Education

The nature of humanistic and social scientific research is such that they make all manner of interrogation possible, from the analysis of metaphysical and theological matters to critical understanding of politics and the political, as well as the application of, say, game theory to the understanding of voting patterns. Each …

 … Says thuggery to attract 7- year jail term    Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, inaugurated a vocational training centre in Biu town, headquarters of Biu Local Government Area.  Named Borno State Vocational Training Enterprise, Biu, the centre consists of 15 workshops equipped with modern training facilities. …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Aug. 30, 2023 Participants of an International Symposium on the Niger Republic crisis and the future of African Integration has urged leaders in the continent to avoid constitutional amendments in favour of tenure elongation. The call is contained in a communique issued on Wednesday at the …

  (Being a Speech at the 2023 National Conference of American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, held at Dallas, Texas, USA, 19 August 2023. Theme: Onye Aghala Nwanne Ya!). SALUTATIONS Nwa-okoro na Nwanyiriuwa, mma-mma! Epekele n’Edime, Ekele m! Igbowuigbo, Mma-mma nu! Uwawuwa, Ekelem unu o! I thank AVID for the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 27, 2023 Parishioners of St. Pius X Catholic Church Rosedale, New York and Nigerians living in the U.S., have celebrated the 30th anniversary of Rev. Fr. Micheal Ukah’s ordination as a Catholic Priest. Ukah, a Professor of Philosophy and a lecturer at the Micheal …

By Christian Njoku Calabar, Aug. 23, 2023 Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has approved the appointment of Dr. Rose Ugbe as the Acting Dean, Faculty of Law. A statement by the Registrar of the University, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, said that Ugbe would replace Prof. Cyril …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has formally constituted a 7-man panel to investigate allegations of misconduct levelled against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. The panel is headed by a Professor of Philosophy, Prof. Dorothy Oluwagbemi-Jacob. Other members …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, a third term Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial district of Sokoto State, has sponsored another set of 17 indigent students from the State to study for their first degrees in the University of Lahore, Pakistan.  Wamakko was a former governor of Sokoto State.  …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) Seventy undergraduates drawn from Nigeria and Ghana have been awarded 4-year scholarships by the Association of Brotherhood Academic Scholarship (ABAS). The awardees, comprising 66 Nigerians and four Ghanaians, were selected after scaling through an examination conducted by ABAS on June 24, 2023 in Calabar, Cross River …

By Christian Njoku Calabar, Aug. 17, 2023 The Management of the University of Calabar has suspended Prof. Cyril Ndifon, Dean, Faculty of Law, for alleged violation of the institution’s extant laws and policies. The letter, which conveyed the suspension, was signed by the university’s Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe. It stated …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended some students who excelled in different examinations that they sat for locally and internationally, noting that the outstanding performances of the students reinforce his conviction “that no nation can make meaningful progress unless it invests …

By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, Aug. 16, 2023 The Federal Government has insisted that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees for students in the country. Mr. David Adejo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, said this at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee …

By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Lagos, Aug. 15, 2023 The Consul-General of Ghana in Lagos, Samata Bukari, says Nigeria has played significant roles in the 75 years of University of Ghana delivering education and research. Bukari, who said this during a news conference on Monday at the Consulate General of Ghana in …

By Jessica Dogo Abuja, Aug. 15, 2023 Tezza Academy, Nigeria and Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) Ghana are set to partner in order to foster knowledge in Information Technology (IT). Ms. Oluwatomi Etta, Communication Specialist, Tezza Academy, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Etta said that the …

… To sponsor indigent students  … Borno now reference on education, VC tells Gov. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the allocation of N50 million alongside the construction of staff houses and students’ hostels at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), which is owned by the Federal Government. …

The partnership with eLearnAfrica brings, immersion, flexibility and convenience JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 10, 2023/ Recognised as one of the leading business schools for its focus on sustainability and ethical leadership, Rhodes Business School (www.RU.ac.za/BusinessSchool/) has entered into a partnership with eLearnAfrica to develop a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), to …

… Takes roll call of medical staff … Meets soldiers on security Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday ordered the immediate rehabilitation of Baga General Hospital and a Primary Healthcare Centre in Doron Baga both in Kukawa Local Government Area located in the northern part of Borno State. The governor …

Law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) are set to be admitted for Bar Part 11 training by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). This followed years of rejection of law graduates from the university by CLE, which stated that NOUN was not accredited to offer Bacherlors …

July 23, 2023 In 2018 when news sieved in that that constellation of emeriti, Prof Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso, had crept into Akure, Ondo State, our association, Ooye Development Initiative, (ODI) bated him like mousetrap does mice. Was Akure big enough to contain that hippopotamus-statured literary giant? I wondered. I, perhaps, …

The Class of ‘83 of the renowned Anglican Comprehensive College, Offa, Kwara State has completed two fully furnished ultra-modern classroom blocks and office spaces, to be donated to the 65-year-old citadel of learning. The President of the Class of 83, Mr. Sanusi Mudasiru, who is also Chief Audit and Assurance …

**delivers inaugural lecture on July 25 A Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Jos, Jeff Doki has given an insight into how poetry could be used to bring peace in turbulent times in Nigeria and the world at large. According to him, unlike the sciences, poetry deals primarily …

    By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), July 17, 2023 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, has issued notice of its members intention to embark on a two-week warning strike from July 18. The notice is contained in a communique signed by …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has ordered the evacuation of staff and students from the Library building of the University following a reported explosive sound that hit the Special Education Wing of the Library. The Registrar of the University of …

Some lecturers of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) who are members of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) on Tuesday, elected nine new leaders that will steer the affairs of the union. This is as the tenure of those who were in charge, led by Dr Niyi Sunmonu, ended their tenure. …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 5, 2023 Science Park High School at Newark in New Jersey, United States of America (USA), has honoured a Nigerian graduate, Achunike Okafor for his extraordinary performance. According to TapIntoNewark, an online newspaper, Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma with a record-shattering 4.625 grade-point …