The Osun State branch of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has expressed disapproval over the recent increase in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, tuition rates. In a statement released on Tuesday by state chairman Emmanuel Olowu, Osun CDHR characterised the increase as a blatant
Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), the vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin, made a call to students yesterday encouraging them to take part in the upcoming student evaluation of staff. At a meeting with the leaders of the students union, Egbewole made the appeal and stated that the initiative was designed to guarantee the best […]
The Federal University Gashua administration has released the second batch merit admission list for 2023/2024 session. Candidates who took part in the admission processes and performed well during the exam, but were not shortlisted in the 1st list should see details on how to check the list below. This is to inform the general public […]
The management of Adeyemi College of Education is officially announcing to all candidates who sought for admission into its various degree programmes that the degree admission list is available. To verify that their names are on the admission list, all applicants should take the short actions listed below. Adeyemi College of Education in Affliation to […]
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 Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
The first batch list of applicants granted admission to Ladoke Akintola University for the 2023–2024 academic year has been made public by the university’s administration. This post contains information on how to check your name on the list. This is to inform the candidates who applied for admission to various programmes in the university for […]
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
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
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
The Federal Government’s recent restriction on degree certificates from universities in the Benin and Togo Republics has upset Nigerian students studying in the Benin Republic. Following an undercover investigation by a Nigerian journalist that revealed purportedly dishonest and fraudulent procedures in colleges in both countries—including the issuance of degree
Following their applications for research grants to donor organisations, several university academics were awarded over N3 billion in grants in 2023, according to Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, vice chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja). Na’allah revealed this in Abuja during the awards event for authors and researchers, which took place on the
Federal University, Lokoja Admission list for the 2023/2024 academic session has been released. This is to inform all candidates who participated in the 2023/2024 Admission Screening Exercise that they can proceed to check if their names are on the Provisional Admission list of successful candidates. The list of admitted candidates have been uploaded online via […]