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UniCal responds to COREN on alleged non-accreditation of engineering courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 10, 2024

Gabriel Egbe, Registrar of the University of Calabar (UniCal), stated on Tuesday that the university had no record of failed accreditation. Mr Egbe, speaking on behalf of the University’s administration, was responding to a warning supposedly issued by the Council for the Regulation of

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DLI UNILAG prepared to commence 4 new programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 10, 2024

Professor Folasade Ogunsola, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has announced that the Distance Learning Institute (DLI) will launch four new programmes in the next academic session. She made the remark while addressing newly admitted Distance Learning Institute students during the Institute’s 2023/2024 Blended Matriculation Ceremony, which was held

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Tension as Unizik student is feared kidnapped

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 9, 2024

There is tension at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, about the disappearance of one of its students from the Department of Science Education. The student, simply identified as Francisca Chioma, was believed to have left school on Friday to attend a burial ritual in Omasi Uno village, Ayamelum local government area, outside Awka, the Anambra State […]

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UNICAL dismisses HOD for ‘failure to present students for convocation’

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 9, 2024

Florence Obi, the vice-chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has dismissed Victor Ecoma, the head of the Fine and Applied Arts department, for allegedly neglecting to present students for the school’s convocation event. The UNICAL 36th convocation ceremony was place from March 18 to March 24, with around 8,415 graduates receiving various academic degrees.

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Uzodimma offers automatic employment to 2 indigenes with first class in law school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 9, 2024

Sen. Hope Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State, has approved the immediate employment of Mr. Chinonso Oparaji and Mrs. Chipuruime Udeh, two Imo State natives who graduated with First Class in Law from both Imo State University and the Nigerian Law School. He gave his approval during a courtesy call on him at Government House in […]

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Plateau State University Bokkos under risk of shutdown

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 7, 2024

The All Progressives Congress is deeply concerned about the Plateau State University Bokkos’ potential closure by the National University Commission due to the State Government’s infractions of the commission’s criteria. According to a statement signed by Shittu Bamaiyi, Acting Publicity Secretary, information received by the Party indicates that the NUC

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ATBU students narrowly escape death in road accident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 6, 2024

Students from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, Bauchi narrowly missed death yesterday after their vehicle was involved in a horrific accident. The announcement was made on Voice of Balewites, the students’ Facebook group. According to the post, the students were on their way to Abuja two days after finishing their examinations when the catastrophe occurred.

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MDCN Approves Bayelsa Medical University’s MBBS Programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 6, 2024

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), the organisation in charge of approving medical programmes in Nigerian universities, has approved the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at the state-owned Bayelsa Medical University. The approval allows medical students at the university to take Part One of the MBBS examination. Dr. Nnaemeka […]

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Unilorin professor creates biofuel from poultry waste

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 5, 2024

Temitope Odetoye of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Ilorin used heterogeneous catalysts generated from chicken eggshell to create biodiesel. Odetoye made the announcement in Ilorin while presenting the university’s 253rd inaugural lecture. She went on to say, “The trans esterification experiment was based on a two-factor, three-level

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Edo community grieves the disappearance of 200-level undergraduate

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 5, 2024

The residents of the Iru Egbede community in Edo State’s Orhionmwon Local Government Area have voiced their anguish over the sudden disappearance of their daughter, Faith Omodon, a 200-level undergraduate at Delta State University (DELSU). Miss Omodon was last seen on March 30, 2024, after leaving for the farm. Narrating the incident, father of the […]

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Federal University Lokoja matriculates 4,925 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 5, 2024

On Thursday, the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) matriculated 4,925 students for the 2023/2024 academic year, issuing a strong warning against vices and other acts that could jeopardise its integrity. Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, FUL Vice Chancellor, issued the warning during a ceremony on the university’s campus in Andankola, Lokoja. The vice chancellor matriculated

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EKSU’s chancellor moves to harness youth potential, announces N1 billion Innovation Fund

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 4, 2024

Tunji Olowolafe, the recently appointed Chancellor of Ekiti State University, has launched a unique concept to harness Nigeria’s youth’s limitless potential using a worldwide Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) platform. “I believe in harnessing the untapped potential of our youth, particularly in fields like business process outsourcing,” he said.

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UNN students receive N12 million research grants

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 4, 2024

The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED) at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka has given seed research grants totaling N12 million to twelve student groups. According to reports, the students displayed unique and entrepreneurial concepts that will contribute to long-term energy and power development. Each research group earned

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Fallen container crushes UNILESA employee to death

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 4, 2024

A female staff member of University of Ilesa died in a tragic accident on the Ilesa-Ibodi route on Wednesday. A container filled with cashew nuts dropped off a truck and landed on the car driven by an unidentified female university employee. The mishap, which occurred just a few metres from the institution’s main gate, sparked […]

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Groups of people banned from receiving student loans (Full List)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 4, 2024

Nigerians have praised President Bola Tinubu since he signed the Students Loan Bill into law, a provision that is supposed to assist impoverished students in accessing higher education. In this article, five categories of people ruled ineligible for the loan are highlighted. Below is the list of persons who are not eligible for the loan: […]

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Police arrest 8 suspects over murder of UNIMAID lecturer

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 3, 2024

The Borno State Police Command has detained eight people in connection with the death of Kamar Abdulkadir, a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). Abdulkadir was discovered dead in a pool of his own blood on Sunday, with multiple injuries inflicted on his body by his assassins. According to NAN, Nahun Daso, the state […]

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Peter Obi’s Running Mate’s Private University Increases Tuition Fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 3, 2024

Baze University, Abuja, owned by the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Baba Datti-Ahmed, has increased student fees, citing a ‘astronomical rise’ in the cost of products and services. The changes include a 100% increase in hostel fees, a 35% increase in tuition and the Students’ Industrial Working Experience Scheme (SIWES), and a […]

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Suspected herdsmen kidnap 2 FUWUKARI undergraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 2, 2024

On Monday night, two students from the Federal University Wukari in Taraba state were taken by suspected herders in Wukari. Sule Gani, the institution’s chief security officer, verified the event on Tuesday. He stated that the victims graduated but remained behind to complete some of their courses. According to him, the event occurred at 11 […]

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American model, Rubi Rose plans to visit Unilag in December

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 2, 2024

Rubi Rose, an internationally recognised American model and rapper, is set to pay a much-anticipated visit to the University of Lagos (Unilag) in December, causing excitement among admirers and followers. On her official X page, formerly Twitter, she stated, “Unilag in December.” Her upcoming visit to the University of Lagos, a well-known university in Nigeria,

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UNIMAID lecturer brutally murdered in his office by unidentified assailants

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 1, 2024

Dr Kamar Abdulkadir, a lecturer in the Department of Physical and Health Education (P.H.E) at the University of Maiduguri, was brutally murdered in his office. Abdulkadir was slain on Sunday when unknown assailants crept into his office and attacked him with a knife and hammer. According to sources and several colleagues and associates of the […]