Lawyer faults UNILAG’s plan to send students to Russia
Lawyer faults UNILAG’s plan to send students to Russia A lawyer, Chief Adekunle Funmilayo, has threatened to sue the University of Lagos, UNILAG, if it does not halt a plan to send some students to Russia for one year. He also urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene. The lawyer said the university insists on sending 17 second-year Russian language students to the country as a requirement to move to 300-level. He said the students were admitted in 2021/2022, for a bachelor’s degree in Russian language but are being asked to travel to Ru…
BIC Collaborates with Ogun State Ministry of Education to Equip Students Ahead of Back-to-School
BIC Collaborates with Ogun State Ministry of Education to Equip Students Ahead of Back-to-School BIC Prepares 50,000 Students with the Necessary Writing Tools for Success PHOTO CAPTION L-R: Patrick Bello, Marketing Manager, BIC in Nigeria; Mrs. Oluwatosin Oloko, Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, receiving a box of BIC writing materials from Mr. Ojo Adeyemi, Business Development Manager, BIC in Nigeria; Mr. …
FUOYE blames student’s death on SSANU strike
FUOYE blames student’s death on SSANU strike The Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has blamed the death of a student of the institution, who was asthmatic, on Tuesday morning on the “insensitivity” of the striking members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, which led to the closure of the institution’s clinic. FUOYE Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, accused SSANU of feeding its national leadership with lies about the university, which allegedly led the national leadership to direct the union in institutions in Ondo, O…
Verdant Zeal CEO, Olugbodi to Deliver OOU Faculty Lecture In November
Verdant Zeal CEO, Olugbodi to Deliver OOU Faculty Lecture In November Dr. Tunji Olugbodi, the Executive Vice Chairman of Verdant Zeal Group, has been invited to speak as a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Social Science s of the Olabisi Onabanjo University. The lecture, which is scheduled to take place at the Otunba Gbenga Daniel Hall (OGD) on November 16, 2023, is a testament to the University's dedication to providing its students with real-world insights and fostering connections between academia a…
WAEC to introduce CBT for WASSCE
WAEC to introduce CBT for WASSCE The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it has plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations. Mr Patrick Areghan, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), gave a hint in an interview with NAN on Saturday. Areghan said introducing the CBT mode of administrating some of the council’s examinations had been part of his vision for the body. ”We have already started something in terms of CBT examination. We have gone far with our planning and all of that,…
No Increase In Tuition Fees Of Federal Universities – Presidency
No Increase In Tuition Fees Of Federal Universities – Presidency The Presidency has categorically refuted claims of any increase in tuition fees of federal universities in the country. The clarification comes in response to widespread media reports earlier this week, which erroneously suggested a hike in educational costs. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Wednesday clarified that the recent announcements made by some universities pertaining to discretionary charges, were unrelated to tuition fees. He further explained that…
Police storm Enugu varsity campus, arrest students
Police storm Enugu varsity campus, arrest students Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have reportedly stormed the Enugu State University of Science and Technology and arrested some students Our correspondent gathered on Saturday morning that the police invaded the university on Friday evening amid the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra that was substantially observed across the state. Confirming the invasion, the President of the ESUT Students Union Government, Donatus Okolieuwa, described it as unacceptable and con…
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Enugu varsity insists on uniform, bans coloured hair, face caps, artificial eye lashes, others
Enugu varsity insists on uniform, bans coloured hair, face caps, artificial eye lashes, others Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu A private university in Enugu State, Godfrey Okoye University has banned what it described as indecent dressing and introduced new dress code for students and staff for easy identification. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke, announced this on Tuesday while addressing staff and students of the institution as they returned from Christmas and New Year breaks. According to Anieke, hence…
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YABATECH Inaugurates AuthorAID National Research Hub to Boost Researchers’ Skills
YABATECH Inaugurates AuthorAID National Research Hub to Boost Researchers’ Skills Yaba College of Technology, yesterday, launched the AuthorAID National Research Hub, Nigeria, designed to enable researchers strengthen their skills, deepen confidence, and build new connections while positioning them to undertake relevant, high-quality and engaged research. It was a partnership between the college and AuthorAID UK. Speaking at the programme held in Lagos, the Rector, Mr. Obafemi Omokungbe commended those who initiated it while expressing opti…
Lagos directs compliance with judgment on use of hijab in schools
