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Disco to disconnect Unijos over N80 million unpaid bills

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 22, 2024

The University of Jos is dealing with a sharp increase in its monthly electricity cost, which has risen by 300% to N80 million as the threat of disconnection escalates. The management of Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) Plc has already threatened the institution with disconnection due to

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Tansian University First Class graduate breaks Nigeria’s academic records

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 22, 2024

Oluchi Anthonia Umeaso has raised the reputation of Tansian University after graduating from the institution’s Department of Microbiology with a final grade point average of 4.96 on a 5-point scale. The University issued a news release on Tuesday containing this information. It stated that with the final grade point, the microbiologist became the best graduating […]

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ATBU ASUU stages peaceful protest, calls for conclusion of 2009 renegotiation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2024

A peaceful protest has been organized by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi branch, to demand the conclusion of the 2009 renegotiation. Members of the union gathered en masse at the ASUU secretariat in the university, shouting solidarity songs to stress their demands, claiming that this […]

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Generator fumes kill 7 university students in Bayelsa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2024

Seven people, reportedly university undergraduates, died after inhaling fumes from a generator inside a music studio on Transformer Road, Ebis, in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. The victims, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, were working at a recording studio owned by one of them, Akpos Barakubo, when the […]

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NUC approves 25 degree programmes for Adeyemi University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 21, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 25 degree programmes for the commencement of academic activities at Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo, beginning with admissions in 2023/2024. President Bola Tinubu had ordered the immediate conversion of the erstwhile Adeyemi College of Education to Adeyemi University of Education. Dr. Samuel Akintunde, the

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9 LASU law graduates get appointed as Lagos high court judges

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 20, 2024

Nine alumni of Lagos State University’s Faculty of Law in Ojo, Lagos, have been appointed judges to the Lagos High Court. The nine were among the 13 judges recently appointed to the Lagos State High Court. On Monday, the institution announced this via a post on its X handle. According to the statement, this is the […]

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3 Chibok girls,186 others bag BSc in AUN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 20, 2024

Three abducted Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram’s custody in 2014 are among the 189 students who have received first degrees in various fields from the American University of Nigeria (AUN). The Chibok girls are the second set to graduate from the university in the last three years, and they are among the 30 internally […]

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IMSU don, 5 others die in Imo auto crash

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 20, 2024

On Saturday night, six people died at Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri Junction, after a trailer driver lost control and crashed into vehicles and pedestrians. It was reported that the incident occurred at 7 p.m. Chidiebube Okeoma, an eyewitness to the incident, said he helped to rush some of the injured to the Federal Medical Centre […]

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Tinubu names the governing board members for 111 tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 18, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of at least 555 people to serve as Pro-Chancellors/Chairmen and Governing Board members of 111 federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. This followed Tinubu’s approval of a list of nominees chosen by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry showed the appointment of a

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TETFUND increases research grants to Ekiti State University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 18, 2024

Professor Edward Olanipekun, Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, announced that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has increased the institution’s research funds. He noted that the increase will allow the institution to carry out more problem-solving research. The VC made the announcement at the Faculty of Basic Medical Science’s first annual

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FUHSI admits 673 students in second matriculation, appoints first chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 17, 2024

Professor Akeem Olawale Lasisi, vice chancellor of the Federal University of Health Science, Ila-Orangun (FUHSI), has urged the institution’s 673 newly admitted students to study hard and diligently in their studies in order to attain their goals and justify their parents’ efforts. The VC, who delivered this charge during the university’s second

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3 UNILAG students travel to Turkey as part of the Erasmus exchange programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 16, 2024

The Office of International Relations Partnerships and Prospects (IRPP) has announced that three (3) University of Lagos (UNILAG) students will travel to Haliç University in Istanbul, Turkey, for a full semester. They are: Daniel Kehinde – Mechanical Engineering (200L), Adeyemi Adegoke – Mechanical Engineering (200L) and Adedamola Adenuga – System

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Al-Istiqama University suspends student for ‘publicly’ proposing love to female colleague on campus

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2024

Al-Istiqama University in Sumaila, Kano State, has suspended Abdullahi Juli Mansur, a 200-level student in the Computer Science department. Mansur’s suspension was notified in a circular released on Tuesday with Ref. no. AUS/REG/54, dated May 14, 2024, following a viral video of him displaying affection to a female schoolmate on campus. The university judged

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Hostel accommodation at Wigwe University costs N1 million monthly

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2024

Wigwe University, founded by the late Herbert Wigwe, former CEO of Access Holdings Plc, has announced its course costs and a premium accommodation option costing N1 million per month. The institution plans to commence operations in September 2024. This institution, located in the village of Isiokpo in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, […]

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ASUU threatens strike over non-constitution of universities governing councils

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2024

The peace in the university system may be jeopardised once more, following a new strike threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).The academics gave Tinubu two weeks to resolve all outstanding demands, including the delay in creating governing councils for universities since assuming office as president. The ASUU’s latest threat of industrial action

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CUSTECH Kidnapping: 6 more students freed, 4 still missing — Kogi government

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2024

The Kogi State Government said on Tuesday that six more students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara had been rescued, bringing the total number of kidnapped students rescued to twenty, with four still missing. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communications, confirmed this in a press statement. According to him,

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Nigeria can afford free education if we avoid wastages, prolifgacy – Obilade, Kazeem

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 14, 2024

Two university eggheads, Prof Oluyemisi Obilade and Prof Kolawole Kazeem have urged the Federal Government to consider bringing back the era of Free Education introduced by the late sage and erstwhile Premier of the defunct Western Region, Pa Obafemi Awolowo, as a way of revamping Nigeria’s Education Sector. The two notable dons formed this consensus […]

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University Of Ibadan security team detains activist, students for protesting increase in tuition fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

Security operatives at the University of Ibadan have arrested three persons including an activist while protesting against an increase in school fees at the school. Aduwo Ayodele and Nice Linus were named as the students who were arrested. Femi Adeyeye, an activist, was also taken into custody. The arrest on Monday morning comes in the […]

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UNILORIN promotes 40 staff members to the rank of professor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 senior academics to the rank of professor. Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN, Minister of Education, approved the elevation, according to the university’s Bulletin, which was issued on Monday. According to the publication, the 40 exceptional academics were found to have excelled in the fields of teaching,

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Veritas University warns students against violating the institution’s dress code

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

Veritas University Abuja has issued a warning to its students against violating the institution’s dress code. Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Mary Akaigwe, the acting dean of student affairs, issued the warning in a press statement yesterday. According to Akaigwe, the university has formed a special task force that will enforce the dress code in its entirety […]