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UBEC affirms commitment to transform state govt schools
By Innocent Raphael Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC),Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has affirmed the Commission’s dedication to supporting state governments in modernizing their schools to meet the demands of 21st-century education. Its commitment was emphasized during a visit to Science Model Primary School Chaza Suleja, one of five science model schools chosen by the Niger State government…
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Kwara poly alumni ask property owners to ascertain land status from GIS
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The alumni of Kwara State Polytechnic Worldwide have asked property owners or private developer on the institution’s land to contact the state Geographic Information Science (GIS) to ascertain status of their properties. In a communique issued at the end of the stakeholders’ meeting and tour of the encroached land of the institution on Thursday, the people said…
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BREAKING: Tinubu signs 2024 student loan bill into law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. The bill signed into law is expected to provide loan for students in tertiary institutions without the financial capacity to complete the academic task with the aim of paying back after becoming fully employed. Tinubu appended his signature on the…
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FG reiterates stance on prosecution of fake degree holders
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to prosecute individuals holding fake university certificates within the country. Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known during a recent citizens and stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mamman emphasized the need for a robust 13-pillar roadmap to transform the education sector, stressing the importance of a reliable database…
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UNIMAID lecturer brutally murdered on campus
By Innocent Raphael Unnamed individuals have murdered Dr. Kamar Abdulkadir, a lecturer in the Department of Physical and Health Education at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The incident was said to occur on Sunday, when the perpetrators entered his office and attacked him using a knife and hammer. Dr. Abdulkadir would tragically die in his office. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…
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Unilorin expels 19 students for misconduct, exams malpractices
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) in Kwara state, has expelled 19 students, including six final year students said to have been involved in various offences. A statement issued by the director Corporate Affairs of the school, Kunle Akogun, said the approval of expulsion and rustication of the affected students by the vice chancellor, Wahab Egbewole (SAN) was…
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NCCE designates FCE Abeokuta as South West Resource Centre
By Kolawole Olayinka and Innocent Raphael In a landmark announcement during the 25th Combined Convocation Ceremony, the Federal College of Education (FCE), Abeokuta has been designated as the Early Grade Reading Resource Center for the entire Southwest Zone of Nigeria. Executive Secretary of the National Commission For Colleges Of Education (NCCE), Prof. Paulinus Chijioke Okwelle, speaking at the event held…
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Unilorin recruits 201 academic, non-academic staff
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole SAN, has disclosed that the institution had recruited 201 academic and non teaching staff. The Vice Chancellor reiterated the commitment to create enabling environment for the University to achieve its Smart Agenda. Egbewole made this disclosure at the annual Media Iftar with newsmen in Ilorin. He said…
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SSANU, NASU end warning strike
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), on Sunday, ended their seven-day warning strike. In a circular to branch chairmen at public universities all over the coutry, SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, directed SSANU and NASU members to resume work from Monday, March 25, 2024. The two unions began a seven-day warning…
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WAEC releases first CBT results
By Innocent Raphael The West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) in Nigeria, on Fridy released results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. A statement by the council made available to newsmen stated that the novel CB-WASSCE entailed using a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer. It disclosed…
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