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Dismissed Enugu College lecturers petition Governor Mbah for reinstatement

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

The 94 dismissed lecturers of Enugu State College of Education, Technical (ESCET) have petitioned Gov. Peter Mbah for reinstatement. The group made the appeal in a letter to Mbah signed by Dr Egbo Doris, Dr Njideka Frank, and others, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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Al-Hikmah University’s former VC applauds Tinubu’s economic, governance capabilities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

Razaq Abubakre, former vice-chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s achievements. Mr Abubakre said in the arena of Nigeria’s administration, Tinubu has orchestrated a hopeful symphony of strategic movements, driving the nation towards potential exceptional progress and resilience. He stated that the captivating narrative of the

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ABUAD achieves 94% pass rate in the 2023 bar exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

Law graduates from Afe Babalola Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) recorded 94% pass in the recently reported November 2023 Bar Examination, earning 21 First Class and 69 Second Class Upper Division. Tunde Olofintila, ABUAD’s Director of Corporate Affairs, stated in a statement on Sunday that the “remarkable improvement over the 2018 performance of ABUAD Law

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Elizade University Appoints New Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 4, 2024

Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area, Ondo State, has appointed Prof. Kayode Thadius Ijadunola as its new Vice Chancellor. Prof Ijadunola replaced Prof Kayode Amund who has just completed his tenure as the third Vice Chancellor of the institution. Professor Olufemi Bamiro, Elizade University’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing

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FUTIA intends to surpass MIT in aerospace engineering, among others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA) believes it is on track to produce graduates who will break the age-old records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States in Aerospace Engineering and other sectors of technology. The Vice Chancellor of the new University of Technology, Prof Leo Daniel, who made […]

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UNICAL offers scholarships to 34 undergraduates with CGPAs over 4.0

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

Professor Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has given scholarship funds to 34 students who have a CGPA of 4.0 and above. This is the maiden edition of what is to remain as an annual Vice Chancellor Scholarship Award Scheme in the University. Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, said the […]

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Universities UK: International postgraduate enrollments have dropped by up to 44%

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 3, 2024

Universities UK (UUK) stated that postgraduate enrolments fell by up to 44% last month. This reduction is not unrelated to new laws established in January that prohibit postgraduate students from bringing family members to the UK, as well as other UK government regulations on international student recruiting. According to Universities UK (UUK), a London Economics […]

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Nigeria must transition from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one, says Dangote

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa and CEO of the Dangote Group, has given Nigeria the mission of converting its resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one. As part of the events planned for the 38th convocation of Bayero University, Kano, Mr. Dangote made the suggestion in a pre-convocation lecture. He said, “Given the tremendous […]

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UNIZIK VC outlines moral standards to new students during matriculation ceremony

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Professor Charles Esimone, the vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, outlined the requirements for new students to meet in order to succeed academically. Among other things, Esimone stated at the university’s 2023–2024 matriculation ceremony that students need to pay the required fees in order to succeed. According to Esimone, this is necessary for

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300-level IMSU student arrested for the murder of final-year FUTO student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Following a heated argument with members of the university’s Man O’ War Unit, Francis Marvellous, 21, a 300-level student at Imo State University (IMSU), is accused of fatally stabbing Chinagorom Marvellous Kingsley, 22, a final-year student at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). The incident is being investigated by the Imo State Police

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ABUAD VC requests that the 2011 TETFund Act be reviewed

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Prof. Smaranda Elisabeta Olarinde, vice chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has demanded an urgent reform to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Act 2011 in order to bring its operations into line with the contemporary realities of the tertiary education landscape in Nigeria. In this manner, the preventable, biassed, and unfair exclusion of

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Court grants suspended UNICAL dean, lawyer bail

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, has been granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Bail was also granted for his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, who was also charged with a crime alongside him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The professor and […]

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Protests rock FUTA over persistent bandit attacks

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

In protest of ongoing bandit attacks on them outside the institution, students at the Federal University of Technology Akure in Ondo State have blocked the Akure-Ilesa highway. The students bemoaned the constant robbery attacks they experience while living outside the university campus as they chanted solidarity songs during the demonstration on Friday. The protest led to

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NAUS urges FG to reduce hardship faced by students and citizens

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian University Students (NAUS), students in Nigerian universities have called on the federal government to take immediate action in order to lessen the hardship that the high cost of living places both on students and other citizens of the nation. In a statement signed by the Deputy […]

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VC urges students to solve societal problems using knowledge acquired

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Students have been urged to apply their newly gained knowledge to solving societal problems by Prof. Reuben Jiya Kolo, Vice Chancellor of Crawford University in Igbesa. In addition, he exhorted the just admitted students to abstain from vices and actions that can disturb the tranquilly on campus. Kolo specifically asked post-graduate students to focus their research on

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Ex-SSG is named as the new VC for Plateau University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau State, approved the appointment of Prof. Shedrack Best, a former secretary to the state government, as the next vice chancellor of the state university situated in the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area. Shortly after the governor dismissed Prof. Bernard Matur, the former VC, and four other heads of the […]

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ASUU calls off its intended strike in AKSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

The scheduled industrial action in Akwa Ibom State has been suspended by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The union took the resolution in response to Governor Umo Eno’s intervention to address some of their issues, according to a statement made on Wednesday by Mr. Ekerete Udoh, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Umo Eno. […]

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Kano university suspends lecturer for alleged student maltreatment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

A lecturer at the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State, has been placed on suspension after it was alleged that he maltreated some students. In a statement on Wednesday, February 7, the university’s deputy registrar for information and public relations, Sa’idu Abdullahi Nayaya, confirmed the lecturer’s immediate

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Al-Muhibbah Open University commences academic session with 14 courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

Al-Muhibbah Open University’s administration has said that the institution will offer 14 courses starting in the 2023–2024 academic year. Business administration, economics, accounting, international relations, marketing, project management, and entrepreneurship are a few of the programmes that have been approved. Others are data science and analytics, public health,

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Final year student of OOU commits suicide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 7, 2024

Adaze Doris Jaja, a final-year Olabisi Onabanjo University student in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, is said to have committed suicide in a motel in the Ijebu Area of the state. Jaja was discovered dead next to an empty sniper bottle. The dead woman was found foaming at the mouth. Omolola Odutola, a police spokesman, confirmed the […]