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Students applaud conversion of Katsina institute to university

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Katsina (Sundiata Post) – The students and ex-students of the Katsina Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM) have complimented Gov. Dikko Radda for transforming the institution to a fully-fledged university. The students asked that the university be renamed Malam Dikko Ummaru

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FUTA students close down school over 100% hike in tuition

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Students at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State have closed the school in protest over a tuition hike of more than 100% implemented by the administration. Early on Monday morning, the undergraduate students gathered at the university’s main entrance. They were spotted waving banners with various inscriptions and chanting songs of […]

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NANS urges FG to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to take action against institutions running unaccredited courses. This happened soon after the Federal Ministry of Education stopped accrediting and evaluating degree certificates from Togo and the Republic of Benin. Following an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper that

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NUC approves nursing, agriculture programmes in Michael and Cecilia Ibru University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

The undergraduate Nursing and Agricultural Science programmes at Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli, Delta State, have been approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The permission followed the resource verification exercise carried out by the commission in October 2023, according to a letter issued to the Vice Chancellor and

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Zamfara’s 1st private varsity, HUDA University matriculates 211 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata Scholar) – HUDA University, a privately owned establishment in Zamfara, has welcomed 211 newly admitted students in its range of academic programmes. The state’s first private university, HUDA, was established in 2023. Alhaji Ahmad Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State and Chancellor of the University, hailed the institution’s

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NANS hails Tinubu for approving N683bn intervention fund for public tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 14, 2024

ENUGU – President Bola Tinubu has received praise from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for approving N683 billion to be used as the 2024 Intervention Fund for public tertiary education institutions in the nation. The amount was announced on Friday by the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, […]

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Oyebanji names Olowolafe new Chancellor of Ekiti State University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 13, 2024

The appointment of business mogul Dr. Tunji Olowolafe as the Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has been approved by Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Olowolafe, an Are-Ekiti native, is a successful businessman with decades of experience in medicine and a stellar reputation. He co-founded Deux Project Limited in 1988 and currently serves as its […]

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Panel on Ila College of Education to begin probe sitting on Monday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 12, 2024

OSOGBO (Sundiata Scholar) – The panel set up by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to look into the crisis in the Ila College of Education will meet on Monday and expedite findings on issues in contention to bring about a lasting resolution. The panel, which is headed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, […]

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Makinde appoints Salawu as new Deputy Rector of Poly Ibadan

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 12, 2024

Mrs Olaide Salawu has been named the Deputy Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan by Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde. This information was released in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan by the institution’s registrar, Mrs. Modupe Fawale. She said this followed Salawu’s victory at the Deputy Rectorship election held on Oct. 25, along with ratification of […]

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Abia varsity appeals to ASUU members to put off plans for strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 12, 2024

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been urged by the administration of Abia State University in Uturu to put off their scheduled industrial action. ASUU members had recently threatened to go on strike over 11 months of salary arrears owed to them by the school. Going on strike, according to the […]

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Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Pre-science Admission Form 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 12, 2024

The management of UNIZIK has begun the sale of forms for admission into its Pre-science programme for 2023/2024 academic session. Interested candidates should check below to find out the cost of form, admission requirements/qualifications, the available courses offered, and the step-by-step procedures on how to apply for admission.  The Nnamdi Azikiwe University

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Private universities should be beneficiaries of the TETFund project – VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 12, 2024

Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Edo State, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to promote the development of private universities in the country by allowing them be beneficiary in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) intervention project. Ezemonye emphasised the necessity for government help in the area of

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NANS appeals to FG to step in over the proposed hike in tuition fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 11, 2024

In response to several tertiary institutions’ intentions to raise tuition, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has once again urged the federal government to act quickly to save its students. This was stated in a Thursday statement by NANS. Recent plans for tuition price increases, particularly from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)

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FUTA proposed school fees schedule for the new academic session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 11, 2024

The Management of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) wishes to inform the general public that the school fees for 2023/2024 academic session has been released and published online. The breakdown of the Federal University of Technology, Akure School Fees schedule for 2023/2024 academic session is published below.

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UTME: JAMB introduces verbal and cognitive reasoning test for DE candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 11, 2024

Candidates for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) direct entry exam will now be required to take verbal and cognitive reasoning tests. In a virtual conference with the commissioners of education from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed this information. Oloyede explained that

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Degree Certificates Racketeering: FG to look into 107 private universities (FULL LIST)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

On Tuesday, January 9, the federal government began an investigation into degree racketeering at domestic and international private institutions through the Federal Ministry of Education. Within eight weeks, an interministerial committee consisting of seven members would look at the claims. The review of the role played by any ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs)

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Igbinedion University sets up a tablet-manufacturing factory

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

According to Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo, it has established a tablet manufacturing plant to service the local needs of the host town and its teaching hospital. This was revealed on Wednesday during the 13th oath-taking/induction ceremony for 101 pharmacy graduates of the 2022/2023 session, by the vice-chancellor of the institution, Lawrence Ezemonye. He clarified

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UNILAG to graduate 17,464 students with 379 bagging first class

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

At the University of Lagos‘ 54th convocation, which is set for 7th of January, 340 students are  to graduate with first class.  Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the institution’s vice chancellor, revealed this information during a press conference to highlight events planned for the ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos. According to her, the 340 are among the […]

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Court grants suspended UNICAL Professor temporary bail

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

On Wednesday, January 10, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, interim bail so he could have glaucoma surgery. The embattled professor was initially placed under arrest on Tuesday at the Kuje Correctional Facility. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following […]

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ASUU opposes proposal to establish new universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

ASUU has protested the National Assembly’s proposal to establish 47 more federal universities. This was said by UI ASUU chairman Ayo Akinwole in an interview conducted on Tuesday in Ibadan, outside of the organization’s presentation of scholarships to a few deserving students. Concerned about the government’s inability to support the current federal