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In 2019, I inherited 104 unfinished projects – UNN VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

NSUKKA (Sundiata Scholar) – Professor Charles Igwe, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), claims that upon taking office in 2019, his administration inherited 104 unfinished projects. Igwe revealed this to reporters in Nsukka on Wednesday, not long after seeing

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41 courses approved by NUC for the Niger State University of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

MINNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 41 courses for the Niger State University of Education to begin offering starting in the 2023–2024 academic year, according to the Implementation Committee of the university. The news was announced last Thursday in Minna at a press conference by the committee’s chairman, Prof.

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Newgate University names its law faculty and library after the late CJN and CJ respectively

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

The recently constructed Faculty of Law structure at Newgate University Minna (NUM), Niger State, is named for the late Justice Idris Kutigi, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), while the Legacy Library honours the late Justice Mu’azu Mohammed, a former Chief Judge (CJ) of Niger State. Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger said “the law […]

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Laycon Pays University Students’ Tuition In Lagos Communities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 24, 2023

Olamilekan Massoud Al-Khalifah Agbeleshebioba, a.k.a. Laycon, is a Nigerian rapper and media figure who has taken up the commendable task of paying university tuition for youths in various areas in Lagos. In his most recent music video, “Shine,” the Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner and current young ambassador for Ogun State, demonstrated his generosity […]

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Tansian University’s Premises Sealed by Creditors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 24, 2023

The institution’s campus in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, has been permanently locked by its creditor, adding to the ongoing turmoil that has beset Tansian University Umunya, Anambra State, since its founding. The upper echelons of Ranent Industries Company Ltd. broke into the University on Friday, sacked and locked the area that functioned as […]

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Government names Professor Muhammad Ibrahim-Yakasai Jigawa university new vice chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 23, 2023

Prof. Muhammad Ibrahim-Yakasai has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, by Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi. Ismaila Dutse, the Public Relations Officer for the Office of the Secretary to the Government, made this announcement in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the selection of the new vice […]

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Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Supplementary Admission Form 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

This is to notify the interested parties and members of the public that the Federal University of Technology Owerri’s management has started releasing supplementary admission forms for the 2023–2024 academic year. Those who applied for supplementary admission but were not selected for further consideration on the merit admission list ought to take advantage of this

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State universities must look for other sources of funding – Pro-Chancellors

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

Concerned about the threat of brain drain in the nation, the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities of Nigeria (COPSUN) has called on the federal government to declare the trend a national emergency requiring immediate attention. The association asked vice chancellors of state universities to explore for alternate sources of income in order to guarantee

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Katsina Government transforms Institute of Technology into ICT University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

The Institute of Technology and Management in Katsina has been transformed by the government into an official Information Communication Technology University. This was revealed by Abdulhamid Ahmed-Mani, Commissioner for Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, during a press conference regarding the conclusions of the State Executive Council meeting that took place on

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NUC authorises medicine, anatomy, physiology, other programs at Veritas University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 22, 2023

The National University Commission has given Veritas University in Abuja permission to start its studies in anatomy, physiology, and medicine and surgery. Professor Hyacinth Ichoku, the university’s vice-chancellor, revealed this information on Thursday. He stated that despite the difficult economic climate facing the nation, the university has continued to achieve

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A A Kure University of Education begins operation in Minna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 21, 2023

The recently renamed Niger State University of Education in honour of the late Engineer Abdulkhadir Abdullahi Kure, a former governor of the state, has been given the go-ahead by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Prof. Mohammed Kuta Yahaya, the Chairman of the Implementation Committee, revealed this information on Thursday during a news conference held at […]

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UTME: JAMB Refutes Increase in Exam Registration Cost

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 21, 2023

Reports claiming that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) raised the registration cost for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have been denied. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Public Communication Advisor for JAMB, stated that the low board examination fee was set to prevent candidates from being overloaded, explaining that the UTME still costs

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Nigeria needs more universities to accommodate population expansion – Head of NDPHC, Oyedele

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 21, 2023

According to Ifeoluwa Oyedele, Executive Director (Networks), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited, there are not enough universities in Nigeria to accommodate the nation’s expanding population. He was responding to ideas that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had been compromised when awarding licences for the establishment of private

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Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) Admission List 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 19, 2023

Federal University Birnin Kebbi Admission List for the 2023/2024 academic session has been released. This is to inform all candidates who participated in the 2023/2024 Post-UTME of the institution that they can proceed to check if their names are on the Provisional Admission list of successful candidates The list of admitted candidates has been uploaded online […]

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University of Osun (UNIOSUN) Last Batch Admission list 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 19, 2023

This is to inform all applicants who submitted a 2023–2024 admissions application but were not selected for admission in the prior batches of the school’s admission lists that the last batch of admission list has been made public. The list includes the names of applicants who were granted admission via UTME/DE. The procedures to view […]

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NCE urges exempting candidates with disabilities and prison inmates from Post-UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 17, 2023

The NCE has demanded that post-UTME screening be waived for candidates with disabilities and prisoners, and that entrance to postsecondary institutions be extended to those who meet minimal qualifications. The decision was one of the communique items from the body’s 67th meeting, which concluded this past weekend in Ikeja, Lagos. The National Universities Commission

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KWASU VC laments over the difficulties faced by the university

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

Prof. Shaykh Luqman Jimoh, acting vice-chancellor of Kwara State University in Malete, has expressed alarm over the serious issues facing the school. In his address at the combined 10th and 11th convocation ceremony held at the institution’s main campus, Malete, Moro Local Government Area on Saturday, the VC said, “access road to the university is […]

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Unilorin don demands a jail sentence and harsh penalties for tax evaders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

ILORIN – Professor Saka Olokooba of the University of Ilorin’s (Unilorin) Department of Business Law has asked Nigeria’s Federal Government to punish tax evaders severely, including sending them to jail. During his 249th Unilorin Inaugural Lecture, “Withhold Caesar’s Right and then Cry the Beloved Country,” Olokooba made the call on

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Bauchi State University graduates 7,029 students at combined convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

Itas/Gadau (Bauchi State) – The vice chancellor of Bauchi State University, Gadau, Prof. Fatima Tahir, announced on Friday that 184 students would receive first-class degrees on Saturday. Prior to the announcement, she stated at a press conference that 7,029 students would receive Bachelor’s degrees at the first-ever combined convocation. Tahir said the 184

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300-level ATBU student arrested for possession of gun and bullets

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

The State Police Command has detained Atim Emmanuel, a 23-year-old 300-level student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, on suspicion of possessing firearms and cartridges. The development is a part of the Command’s attempts to round up criminal elements around the student communities throughout the state. It comes just two weeks after the death […]