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Nigerian bags First Class at Essex University, UK

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 28, 2024

Winston Dennis-Masi, a young Nigerian, has been honoured by the University of Essex in Colchester, England, for his outstanding academic performance. Winston, 20, graduated from the university on Thursday with a First Class degree in the highly sought-after Computer Systems Engineering program.

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300-level female student of ATBU found dead in bathroom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 27, 2024

Naja’atu Salisu, a 300-level computer science student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, was discovered unconscious after falling in the bathroom on Friday morning. According to sources, Naja’atu went to the bathroom in the female hostel on the university’s Gubi campus to have a morning shower and prepare for her classes but was

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2 fake lecturers arrested in BUK

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 27, 2024

Security personnel at Bayero University in Kano have detained two people for posing as lecturers and selling books to naïve fresh students. This was said in a statement by Bala Abdullahi, Publication Secretary, Special Bulletin, on behalf of the university’s Registrar, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday. According to the statement, the two

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Reps push for removal of universities from Band A electricity tariff, give reasons why

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 27, 2024

The House of Representatives has stated why it is attempting to remove federal universities from the Band A electricity tariff plan in order to reduce their high electricity bills. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, made the revelation on Friday in Abuja, following an oversight visit to Federal Universities in the

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FUNAAB deputy vice chancellor warns against violent protests

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 27, 2024

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Kolowole Adebayo, has warned Nigerians to avoid destroying infrastructure while expressing their frustrations to the federal government. Adebayo argued that when lives, government infrastructure, and property are destroyed, it becomes a riot rather than a protest. He spoke

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Bauchi University starts online screening for 2024 admissions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 25, 2024

Sa’adu Zungur University, Gadau, formerly known as Bauchi State University, has issued a notice for online screening to all prospective candidates for 2024/2025 admission, particularly those who chose the University as their first choice. According to a statement from the University signed by the Registrar, A. G. Hassan, PhD, the online screening for 2024/2025

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19-year-old first-class graduate of Adeleke University asks Davido for a scholarship abroad

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

Tolulope Ekundayo, a 19-year-old graduate of Adeleke University in Osun, has asked Davido to support her master’s degree overseas. In a series of posts via X (formerly twitter) on Sunday, Ekundayo revealed that she joined the university when she was 15 years old. She stated that she graduated from the institution with first-class honours in Accounting. […]

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2 female TASUED students raped by suspected armed robbers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

On Monday, suspected robbers allegedly raped two first-year female students at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. It was reported that at about 12:30 a.m., suspected armed robbers entered the students’ apartments and forcibly took the survivors’ personal belongings. A source at the school, who requested anonymity for fear

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Flood takes over Federal University of Lafia

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

Several lecture halls at the Federal University of Lafia have been flooded as a result of a week-long downpour in the Nasarawa State capital. The majority of the institution’s students were stranded at the school gate on Friday because they were unable to attend their classes owing to flooding in many areas of the school premises. […]

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300-level AAUA student shot dead by unidentified gunmen

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

A 300-level Linguistics student at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, identified as Emmanuel, was fatally by unknown attackers in one of the town’s private student hostels. On Monday, Comrade Oladele Emmanuel, Vice Chairman of the National Association of University Students, urged security agents and university administration to investigate the incident

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Afe Babalola criticises substandard universities, claiming they are weapons against quality education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 21, 2024

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has called the spread of substandard and mushroom universities the most serious threat to quality education in the country. He encouraged the federal government to close such universities immediately, otherwise, the country’s educational system would continue to

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Governor Alia donates N2 billion to BSUTH to build cancer centre

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 20, 2024

Benue State Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has contributed N2 billion to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) endowment fund to establish a cancer centre in the state. Governor Alia made the donation on Friday, during the hospital’s International Health Investment Summit and Scientific Exhibition in Makurdi. The summit’s theme

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Josh2Funny set for campus tour across Nigerian universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 20, 2024

Chibuike Josh Alfred, nicknamed Josh2Funny, a highly regarded performer, has completed plans for the ‘Josh2Funny Live in Campus’ tour across Nigerian university campuses in collaboration with prominent entertainment mastermind and Chief Executive Officer of Engraced Events, Mr. Itoto Emmanuel. The event is expected to provide exciting entertainment on

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11 university students killed and 22 kidnapped in three months, investigation reports

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 20, 2024

In the past three months, 11 university students have been killed and 22 have been kidnapped, according to an investigation. It was discovered that students who were affected were victims of various violent crimes, including robbery attacks, that occurred across Nigerian universities over the last three months. As part of the fatalities, Favour Ugwuka, a final-year

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Plateau State University rusticates 43 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

Plateau State University, Bokkos has rusticated 43 students for examination misconduct and other violations of university policies. The rustication was part of a decision passed at the end of the university Senate’s 88th meeting, presided over by Professor Shedrack Best, Acting Vice-Chancellor. The VC, represented by Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Professor Moses

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Nasarawa University launches first medical geology degree programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

The management of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) announced on Thursday that the institution’s Jose Centino International Centre for Medical Geology (JacMedGeo) Research has begun the world’s first medical geology postgraduate studies. Dr. Kitso Nghargbu, Director of Linkages and International Cooperation at the University, confirmed the development to

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1 student dead, 9 others injured UNILORIN road accident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

Ten students from the University of Ilorin in Kwara State were injured in a car accident along the university road, yesterday afternoon. According to reports, the accident involved a small commercial bus known as “Korope” and was caused by a tyre burst. It was also reported that the auto accident, which occurred near the campus […]

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2024 UTME: VCs, others peg minimum admissible score of universities at 140

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

On Thursday, stakeholders in the education sector approved 140 as the National Minimum Tolerable UTME Score (NTMUS), popularly known as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities, and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively. According to JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, individual institutions were free to raise the minimum

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Electricity hike: Al-Hikmah University pays N72 million bills in three months

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 18, 2024

Prof Noah Yusuf, Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin, Kwara State, said that the university paid N72 million to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBDEC) over the last three months. He added that before the tariff hike, the university paid N8 million every month. Prof. Yusuf said: “The university is desirous to solve the […]

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GOUNI VC urges graduating students to shun materialism

Angel Ojonugwa July 17, 2024

ENUGU (Sundiata Scholar) – , The Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, Rev Fr Christian Anieke, has counseled outgoing students of the university to show exemplary performance in their future endeavours. Anieke made the call during the Thanksgiving Mass organised by the university for 2023/2024 graduating students of the university on Sunday.The