Education
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Excitement as beneficiaries of Enugu Govt’s scholarship to India thank Gov. Ugwuanyi
Post secondary school students of Enugu State, who are beneficiaries of the scholarship offered by the administration of Governor Ifeanyi…
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Gunmen kidnap Ondo varsity lecturer in Edo
By Aderemi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State), Sept. 6, 2019 A lecturer at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology…
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Konga Back-to-School ends Friday as last minute shoppers call for extension
The 2019 edition of Konga Back-to-School, the very successful and widely anticipated annual promotion by e-Commerce giant, ends today, Friday…
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Ekeh, Zinox boss, declares Akwa Ibom emerging miracle state
Chairman of the Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has heaped praises on Akwa Ibom State and the current administration of…
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Ogunbiyi, Adeniyi, others become Fellows of Nigerian Academy of Letters
The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) held its 21st Annual General Meeting/Convocation and Investiture of new Fellows at the University…
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Ekeh, Zinox boss, intervenes in Imo State with N1.5b interest-free business, education loans
Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has declared a three-year interest free loan of N1b to petty traders and small…
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Obi, Ezeemo seek better future for Nigerian students
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has stressed the…
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History Professor, Okechukwu Okeke, delivers Inaugural Lecture on Restructuring and Related Matters
Professor Okechukwu Edward Okeke of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, will on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 deliver the 3rd…
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Study of history essential to nation-building, says Fayemi ….as UI’s History Department honours late Prof Ade-Ajayi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has hailed the Federal Government for re-introducing the study of history back into the…
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Earned allowances to federal universities: Kashere VC defends disbursement of N142 m
Following allegations against management of Federal University Kashere, Gombe state, by the Institution’s Joint Action Committee (JAC) over non payment of their Earned Allowances, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Alhassan Mohammed Gani has explained how N142 million was disbursed. He told journalists during an interview that the Federal Government had released N142 million out of the N704 million expected for the Earned Allowances for all Staff of the University. He explained that the released sum was on the ratio of 80 per cent for the academic staff and 20 per cent for the non academic staff. The non academic staff comprises the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) who formed the JAC, are in the forefront of the demand. Earlier, the JAC had through its chairman, Mukhtar Mohammed told Journalists that the union had resolved to embark on a five days warning strike due to non compliance with it’s request to release the template used for the disbursement of the funds for the school. The VC however denied the allegation saying, “The University management had invited all the unions to come and work out the modalities for disbursement of the Earned Allowance released to the University”. He explained that “The Federal Government had released the earned allowance to be paid to university staff in the ratio of 20 per cent to non teaching staff and 80 per cent to teaching staff and the university management had invited the unions to come and work out the modalities for…
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Gov. Zulum approves N152.6m WAEC fees for 24, 323 indigent students in Borno
Maiduguri, Aug. 9, 2019 Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the release of N152.6 million for payment of May/June…
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Fed Poly, Ukana gets principal officers
Dennis Udoma The Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic, Ukana in Akwa Ibom State has approved the appointment of new principal…
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CLO praises Gov. Emmanuel’s moves for peace at UNIUYO
Dennis Udoma The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Akwa Ibom State has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel’s moves towards improving the worsening…
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Buhari mourns University students, urges greater safety on campuses
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 6, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of the students of Abubakar…
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OAU: Final year student commits suicide
By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), Aug 3, 2019 The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), community on Saturday was thrown into a…
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Imo govt takes over Okorocha’s Eastern Palm University; Converts it to campus of Imo State University
The Imo State Government has taken over the Eastern Palm University, Ogboko and converted it to a campus of the…
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TETFUND is pillar of development in Gombe State University – VC
The Vice-Chancellor of the Gombe State University, Professor Ibrahim Musa Umar has described the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) as…
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Nigerian professor describes dismissal by Ghanaian university as unethical, unprofessional
By Joy Kaka Abuja, July 18, 2019 Professor Augustine Nwagbara on Thursday said his dismissal from University of Education Winneba,…
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Abia Poly begins publication of results online to curtail students’ excesses
By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) July 18, 2019 Prof. Ezionye Eboh, Rector, Abia State Polytechnic, says the institution will start…
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Gov. Wike appoints Emir of Lafia Chancellor of Rivers State University
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved the appointment of His Royal Highness, Emir of Lafia, HRH Sidi M.…
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40 immigration officers, others graduate from Unilag’s Chinese Institute
A total of 40 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, were among the 552 students of the Confucius Institute…
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Robbers attack University of Ibadan female hostel
The Obafemi Awolowo Hall of the University of Ibadan, UI, has been attacked by armed robbers. Armed men, numbering about…
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JAMB to reconfirm biometrics of all UTME candidates
By Veronica Dariya Bwari (Abuja) July 7, 2019 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resolved to reconfirm biometrics…
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Trinity University commences operations, pledges stable academic calendar
By Olayinka Olawale Lagos. June 22, 2019 The Management of Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, says it has commenced operations for…
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TRIBUTE: The passing of literary pathfinder, Prof Charles C Umeh By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria has lost one of her leading lights in scholarship and literature. Professor Charles Chukwubueze Umeh, popularly known as CC…
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