Lagos directs compliance with judgment on use of hijab in schools Lagos State Government has directed full compliance with the Supreme Court judgement that students in schools across the state can wear hijab to attend classes. In a circular dated Monday December 5, 2022 and sighted by Vanguard, the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, directed to a number of pubic and private agencies and individuals, said there should be compliance with the directive, as it was in line with the decision of the apex Court in the land. The statement read i…
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UNILORIN resumes academic activities Monday
UNILORIN resumes academic activities Monday After eight months of absence from classrooms as a result of the strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the University of Ilorin will reopen its campus on Monday, October 24, 2022, to continue its 2021/2022 academic session. A statement signed by Mr Kunle Akogun, Director of Corporate Affairs of UNILORIN, on Friday said that Final Year and Postgraduate students of the institution will resume lectures on October 24, 2022, while other students will return to the school for lect…
Kwara Poly Rector Cries Out Over Land Grabbers
Kwara Poly Rector Cries Out Over Land Grabbers Land grabbers have encroached 41 percent of the entire land mass of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The rector of the oldest Kwara State – owned tertiary institution, Dr Abdul Jimoh Muhammed disclosed this during a pre- convocation press briefing in Ilorin, the state capital on Tuesday. Muhammed said that the polytechnic currently occupied only six percent of its land, lamenting that the remaining 53 percent of the land mass is not accessible because they would have to pass through the encro…
Egbewole Takes over as 11th Unilorin Vice Chancellor Today
Egbewole Takes over as 11th Unilorin Vice Chancellor Today A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, will today (Monday) take over the mantle of leadership of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) as its 11th vice chancellor. Egbewole emerged as the vice chancellor of the institution two months ago after a rigorous selection exercises embarked on by the governing council of the institution. The UNILORIN was established in 1975 by the Federal Government. According to the press statement issued in Ilorin yesterday by t…
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ASUU Finally Suspends Strike
ASUU Finally Suspends Strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has finally suspended the strike it embarked up on February 14, 2022. The union ended the strike following intense negotiation with the government, especially talks led by the House of Representatives under the leadership of Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, its Speaker. Our correspondent had reported how ASUU went into a long meeting after discussions with the lower chamber of the National Assembly. After discussions, President of the Academic Staff Union of Unive…
Fund Education Coalition Kicks Against Tuition Fees Hike By MAPOLY, Knocks Ogun Governor, Abiodun
Fund Education Coalition Kicks Against Tuition Fees Hike By MAPOLY, Knocks Ogun Governor, Abiodun The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Joseph Aliu, said the action of the management was insensitive and ill-conceived. A students group, Fund Education Coalition (FEC), has kicked against the increase in tuition fees of students by the management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Ogun State. The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Joseph Aliu, said the action of the management was insensitive and ill-conceived. The statement added th…
BREAKING: Appeal court orders ASUU members to resume work immediately
BREAKING: Appeal court orders ASUU members to resume work immediately The Court of Appeal has ordered members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end their eight-month-old strike immediately.
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FG Begins Process Of Deregistering ASUU
FG Begins Process Of Deregistering ASUU The Federal Government has begun the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Our correspondent learnt that Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of ASUU, has been officially registered as a trade union. A source at the Ministry of Labour and Employment confided in our correspondent on Tuesday, that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, will present a Certificate of Registration to the new union before today runs out. The off…
Sterling’s Unify To Digitize Nigerian Higher Education with Africa EDUCare
Sterling’s Unify To Digitize Nigerian Higher Education with Africa EDUCare Photo caption: L R: PARTNER, FUNMI ROBERTS & COMPANY SECRETARIES TO AFRICA EDUCARE, KEMI OLADIPO; TRISTATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LTD, PROF. KAMAR ADELEKE; PRESIDENT, AFRICA EDUCARE, PROF. JAMES MAKINDE; DIVISIONAL HEAD, BUSINESS GROWTH & TRANSACTION BANKING, STERLING BANK PLC, OBINNA UKACHUKWU; AND GENERAL MANAGER, CAFE ONE (UNIFY), ADATUGO OYEBANJI, AT THE SIGNING OF MOU CEREMONY BETWEEN STERLING BANK, UNIFY AND AFRICA EDUCARE IN LAGOS RECENTLY. Sterling Bank Plc,…
THE URGENT NEED FOR POPULATION CENSUS IN NIGERIA
THE URGENT NEED FOR POPULATION CENSUS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION There is a saying that states that "He that must build a house must first of all sit down to count it cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it". This in other words means that for a person, body, group to successfully execute a task, they must put into consideration whether they have what it takes to do it. This above statement in relation to population census of a country and the task of governing the same country validates the proposition that "No government is …
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