detention at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the

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NUC denies release of the viral list of fake professors in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

On Monday, the National Universities Commission refuted reports that it had discovered 100 fake professors at various universities in the nation. A number of universities were included in a list by certain media organisations of the institutions the NUC has charged with employing fake professors. However, the NUC claimed in a statement issued on Monday […]

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OAU mourns as varsity loses past Deputy Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

The tragic death of Professor Christopher Olugbenga Ajila, the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), has left Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, in mourning. Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, the Vice Chancellor of the University, described Prof. Ajila’s death as devastating. He said that Prof. Ajila was a well-known academic

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ASUU President blames poor funding of universities for fake foreign degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the low funding of the federal government’s university system for Nigerian students’ desire to obtain certificates, particularly those from bordering countries like Togo and Benin Republic. The academic union also charged regulatory organisations such as the Federal Ministry of Education and the

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AAU denies operation of satellite campuses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

The state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU) in Ekpoma, Edo State, has requested that security agents detain and prosecute any operator of satellite campuses since it has not granted anyone authorization to manage a satellite campus on its behalf. In a statement made over the weekend in Benin City, the university’s Head of Corporate Communications and […]

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There are no fake professors in our university – UNN, Covenant University, UNILORIN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

Reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had exposed fake professors at their institutions have been refuted by the administrations of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, Covenant University at Ota in Ogun State, and the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) in Kwara State. The story was deemed derogatory by the UNN in […]

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Nigerian students call on Tinubu to give security top priority

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 7, 2024

President Bola Tinubu was asked on Sunday by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to give the security of citizens’ lives and property top priority. At a press conference in Abeokuta, the senate president, Elvis Ekudina, made the request, stressing the significance of the student body’s input on the status of the country. He […]

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UK immigration lawyer discloses how Nigerians can ‘japa’ with family

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 7, 2024

UK-based immigration lawyer Femi Aina has revealed the steps involved in allowing Nigerians to relocate their families to the country. Concurrently, on January 1st, the UK Home Office announced that it had begun implementing its policy that forbids overseas students—including those from Nigeria—from bringing in dependents using study visas. The Home Office reiterated in a

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Kogi polytechnic to graduate over 12,000 students in combined convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The Kogi State Polytechnic has modified the format of its certificates and statement of results, strengthening them with robust security measures including QR codes that make them difficult or impossible to compromise. During a pre-convocation press briefing on Thursday, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman, the Rector of the Polytechnic, disclosed this information. There will be ten

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Fake professorial list: EKSU denies association with 15 fake professors on the list

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The list of 15 professors allegedly provided by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and affiliated with Ekiti State University (EKSU) in Ado Ekiti has been denied by the university. This was stated in a statement that was signed by Bode Olofinmuagun, the university’s head of directorate of corporate affairs and information. The statement reads: “The attention

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Borno govt spends N55.9m on 153 medical students’ fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, in Bauchi State has accepted 153 financially challenged students into various programmes; the state government of Borno has allocated N55.9 million to cover these students’ registration costs. The Borno State Scholarship Board’s executive secretary, Malam Bala Isa, made this information public on Friday in

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Fake professorial list: Redeemer’s University denies employment of fake professors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun state, has refuted reports that it employed some of the fraudulent professors mentioned in a widely shared social media post. The social media post, which originated from a broadcast medium, had a list of 100 names of fake professors from Nigerian colleges. The broadcast medium earlier named the National Universities Commission […]

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KASU staff bemoan unpaid salaries after 3 years of employment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

Several Kaduna State University staff members, both academic and non-academic, have complained about not getting paid for their work. The workers said that because they were not included on the state’s payroll, they had not received a salary since they started working three years ago. According to them, this was mainly because of the university’s […]

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Yobe governor revokes licences of private schools in the state

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has cancelled the licences of private schools in the state due to their infraction of the regulations and policies governing their founding and operation. He asserts that before reapplying to the government for fresh licences, the institutions must adhere precisely to established “rules and regulations. “Speaking yesterday in

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FG urged to fish out those occupying top management offices with fake university degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

It has been recommended that the federal government take action to root out people using phoney degrees and other credentials to hold senior managerial positions. The call was made by Alhaji Musa Saidu, President of the International Human Rights Commission, Ecology and Marine, Africa. He emphasised that the recent controversy involving forged certificates connected to

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Nothern youths call for immediate cancellation of planned WAEC CBT exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

Northern Youths are incensed about the proposed switch to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams. Under the auspices of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Northerners have demanded an urgent halt to the plans, pointing to the possibility of widespread failures in rural regions as a result of low computer […]

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Foundation to sponsor students in 23 Kaduna LGs in their JAMB exams

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

The Caleb Danladi Foundation (CDF) announced that it will fund the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exams for indigent students in 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State in an effort to promote equal educational opportunities. According to a statement from CDF, the new project aims to enable worthy persons who are suffering […]

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FUNAAB declared best university of agriculture in Africa in latest ranking

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

The most recent Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) for 2024 show that the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is the top agricultural university in Africa and the eighth best in the world. The vice-chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Babatunde Kehinde, expressed his happiness and sent out congratulations to the

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50% of students in Enugu State are illiterate in English – Enugu SSG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 5, 2024

According to Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), half of the state’s student population is illiterate and unable to complete basic maths problems. This was said by Onyia during his keynote speech at the Old Boys Association of Union Secondary School, Awkunanaw, quadrennial convention on Thursday in Enugu, under the topic […]

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Kebbi govt begins training of 2,400 teachers to boost education sector

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 4, 2024

Birnin Kebbi (Sundiata Scholar) – The state administration of Kebbi State, in partnership with POBITECH Consultancy Service, has started training 2,400 elementary school teachers in the state, according to Governor Nasir Idris. The governor, who made this announcement on Tuesday while announcing that the training programme at Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin