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U.S. Don to give the 54th convocation lecture at UNILAG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 3, 2024

On Tuesday, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) released a schedule of events for its 54th convocation. The convocation talk is expected to be delivered by Dr. Toyin Falola, a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. This was stated in a newsletter that the

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Wisdom University’s Africa Campus gets new vice chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 3, 2024

Prof. Olumuyiwa Babalola has been named vice chancellor of Wisdom University, United States, Africa Campus, Nigeria, by the Management Board. A statement from Wisdom University states that the institution operates on the guiding principles of its explicit vision, mission, goals, and objectives in order to maximize positive effects and outcomes in the academic domain. The

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Full list of blacklisted international universities in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 2, 2024

On Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Education, a branch of the Federal Government, declared that the Republic of Benin and Togo’s degree credentials would no longer be evaluated or accredited. The ministry stated that the action it took was in response to an undercover investigation by a Nigerian publication that revealed the operations of a […]

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Unilorin extends Post-UTME registration to Jan. 31

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 1, 2024

KWARA (Sundiata Post) – The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has extended the Post-UTME registration of the institution to Jan. 31 .A statement signed by Mr Mansur Alfanla, the Registrar of the university on Monday announced that this is arising from demands from some concerned parents and candidates. He explained that the institution decided to graciously […]

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Olusegun Agagu University gets new bursar and registrar

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

Okitipupa (Ondo State) – The appointments of Mr. Peter Okunniga and Mr. Ganiyu Aminu as the Registrar and Bursar of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), located in Okitipupa, Ondo State, have been approved by the Governing Council of the university. The institution’s deputy director of protocol and public relations, Mr. Paul Adeagbo,

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Delta state governor authorises land for the Federal Medical University in Kwale

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale, has been granted a takeoff site in the Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, with the approval of the state’s governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. On Friday in Asaba, journalists were informed of the governor’s permission by Chief Emamusi Obiodeh, the State Commissioner for […]

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Bauchi lawmaker launches the first scholarship programme for tertiary students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The first Toro scholarship scheme for students attending local tertiary institutions has been launched by Hon. Ismail Haruna Dabo, the member of the House of Representatives who represents the Toro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. The sciences, arts, engineering, technology, and mathematics are all covered under the scholarship programme, which is the first in the

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36 graduates from Mountain Top Varsity receive first-class degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

Out of the 348 students that graduated at the event conducted in Ogun state, 36 graduates from Mountain Top University received first-class degrees. Additionally, 155 university students held second-class upper degrees, 120 second-class lower degree holders, and 18 third-class degree holders. Miss Iganya Judith of the economics department was the top graduating student

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University of Ibadan warns against free online courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 29, 2023

The administration of the University of Ibadan, located in Ibadan, Oyo State, has announced that no free online courses are being offered by the university. The University of Ibadan declared this in a statement released by Ganiyu Saliu, the registrar. The organisation claimed to have noticed an advertisement for one of its online courses, in […]

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UNIPORT student declared missing, family cries out for help

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 28, 2023

Emeka Ndinwa, a final-year student in the University of Port Harcourt’s Department of Theatre Arts, has been reported missing in Delta State by his family. On November 28, 2023, the 24-year-old, who resides in Port Harcourt with his younger brother, left the house; his whereabouts have remained a mystery ever since. His phone was monitored, […]

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Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Admission List 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 27, 2023

The Federal University of Technology Akure’s administration is happy to announce the publication of a list of applicants who have been granted admission to the school’s numerous departments and courses for the 2023–2024 academic year. Applicants can verify their names on the jamb CAPS website if they registered and participated in the institution’s

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University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Admission List 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 27, 2023

The University of Maiduguri administration has announced the release of its admission list for 2023/2024 session. Candidates who registered and participated in the admission processes are advised to check the admission list through the link given below. University of Maiduguri Admission list for the 2023/2024 academic session has been released. This is to inform all […]

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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 some of the initiatives carried out under his leadership. According to him, of

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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