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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

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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 […]

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Micheal Okpara University closed indefinitely as students protest fee hike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

On Tuesday, students at the Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture protested against the school administration’s proposed tuition increase. The students also bemoaned the fact that the school did not allow students who were still in debt to take their exams. One of the videos from the school shows some running out of an examination, lamenting […]

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Achievers University matriculates first set of nursing students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

Prof. Omolola Irinoye, the provost of Achievers University’s College of Nursing Sciences in Owo, Ondo state, has stated that the university is dedicated to producing nursing graduates who are capable of competing with their global counterparts. Irinoye, who made this announcement at the first set of nursing students’ matriculation, said the institution is

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Prof Elizabeth Oluwalana to Deliver FUNAAB’s 85th Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 6, 2024

Prof. Elizabeth Oluwalana, an erudite academic and erstwhile top banker, will take the podium at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, to deliver the 85th Inaugural Lecture of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The lecture, titled “Value Addition to Agricultural and Forest Resources: Means for Herbal Therapy and Entrepreneurial Skills

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Female AAUA student stabbed to death in off-campus hostel

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

Ifeoluwa Adekunle, a female student at Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), was discovered dead in her room. Adekunle, a 300-level student in the Department of Economics, died from stabbing wounds sustained in her house off campus. It was gathered that the undergraduate student was attacked by some unknown assailants while she was alone in her […]

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Kano govt approves N4 billion for the infrastructural development of Sa’adatu Rimi University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 3, 2024

Professor Isa Yahaya Bunkure, the vice chancellor of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education in Kano, disclosed that the state government has allocated N4 billion for the institution’s infrastructural development in order to improve its standing as a fully-fledged university. As he made this statement, he expressed his appreciation for the government of Governor

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Former UNILAG VC calls on govt to invest in defence technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

Governments at all levels should invest in state-of-the-art technology, according to Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos. This will increase the nation’s ability to manage security concerns and protect its population. Ogundipe made this remark on Friday, at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology

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BSU-ASUU embarks on indefinite strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

The branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Benue State University (BSU) has declared an indefinite strike in response to the management’s inability to uphold their end of the agreements. This is stated in a statement that the union’s secretary, Terrumun Gajir, and chairperson, Kwaghfan Tarnongo, both signed on Friday. However, the […]

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Aliko Dangote University begins skills acquisition programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

Wudil (Kano State) – As part of efforts to help students become self-reliant, the management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, has implemented skill acquisition. Prof. Musa Yakasai, the university’s vice chancellor, revealed this to reporters in Wudil on Wednesday. According to Yakasai, the students were receiving

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ABUAD mentoring 3 international universities and twelve others – VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

No less than 15 universities are receiving mentorship from Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State (ABUAD), according to Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, vice chancellor of the university. She noted that considering ABUAD’s enormous accomplishments, the international and local universities’ decision to choose it as their mentor was not made by mistake. Speaking

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Gov Abiodun presents OOU’s best graduating students N2m each

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

In a move to promote scholarship opportunities, Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun announced on Wednesday that the best graduating students from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, will receive N2 million each. With a cumulative grade point average of 4.86, three students—Talabi Hazeem Ayomide, Adesanya Ibrahim Damilola, and Alabi Ifeoluwa—tied for the best among

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UNIMED offers automatic employment to three best graduating students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

Three of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) best graduates for the 2022–2023 academic year have been offered automatic employment by the institution’s management. The students were Michael Aremu, the best male graduating student, Miss Marcy Saba, the best female graduating student, and Miss Francisca Aemulegun, who received a first class in physiology. Prof.