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Alleged sexual harassment: ICPC closes case against UNICAL professor, lawyer

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Feb. 14, 2024 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Wednesday, closed its case against Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), and his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu. ICPC’s counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, told Justice James …

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Protest: Association of unpaid OAUTHC workers demands 14-months withheld salary

The Association of unpaid Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) workers, on Thursday, in Ile-Ife, staged a peaceful protest demanding their 14-months withheld salaries. The Coordinator of the group, Mr. Samson Falope, said that the protest basically kicked against the circular released by the management on Wednesday night, that …

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N683 billion grant: State Varsities tackle Reps; Say ‘your directive to TETFund won’t stand’  

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) has protested the decision of the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to stop the implementation of the 2024 TETFund intervention in State Universities. The National Assembly had stopped the N683 billion TETFund intervention projects slated for 2024 …

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Kyari advocates academia-industry collaboration for energy sufficiency, sustainability

…Says NNPC Ltd’s Command-and-Control Centre has aided battle against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism  The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari has called for collaboration between the academia and the Oil & Gas Industry towards addressing the challenges of energy sufficiency and …

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Anthony Akubue’s autobiography out; Receives global attention; European languages editions coming soon

The autobiography of Dr. Anthony Ikechukwu Akubue, titled My Life: Of Faith in God and Divine Interventions, has been published. Dr. Akabue, who is based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America (USA), says that the book, published by Page Publishing, Inc., is his attempt to give credit for all that he …

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Emeka Anyaoku urges FG to tackle cases of killings, meet UNESCO’s 26% allocation to Education  

Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Diplomat and former Commonwealth Secretary-General. By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Awka, Jan. 7, 2024 Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General has called on the Federal Government to strengthen efforts at tackling increasing cases of killings and insecurity across the country. Anyaoku made the call on Sunday at the 2024 …

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UNILAG denies having fake professors

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Jan. 6, 2024 The University of Lagos has denied that five fake professors, among those purportedly discovered by the National Universities Commission (NUC), are from the university. This is contained in a statement by the university’s Head of the Communication Unit, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga- Ibraheem, issued to …

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Govt releases names of 46 varsities affected by suspension of degree certificates from Benin, Togo (See full list)

Following the suspension of accreditation for degree certificates obtained from universities in Benin Republic and Togo, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has released the list of 46 universities affected by the decision. Benin Republic Universities: Institut Supérieur de Formation Professionnelle (ISFOP) Lakeside University College (LUC) Benin African University of Bénin …

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