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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

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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 […]

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Emeka Offor offers N100 million endowment for UNN development

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

Sir Emeka Offor, a businessman and philanthropist, presented an endowment fund of N100 million to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).Offor, executive chairman of the Chrome Group of Companies, made the donation shortly after receiving the Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) degree at UNN’s 52nd Convocation. Offor, represented by Steve Ahaneku,

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2 arrested for alleged rape of Ajayi Crowther university student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 13, 2024

Two people have been detained for allegedly raping a student of Ajayi Crowther University Oyo. Mr Olufemi John Atoyebi, the University’s Public Relations Officer, signed and released a press statement to convey the development. Olufemi stated in a copy of the statement made available to reporters on Friday that Ajayi Crowther University Management promptly handed

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UNIMED dismisses Deputy VC for making false allegations against management

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 10, 2024

Professor Adolphus Loto, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Administration and Clinical Services at the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo State, has been sacked by the school as a result of a fake petition submitted against the university’s management. Loto was fired by the institution’s governing body after a probe into the allegations against the

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Kogi university lecturer stripped naked over alleged sexual harassment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 10, 2024

On Friday, May 10, a senior lecturer at Federal University Lokoja (FUL) in Kogi state was stripped nearly naked after being accused of forceful sexual approach towards a female student. The lecturer, whose full name was unknown at the time of filing this report, was said to have incurred the wrath of some other female undergraduates […]

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Bandits invade CUSTEC, abduct several students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 10, 2024

On Thursday night, bandits broke into the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi and kidnapped several students. According to eyewitnesses, the bandits attacked the university around 9:00 p.m. when students were studying for their approaching examinations. According to the source, the bandits entered through the bush, went into three

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UNILAG’s best graduating student bags prestigious Stanford University scholarship

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

David Akanmu, the University of Lagos‘ best-graduating student in 2024, has been named a 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University announced this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Akanmu is one of five Africans, the only one from an African-based tertiary institution, chosen to join the 2024 cohort,

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Kano University ASUU accuses government of neglect, threatens industrial action

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Yusuf Maitama Sule University in Kano, has voiced concerns about a potential crisis with the Kano State Government The union accused the government of ignoring its demands. According to a statement signed on Wednesday by the Branch Chairman and Secretary, Comrade Mansur Said and Comrade Yusuf Ahmed Gwarzo, […]

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Disturbing video shows female student of Ekiti University striking colleague

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

A disturbing video has emerged online, showing a female student at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science, and Technology, Ikere (BOUESTI) in Ekiti State assaulting a colleague with a stick. The viral video shows the assailant dismissing the victim’s pleads while swinging the stick. Witnesses described the victim as Ajayi Precious Gloria, and the attacker

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LASU VC launches STEM education laboratory

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Lagos State University-Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE) opened its laboratory on Monday to train students in science, mathematics, and technology. Dr Joshua Atah, the National Coordinator of ACE Impact in Nigeria, stated at the ceremony that the project’s success was partly due to outstanding leadership

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Police arrest 2 in connection with the disappearance of a 200-level UNIDEL student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Two suspects have reportedly been apprehended by Edo State Police Command officers in connection with Miss Faith Omodon, a missing 200-level undergraduate at the University of Delta in Agbor. On March 30, residents of the Iru Egbede community in Edo State’s Orhionmwon Local Government Area reported the abrupt abduction of their daughter, Faith Omodon, a […]

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Wesley University matriculates 580 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University Ondo, Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, has urged the institution’s newly admitted students to embrace the qualities of hard work and avoid social vices. Prof. Obeka, who declared this during the school’s 15th Matriculation ceremony, cautioned that any violation of the social vices would result in severe repercussions such

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Foundation educates 100 LASUTH students on financial literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

One hundred Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) students have received financial literacy training in order to better prepare them to face the challenges of the national economy. The Pan African Capital Foundation trained 100 biomedical students from the Nigerian Medical Laboratory Science Students Association (NIMELSA) at the University of Lagos in financial

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Kaduna University to allow students to take examinations despite unpaid fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Kaduna State University has declared that students experiencing financial challenges will be allowed to sit exams for the 2023/2024 academic year. The university’s management stated in a statement on Thursday that the move was made at the request of Governor Uba Sani to lessen the impact of present economic issues on its student body. […]

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Babcock University matriculates 3,223 students, honours the 2023 UTME top scorer and others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

Yesterday, 3,223 undergraduate students matriculated at Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The institution also recognised Kelvin Eke, a Software Engineering student, with the highest 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) score of 349, as well as others with the highest score of 15 points out of 15 in the 2023 Joint Universities Preliminary